Its free-for-all time! Here’s your open topic post for Friday October 12th. A few random stories to kick off the discussion:
-High prices spur condo construction
-Buying at the right time makes money
-Erasing Vancouvers architectural history
-Cultus cottages snapped up by retirees
-US Foreclosures not over yet.
So what are you seeing out there? Post your news, links and anecdotes here!
on Days of ultra-cheap money coming to an endDoes anyone know how recent sales prices for SFH's in Coquitlam compare with last years property assessments? 
on Days of ultra-cheap money coming to an endCopied from PaulB’s number. Thank you PaulB. http://www.laurenandpaul.ca Using good-format's format. Date Listing Price(+-) Sold Inv Inv(+-) S/L(%) 12.04.30 316
on Days of ultra-cheap money coming to an end@Makaya: 2012 monthly inventory increases: January: +2,727 February: +1,544 March: +1,762 April: +1,048 May (so far): +1,513 And I thought
on Days of ultra-cheap money coming to an end@Bob the builder: S&P peaked in July 2007 and was down substantially by the time oil peaked a year later. on Days of ultra-cheap money coming to an end@paulb.: Inventory up 106 since yesterday. Still growing nice and strong :) 
October 17th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Ah gee drachen…..you owe me an apology and to think you went through all that trouble to post something from Wikpedia….Wikipedia is an free, online encyclopaedia; anyone can add content or edit existing content. The idea behind Wikipedia is that members of the general public can add their own personal knowledge, anonymously if they wish. Wikipedia then evolves over time into a comprehensive knowledge base on all things. Its popularity has never been questioned, although some have speculated about its authority. By its own admission, Wikipedia contains errors. A number of people have tested Wikipedia’s accuracy using destructive methods, i.e. deliberately inserting errors. This has been criticised by Wikipedia. This short study examines Wikipedia’s credibility by asking 258 research staff with a response rate of 21 percent, to read an article and assess its credibility, the credibility of its author and the credibility of Wikipedia as a whole. Staff were either given an article in their own expert domain or a random article. No difference was found between the two group in terms of their perceived credibility of Wikipedia or of the articles’ authors, but a difference was found in the credibility of the articles — the experts found Wikipedia’s articles to be more credible than the non–experts. This suggests that the accuracy of Wikipedia is high. However, the results should not be seen as support for Wikipedia as a totally reliable resource as, according to the experts, 13 percent of the articles contain mistakes.ARTICLE
October 17th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
drachenmy reply to point 1 isRUBBISHpoint 2RUBBISHand point 3 YOU GUESSED ITThat building fell in seconds SECONDS !!!! It was stable and there were small fires….LISTEN TO THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING and then ask yourself this question…..How many hours does it take to stratgically plant explosives in a 48 story skyscraper to make it fall within its footprint in the same time as it takes for an apple pit dropped from the roof takes?Lets see what you have between your ears…..a mind that knows how to reason or a brainwashed mass of shit like President Bush.
October 16th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Sorry I should have credited the large block of text and put it in quotes. It's from wikipedia.org
October 16th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Man Randallbard, do some actual research, this took me less than a minute to find.1) The firefighters reported that the building seemed unstable and ready to collapse, in the chaos of the day that could easily be misreported as "had collapsed".2) If the firefighters deemed the building to be on the verge of collapse why is anyone surprised that it did collapse?3) Given that in light of points 1 and 2 you still cling to your whacked out theories I posit that you are a wingnut conspiracy theorist.After the north tower collapsed, some firefighters entered 7 World Trade Center to search the building. They attempted to extinguish small pockets of fire, but low water pressure hindered their efforts.[22] A massive fire burned into the afternoon on the 11th and 12th floors of 7 World Trade Center, the flames visible on the east side of the building.[23][24] During the afternoon, fire was also seen on floors 6–10, 13–14, 19–22, and 29–30.[3] At approximately 2:00 p.m., firefighters noticed a bulge in the southwest corner of 7 World Trade Center between the 10th and 13th floors which was a sign that the building was unstable and might collapse.[25] During the afternoon, firefighters also heard creaking sounds coming from the building.[26] Around 3:30 pm, given that 7 World Trade Center was unstable and would possibly collapse, FDNY Chief Daniel Nigro decided to halt rescue operations, surface removal and searches along the surface of the debris near 7 World Trade Center and evacuate the area due to concerns for the safety of personnel.[27][25] At 5:20 p.m. EDT on September 11, 2001, 7 World Trade Center collapsed. The building had been evacuated and there were no casualties associated with the collapse.
October 15th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
drachen…..judge for yourself. The conspiracy theory is that terrorists from the middle east brought the towers down.If so then why did Silverstein admit to "pulling" building 7? Even if you don't accept that then tell us oh wise one why the BBC reported the collapse of tower 7 ——20 MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENED?Watch it very carefully and if you still think I'm wrong then you are an idiot, nothing less
October 15th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Speaking of Craigslist, I'm blown away by the rents for downtown Vancouver condos. For $3500-$4000/month, you'd be better off staying in a four star hotel with maid service etc. Who is paying these rents? We don't have the incomes to justify it.Looking at it another way, you could rent a top quality five bedroom house in a very nice part of Vancouver for what it costs to stay in downtown condo these days.What is going on?
October 15th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
whoops, here's the Bellingham listing: http://vancouver.craigslist.org/rfs/450086653.htm…