Comments on: US Gov takes over Fanny & Freddy

By: SuperMan

SuperMan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:24:28 +0000

...American men have a five-year survival rate of 66 percent — compared to only 47 percent for European men. Have to be careful looking at things in isolation. While UK has lower cancer survival rates than the US, the US has a higher cancer death rate than the UK. Basically, your odds of surviving cancer *should you get it* are (arguably) higher in the US - but the odds of actually getting cancer are also quite a bit higher in the US. The net effect is that Americans are more likely to die from cancer than residents of virtually any other G7 country. Further, cancer death rates inside the US have tremendous variation following a fairly distinct geographical pattern. Basically, there are large swaths of the US where your odds of dying from cancer are 50% higher than in other regions.

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By: JB

JB — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:34:03 +0000

US Is "More Communist than China": Jim Rogers "This is madness, this is insanity, they have more than doubled the American national debt in one weekend for a bunch of crooks and incompetents. I'm not quite sure why I or anybody else should be paying for this," Rogers told "Squawk Box Europe." http://www.cnbc.com/id/26603489

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By: jesse

jesse — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:52:50 +0000

"Important to consider: The UBC report is specific to detached homes, not condos or townhouses." Prof. Sommerville et al are claiming roughly 2-3% real growth for detached properties. That is significantly above the population growth rate. Real growth for detached homes cannot exceed real income growth and population growth because, despite rumours to the contrary, there is still vacant land on which to build. Perhaps, instead of being lost in the morass of underutilised asset valuations, they should have started with determining fair valuations of fully densified condos.

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By: condohype

condohype — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:09:39 +0000

Important to consider: The UBC report is specific to detached homes, not condos or townhouses. That said, the 11% decline seems low. Based on my own living situation calculated using Mohican's fair value formula, the place that I rent needs to fall by 40% before it's fairly priced.

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By: Strataman

Strataman — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:08:03 +0000

mk "Tsur is smoking crack." No I read on another blog that he's into cream cheese and bagels, in fact I think I saw him behind a dumpster snorting some cream he'd just bought from Cameron!

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By: mk-kids

mk-kids — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:39:32 +0000

Tsur is smoking crack. We've long susected this was the case, todays "report" confirms it. 7 to 11% for Van & Calgary, 20% for TO?!!! ROFLMAO!

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By: Brittanny

Brittanny — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:05:18 +0000

Krissh STFU

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:37:08 +0000

call the owner it's gone

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By: bdk

bdk — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:35:27 +0000

Boomerang. Here is a reasonable deal "$1250 / 1br - Coal Harbour 1 Bedroom w/ Parking & Locker (1166 Melville St., Van BC) (map)" It's on craigslist right now.