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Report of ‘plastic rice’ served at Vancouver restaurant unsubstantiated: health authorities
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Rice is cheaper than plastic.
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They are making money. At the end of the day (these people have learned thru the school of hard knocks overseas) who has money will own the day.
With globalization and rampant immigration, try to get ahead. If not, ask the single moms selling their bodies or the homeless population how their altruistic thinking worked out for them.
And thats the truth and not a PC post.
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It seems all the MSM coverage (and hype) of the salt shortages only ramped up the chaos even further today. Shocker. As this video shows, people continue to channel their animal spirits and think of themselves first. Despite the revised ONE bucket limit, many of these weasels came prepared with buckets inside buckets to throw off whoever might be monitoring this gong show. I can’t confirm, but there appeared to be at least a couple of folks in either quasi upscale Cda Goose parkas or uber expensive Moncler jackets to shield them from that bitter bone chilling -1’C arctic freeze
http://globalnews.ca/video/3162603/chaos-as-vancouver-residents-scramble-for-free-salt/
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Obviously fake asians paid to line up by the Sifto marketing team.
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Global clearly engineered that. Shame on them.
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This must be sarcasm, right?
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Just watching that video and I’m thinking: wow – just wow. What a disgusting display of selfishness…
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it is a good thing CoV wasnt giving away free shrimp…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCLXZmMQNs
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Get used to it. You haven’t seen nothing yet. Wait until it’s officially called Hongcouver.
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Who are those wild citizens? Some of them seem to be capable of being at work at that time. Are those all “parents, students and housewives”?
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In order to catch up on all the garbage pick up the City of Vancouver should tell everyone there is FREE garbage. Just come pick it up off the curb. The garbage will be gone within minutes.
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I wonder if anyone has started to sweeping the salt off the streets. If would be easier than fighting through that chaos for a bucket full.
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my realty check, check checka 1, 2
106 price changes for Jan 2017
Average Change: -4.60% Up:11 Down:95
Overall $ Change: -7160752.00 Average Change Amount:-67554.26
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202-9311 Alexandra Road, Richmond
Dec 18:$568,000
Jan 4: $586,000
Change: 18000.00 3%
remarkable, here is the one 2017 + price change in Richmond. The number 68 is inverted to 86
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the esoteric numerology of the standout property
202 9311
add and reduce to single digit… #9 (endings)
586 or 568, doesnt matter
add and reduce to single digit …#1(beginnings)
you justa gotta love how They communicate to us.
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Where is the mayor?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-snow-removal-1.3922282
Meanwhile, Affleck is asking why Mayor Gregor Robertson has been absent during the city’s snow removal crisis.
“I have not seen the mayor and he has not made himself visible during this very critical time in our city,” said Affleck. “Where is the mayor? Off on some tropical vacation.”
Could anyone else just take off from their job and not tell anyone where they are or how long they will be gone?
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was only tossing this out there in previous thread…
http://vancouvercondo.info/2017/01/free-money-can-be-popular.html#comment-290662
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more on the CoV salt “crisis” with expanded coverage…pretty sure this story has or will go viral. maybe the best place on earth gets some free advertising on late night tv tonight 🙂
http://globalnews.ca/video/3163139/free-salt-giveaway-brings-frenzy-at-vancouver-fire-hall/
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Chinese man’s refugee claim could hinge on secret CBSA documents
http://globalnews.ca/news/3163137/chinese-mans-refugee-claim-could-hinge-on-secret-cbsa-documents/
“…the government argues revealing the information would hurt international relations and shatter Canada’s credibility in the eyes of foreign allies and sources.”
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It is always “political reasons”…
“In 2011, Shen applied for refugee protection in Canada, saying the Chinese had targeted him for political reasons.”
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Krusty’s list of things to do before election
– give free cash to poor renters…DONE
– pay off the BCTF …DONE
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– give free cash to poor renters…DONE
look deeper into this program you will find the free cash, is flow through to heavily indebted homeowners who are basically insolvent, but have a spare bedroom or two, and want to keep their house, ie Not list the place for sale. No self respecting homeless class person should accept this Free money. Unfortunately i can count these people in BC with my toes and fingers, with a pinkie left over.
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What is the free money you guys (or gals) are talking about?
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14 comments on the “let’s stay on topic” post, and not one deals with real estate.
