Real Estate Talks

why are you so angry HAM? Plan not working out as you'd hoped?

Have a happy holiday...I hear mommy makes an excellent turkey

"Geyser" ETB wrote: if this were true why isn't Calgary more expensive than Vancouver? The inflation rate in that city has been much higher than Vancouver since 1980. That theory fails miserably and we don't even need to look out of western Canada to find an example that refutes it. Also, since you...

2317 NAPIER ST MLS® V981979 33x122 lot 2038sqft house built 1929 Asking $729,900 SOLD for $767,000 on 9-Dec-2012 after 6 days on the market So in Feb '12 an east van basement suite sells for $600K and now this, I can only assume, is considered a bullish sale. Why exactly? Because it sold for more t...

"Geyser". The entire point of posting the Herengracht study was to support the well accepted notion that, over the long term, home prices generally track closely with inflation. if this were true why isn't Calgary more expensive than Vancouver? The inflation rate in that city has been much higher t...

Jimtan, you showed show up for a battle of wits and you were completely unarmed.

again Geezer, if you're 60 years old you're the most unsophisticated, juvenile 60 year old I know...and I know a lot.
Calling names, mocking, ridiculing, etc.
This behavior does not flatter you.

"rofina" I may be persuaded that average housing in Vancouver is a condo, I think that will become a credible argument in the coming decades. However, that means that a family sized condo needs to be in reach of average family income. A small 3 bed, 2 bath condo costs the same or more than a house....

it's the land stoopids 3025 ALBERTA ST MLS® V982210 50x125 lot 3350sqft "oldtimer" (fixer upper lol) Asking $1,548,000 SOLD for $1,700,000 on 17-Dec-2012 after 14 days on the market Value mostly in land, please do not disturb tenants. Cute Dutch colonial home in sought after Mount Pleasant 50x125' l...

yes metal - we're all aware that Norway has mountains too - but the comparison with BC is what I'm interested in.
Anyone with stats on habitable land of each BC and NORWAY?

2317 NAPIER ST MLS® V981979 33x122 lot 2038sqft house built 1929 Asking $729,900 SOLD for $767,000 on 9-Dec-2012 after 6 days on the market LOCAL Living presents: A rare opportunity in the amazing Commercial Drive Neighbourhood. Since circa 1929 this solid, charming home has only seen two lucky owne...

According to Monday's <whispersfromtheedgeoftherainforest.blogspot.ca> the value of Westside houses has been dropping by $1,000 per day - for the last seven months!!! Of course that's the Westside, I realize that at over $900k a pop the demand for run-down old homes in coveted neighborhoods like th...

"Geyser" Now let's look at Norway and compare it, not to Canada, just to our own little British Columbia. British Columbia (2011 census) population 4,400,057 population per sq.Km. 4.8 Norway (Jan 2012) Population: 4,985,900 (Jan 2012) Population density: 15 people per sq km “According to Reuters, O...

I almost bought 1/2 duplex in main area at $333/sqft - brand new heritage style...very nice. But it is not a detached property - those were every bit as tough to buy then as they are now. Would you have made more money by buying the 1/2 duplex instead of your current place? The 1/2 duplex probably ...

"jesse1"

I already stated that many "Asians" have CMHC insurance, the difference being they did not purchase it, the bank did.

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A Tale pf Two Cities – Amsterdam & Vancouver Many similarities. Both have rent control. In Amsterdam, 95% of rental units are rent control. Very difficult for landlords to terminate a tenant. Both have waterway impediments to traffic. Both cities are about 700k population. Both cities have seen hom...

"ArthurFonzarelli" I don't have sales data except for the few houses I've been interested in that have sold, because I'm not a realtor posing as a civilian, but there is the one I posted from Port Moody / Coquitlam area - nice house in a nice neighbourhood going 100k under assessed - 508k sale pric...