It’s that time again. Let’s do our regular end of the week news round up and open topic discussion thread for the weekend. Here are a few recent stories that caught our eye:
–Market cools as HST bites into Vancouver prices
–The embarrassment of admitting you prefer renting
–Wealthy on paper, couple needs more real dollars
–Politicians may not make the best developers
–The era of 5% commissions may be gone soon
–TD changes their mortgages to lines of credit
–Best to buy when interest rates are dropping
–Real estate as intertwined as financial markets
–Depression 2.0
–That lovely place in the Hamptons is far cheaper now
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So what are you seeing out there? Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend. Stay dry!