Documents obtained by Global News piece together the complex web in which funds found their way into Canadian investments, attracting the attention of regulators.

The three-bedroom, three-bathroom living space made Brad Bartko, an advocate for the disabled, teary-eyed when he rolled into the St. Albert home in his wheelchair.

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia saw double-digit percentage increases in the average home cost, but buying a home in both provinces is still cheaper than the national average.

Last month, the Association of Interior Realtors said the benchmark price for a single-family home in September was $923,500.

Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington says the average for a residential property combined in the Hamilton-Burlington market is up 27 per cent.

Home prices continued to surge in the area in October as they reached record highs for the second straight month, according to the Kitchener Waterloo Association of Realtors.

"I think that anyone who looked at this with an objective eye can see that, clearly, I don't fall under the circle of what they were trying to achieve," Tony Chan said. 

The Alberta board says the region saw 2,186 sales in October, up about 24 per cent from 1,763 during the same month last year.

The luxury St. Albert property includes accessible features such as a wheelchair lift, an elevator, a roll-in shower and an automated dog door.

The Victoria-area city of Langford is offering a helping hand to those who have a dream of owning their own home by providing a five-per-cent down payment on their purchase.