I think John is right and onto something

If the Tories are bounced out from power…and the NDP and Lieberals are in power, Dion (or Iggy) will legislate high condo prices (except in Quebec). Jack Layton will demand all the union jobs at the Big 3 automakers will be protected and given raises too….then there will be lots of cash flowing again to buy condos. To keep the Bloc happy…condo warranties “fine print” will be in French. Socialists are generally hypocrites…they elbow everybody out when the gravy starts to flow,…they like to drive luxury cars and deep down they know Al Gore is full of sh*t.

The Tories will watch CNN from a safe distance and watch Canada collapse, then come back into power ,(…should only take a couple of weeks after Dion and Layton have their first hissy fit.)

Now that the NDP and the Bloc will be in charge the real estate market will sky rocket again. Having separatists in the government of this nation will inspire the confidence of the world over. Rich asians have been waiting for the conversative government to be overthrown by a coalition of socialists, separatists and liberals before buying more condos in Vancovuer. I'm perfectly positioned for this.

Ian Watt mentioned his e-mail address at the end of the sales(?) [ comedy(?) ] routine.

Contact him and ask em.

Suggest first approaching him as a sincere buyer aka " repentant renter" who has had an epiphany and see what the response is.

re Ian Watt et al It pretty clear that these types drink the same kool – aid via barfing out the same talking points from the same manual to convince you it is a good time to buy even post RE armaggedon. They don't seem to realize that perhaps THE last sucker(who would be intersting to ID is UNKNOWN last Specuvestor X) has entered the abyss,entered the fiscal black hole,and there are no more sheep, that herd is wiped out. Watt is acting like an asshole, putting down renters….maybe not considering renters as potential buyers who were perhaps saving to buy a condo till they got overwhelmed by specuvestors. Renters on their way to becoming purchasers would create a much more stable RE market than the specuvestor. Can't have it both ways…Ian Watt, and if I were you I'd pull… Read more »

In hindsight it was all quite predictable.

So is everything, in hindsight. This one was predictable in foresight, to anyone not blinded by greed (Sheep) or muffled by greed (RE professionals). A few history lessons would help. It is never "Different this time".

from jesse:

“Bitter Realtor” Ian Watt, ladies and gentleman.

yeshh! what a maroon!!

this video will haunt the internet

for all of eternity….

instant and permanent karma…. 🙂

What a R joke?

Arts groups report strong sales despite recession fears

Kevin Garland, executive director of the National Ballet of Canada, says sales took a dive in the fall after a series of bad financial events but things are now looking up.

Shoppers skip U.S. Black Friday bus charters, hit Canadian sales.

Stupid is as stupid does 🙂

mino3 – I completely agree. On a similar note, here's a letter to the editor about how it's the medias fault for not putting more sunshine stories about RE and the economy on the front page:

http://www.canada.com/northshorenews/news/letters…

That's it! We'll just have the media report that everything is tickity boo and we'll then be the richest nation in the world! We've finally figured it out! Un-be-f***in-lievable!

this strata can't fix their roof because

"…we have a large group of new owners who purchased with high mortgages who are voting against the resolution, mainly because they can't afford the cost."

another reason to avoid condos for now.