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“Rent for $2,200 a month or buy and have a mortgage of $4,310 per month. Why would anyone buy?”
7541 Kerr Street, East Vancouver (Fraserview) 2518 sqft SFH on 45×110 lot “We considered renting this SFH a few months ago. It stayed on the market for a few months, looks like the landlord… more →
Vancouver Real Estate Anecdote Archive
May Day reflections
wrote 3 weeks ago: by Robert Griffiths According to a Special Branch report in 1942, general secretary Harry Pollitt cr … more →
Bitcoin bubble may have burst for the cyber-currency
wrote 1 month ago: In this April 3, 2013 photo, Mike Caldwell, a 35-year-old software engineer, holds a 25 Bitcoin toke … more →
The stakes are high. No crocodile tears!
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wrote 1 month ago: The stakes are very high. Climate change is accelerating, inequality is at historic levels, unemploy … more →
"Rent for $2,200 a month or buy and have a mortgage of $4,310 per month. Why would anyone buy?"
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wrote 1 month ago: 7541 Kerr Street, East Vancouver (Fraserview) 2518 sqft SFH on 45×110 lot “We considered … more →
Black Friday 1869
wrote 1 month ago: Doesn’t the Bible say that no one is righteous? Are most people good people? Ask a liberal if … more →
Mom and Pop Get It Wrong In All Markets, Time And Again
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wrote 1 month ago: “Villa and White felt “sucker punched” when stocks collapsed in 2008, he reports. The crash “w … more →
"He’s sold all his properties except his current one, which is now for sale. He explained that the market’s currently in crash mode, worst that he’s ever seen."
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wrote 1 month ago: “Just spoke to someone in the neighbourhood, real estate came up and it came out he’s invested … more →
“Two family members of hers are trapped, underwater, in condos on the East Side.”
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wrote 1 month ago: “My new business partner & I were talking about office space and got to talking about the … more →
Run-up in oil prices were/are due to avarice and greed ... of the public, not speculators!
wrote 1 month ago: The truth of the matter is that the government wants to have more control and more regulations and t … more →
More Undisclosed RE Industry Insiders Publicized As Clients - "In 1995, Allan and Karin Hoegg were mortgage-free. But no more. Today their Vancouver home is a valuable source of income as they plan for full retirement."
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wrote 1 month ago: Allan and Karin Hoegg are pictured in their home in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 8, 2013 [im … more →
Rumor that some OV units will be reduced by 20%.
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wrote 1 month ago: “I’ve just had a re-freshing chat with that realtor who’s selling an investor-held … more →
More evidence of Bitcoin bubble
wrote 1 month ago: Few things attract fraudsters more than bubbles. When the market is rising then their crimes get hid … more →
Online Infographic: Criminal Justice Degrees and the CSI Effect
wrote 1 month ago: At Online infographic, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us (See this article … more →
"I don’t think that most people think things are going to crash, just that there is going to be a slight correction, but it was amazing to me how sentiment has changed, and the fact Vancouver RE is too high was just understood."
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wrote 2 months ago: “Investors Group (I know, I know,) came to my office for a lunchtime seminar a few days ago. ( … more →
For A City To Have That Kind Of Vacancy, It’s Like Cancer - "Downtown, the vacant unit rate is so high that it’s as though there were 35 towers at 20 storeys apiece – all empty."
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wrote 2 months ago: UBC planner Andrew Yan’s research raises questions about whether the city is turning into a hi … more →
Spot The Speculators #100 - Couple In 20's Desire Light Workload, Early Retirement And Free Money From Their RE 'Investments'; Current RE:Networth 10:1
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wrote 2 months ago: “In B.C. a couple we’ll call Max and Portia, 28 and 27, are trying to plan their financial fut … more →
"We live next door to a large new house that replaced a beautiful one in excellent condition. It has been empty since its construction about 2 years ago. The owners live in another house nearby."
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wrote 2 months ago: “We live next door to a large new house that replaced a beautiful one in excellent condition. … more →
Constant drivers for Bitcoin usage
wrote 2 months ago: The primary drivers of Bitcoin’s epic growth are: W00t! Bitcoin broke through $50 tonight for … more →
Vancouver Sun Profiles A First Time Buyer - “I just wanted to build equity and not pay rent.”
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wrote 2 months ago: “Myles Wilcott, a single, 31-year-old general manager at Canadian Linen & Uniform Service, … more →
