@asalvari1: "there is a bit slowdown, but noting major"

I agree… it's probably nothing.

Of course if it were something major, it would start out looking like a bit of a slowdown.

@N: Yeah, so here is a datum for a 2.3MM property in 2007, when property prices were significantly higher than today's:

In Los Angeles County, property taxes are roughly 1.25% of the purchase price of your property. So if you buy the house for $2,295,000 the annual taxes will be around $28,000 or about $2,400 per month.

So a $2.3MM property has a tax bill of $2400/month. Now imagine what Kelso's property was worth in 2007.

@jesse: If you have to ask, you can't afford it. All the more reason to question Vancouver valuations.

@Happy Renter: "Ashton’s house is in LA"

… and what do you think the taxes are on that property? It's on a 38,000 sqft lot. Couldn't find the tax info but my bet is it's a bit more than Vancouver's 33×122 mansions.

@space889:

If your Blackberry is a worthless piece of junk then there is a 99.9% chance it was made in China.

@manna from heaven:

I'd rather buy Ashton Kutchers house for 2.6 million because it's a pretty cool home sitting on nearly an acre of land in the Hollywood Hills.

For the same price in Vancouver you can get this and if you need to borrow a cup of sugar from your neighbor just lean out the window.

http://www.mls.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId…

A few people complaining about being voted down are missing the point. You can be right, correct, insightful all you want. But if you're rude, condescending, abusive, and attacking people, you'll just get voted down anyways.

@168 space889 Says:"PS: after watching Inside Job and similiar documentaries, I find that all corporate execs in big western banks and everyone in finance industry are corrupt psychopaths with no morals…" Hell, I wouldn't disagree. A recent book expanded on the similarities between top corporate and sociopathic behaviour. You meant well but that might be the most accurate part of your post. The problem isn't 'all Chinese'. It's a certain immigration class that appears to be entering the country. If you buy the non-stop real estate industry hype they're extremely well off and capable of buying properties in cash, yet don't appear in census household wage figures and seem to be in contradiction of Mainland policy on movement of money out of the country. The pieces don't fit, criminal activity is one logical gap filler. Relax, the Chinese aren't alone… Read more »

@144 Confucius: Jesus, you're dim. When did I write anything about American media? I wrote about YOU claiming to be a Sino expert by marriage plus a few visits. Only someone who considers Abbotsford an exotic adventure trip would think that's believable.

Now fetch your customer his latte.