Comments on: Friday Free-for-all!

By: Re-diculous

Re-diculous — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:58:15 +0000

Renters Profit from Owner's pain

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/06/09/ap…

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By: blueskies

blueskies — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:58:07 +0000

Van-zee yeah i just seed that! good thing i dint shoot the messenger my bad!

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By: Van-zee

Van-zee — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +0000

HP is in Vancouver Washington.

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By: blueskies

blueskies — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:34:33 +0000

more people leaving our fair climes: http://tinyurl.com/3e9z8w Former HP employees say opportunities for advancement have dwindled. And in the past 30 days, more employees have been told they will be laid off if they can't find work elsewhere in the company.

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By: Patiently Waiting

Patiently Waiting — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:06:47 +0000

Mastercard: Vancouver loses economic influence http://tinyurl.com/5blopu "Toronto was the top-ranking Canadian city at 13th, down one spot from last year. Montreal was 32nd, down five spots. At No. 37, Vancouver was down nine notches from 2007's rankings." Last year we were almost tied with Montreal, but now we've slipped behind. I wonder why?

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By: Via

Via — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:55:46 +0000

Did someone already post these stories: Foreclosures heat as market cools and B.C. jobless rate rises

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By: betamax

betamax — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:47:45 +0000

Tayman, Re: Towns other than Van, Vic, and Kelowna: They'll fall into an economic black hole, just like in the early 80's. And you can include Vic & Kelowna in that group.

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By: betamax

betamax — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:43:38 +0000

Van Man: home prices will fall but probably not as dramatic as condos will, but will they fail quickly? Probably not since Canadians are not allowed to walk away from their mortgages without any financial repercussions. So, probably the bleeding will be slow. Agreed, but wait till these people have to renew their mortgages and discover they owe more than it's worth. They'll walk away then because they have to.

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By: jesse

jesse — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:48:40 +0000

Tayman, I think there is significant variance between towns and cities depending upon the local employment situation and their reliance on tourism. The US saw secondary residences come under pressure first as owners tried to protect their primary residence from default so the same could start happening in BC communities with high levels of vacation homes. Likewise towns with recent mill closures will have lots of supply. It really depends upon the locale.

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By: Thums up

Thums up — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:54:07 +0000

Beatstreet, Thanks for your attempts to provide round the clock update,yes that's where we are right now.sorry because of short on time i am going to avoid writing any other response,there is nothing much to ignore your point only the inside detail can turn the puck towards your post or my post thanks and yes we'll see where the road goes after the forth coming intersection.

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