Already nearly half of the folk surveyed feel they can’t afford a home, Upper, middle and low-income Canadians worried about housing prices: poll A new poll found about half of respondents who consider themselves poor or working class believe that the cost of local housing is beyond their means. The rate was 38 per cent […]
Canadian interest rates are the lowest in 5,000 years
While folk are debating solutions for our problems, blaming foreign money and our immigration programs as the main culprits such as this article – Toronto, don’t let Vancouver’s housing crisis become yours. Whereby Josh Gordon, an assistant professor at the Simon Fraser University School of Public Policy writes about (and invited a lot of heated arguments): – Concern about foreign […]
Nouveau Silk Road: From Middle Kingdom to The Great White North
Jonathan Manthorpe believes there is a direct line linking the explosive real estate bubbles in Toronto and Vancouver and how secure Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on his throne. How China’s Politics Messing Up Canadian Real Estate Markets The evidence — the vast amount of money being spirited out of China by relatives, friends and cronies of […]
Affordability Complaints resulted in Real Estate Clampdown & Housing Crash Drills
As a result of damning allegations such as this, How Foreign Investors Are Using Drug Cartel Tactics in the Canadian Real Estate Market VICE – Jul 25, 2016 Canada’s freakshow real estate market has been drawing a lot of international attention as of late. A few weeks back I talked to an infamous Wall Street short seller who is […]
Canadian Real Estate: Hate It Or Love It
So said Motley Fool, which is not a fool, not even remotely close … It is an intelligent investment portal in disguise: – Canadian Real Estate Is Getting Irrational The Motley Fool Canada – Jul 14, 2016 The Economist recently reported that Canada’s housing prices are 35% overvalued when compared to Canadian incomes. Canadian real estate prices to […]
Renters driven to tents, rental bidding wars, and more affordability issues
#DontHave1Million? Sorry to tell you the truth: You certainly shouldn’t think about buying anything “real” (estate). Yes, not even cookie-cutter condo. The reality is you should be looking at how to rent a decent roof over your head. That’s all. Lest you get kicked out and have to stay in tents for good (see below): – Image Source […]