In general, I consider the low end to be condos between 300K and 450K. Typical buyers here are renters looking to buy something that should probably stay renters. In the detached market the low end is up to about $650K. Typical buyers here are young couple that should probably be starting in a townhouse but think they have good jobs with upward mobility and they deserve a house. Please remember that these are just generalizations/stereotypical descriptions. It is also in my neck of the woods and it could be different elsewhere.