You're telling me bro ... just bought our first home 3 weeks ago man. It's become so hard for people my age to afford their first home if they didn't have a previous one (equity) - we moved so far away from the downtown core, it's just unaffordable (1.4 million for a shit house in midtown/downtown Toronto - WTF!). Toronto has become like Manhattan.
Good luck with your move! Live that dream life man.