Here’s a question: Are rents higher in Vancouver or Toronto? I’ve poked around on Craigslist, but I haven’t been able to come to a conclusion.
Here’s another question: would a local housing bust coupled with a national recession cause an increase or a decrease in Vancouver’s population, or there be no change?
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No need for Craigslist – the CMHC make reports on this sort of thing. In 2015 they say a 2 bed apartment was about the same but slightly more expensive in Vancouver. No idea about 2016, but I’d suspect nothing much changed relatively.
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Doesn’t the CMHC look only a purpose built rentals? In Vancouver, it seems to me, almost all of the rental stock is not purpose built.
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You may be right, but they should still be somewhat representative of the broader market. Either way Craigslist only tells you asking prices.
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True. It would be great if you could filter CL ads to see which ones are up there for weeks or months (probably asking too much) and which ones get taken down soon (obviously impossible, but a girl can dream).
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But if you buy much higher in Vancouver.
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Yes, but they are catching up. Houses are selling for around twice what they are worth in Toronto and about three times what they are worth in Vancouver.
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Actually we’ve been right all along that lower rates were here to stay a decade ago.
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That statement doesn’t seem connected to this thread. Did you type in the wrong place?
And while we are clarifying things, it seems you claiming that a decade ago, when rates were on their way up, and just short of their highest level in five years, you predicted they would stay low. That seems odd.
Also, who else is part of “we?”
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To give some context, I do believe at least Dave (a realtor who used to post here prolificly) was predicting low rates as long ago as 2010 (or 2009, I forget).
Oracle, as far as I remember, has always just thrown out random made up scaremonger figures, I don’t recall him ever talking about rates.
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A NEW YEAR, A LITTLE LESS SPACE
About time. Thank you. Do we have to wait till 2018 to get a little less Oracle?
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Why not just ban everyone with a different opinion than you?
There, that’s the solution.
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US Bond yields down a staggering 10+% in a course of a week. Wow. This will lower rates by about 30 basis points. Couple this with a low inventory and probable Christy win (NDP MIA and infiltrated) and you have a perfect storm brewing.
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Wow, I guess rates aren’t going up. There is no job/wage growth in the US. Inflation is dead. Time to drop rates. I think a small correction was in order since it went up almost 50% in on Month!
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Man, you guys are way ahead of the curve, again. I hope someone lets the Fed know.
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Only in a society gone completely batshit crazy could one be eligible for something called a ‘grant’ when one lives in something worth millions of dollars.
Do away with this tax reduction completely.
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It is the very essence of pork barrel politics. It’s also telling. If property owners are doing so well, why would $500 here or there be enough to sway their votes?
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whether its $500 or the cost of a couple bags of salt, Vanc homeowners will be there in droves if there is a deal to be had
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Happy New Year All
Interest rates – let’s see if the dip in yields is for real or just some back and fill…I suspect the latter
Inventory – well, I am still waiting for a surge in listing. Keep expecting it. But to Oracles credit, it hasn’t arrived. On this, he has been more on the mark than I – hats off
Let’s see what the coming weeks and months bring. Can’t say it’s been boring
Still expecting big price drops
But I’m biased for sure
It’s about time the bear roars this is ridiculous
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What a 24 hours it’s been on VCI.
Old voting system restored, old voting system promptly hacked by space, space FINALLY banned.
Thank god, it’s going to be a great 2017 all around.
I can’t be sure how real estate will go but I predict 87% less petty arguing on this blog thanks to this ban.
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Shut down this useless blog, poope. You have made many people losing their opportunities to own homes, and now have become renters for the rest of their lives like yourself. How do you sleep at night? Vhb made the right choice. Do the right thing!
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Apparently the new voting system has already been hacked by Space?
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Helped if I read the blog post I guess, no need to worry about Space:)
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New Chinese money rules threaten tide of foreign buyers in Canada?
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Encouraging and motivating by endless creativity…
“Chinese investors tend to be nimble in finding ways around new rules, too. “It takes about a month before people find the next channel,” Ms. Stevenson-Yang said.”
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So far people have found ways but there has been little punishment for breaking the rules. Now there is significant financial punishment which may make it not worth doing. If this doesn’t work the Chinese government will jump straight to firing squad which I bet will be effective.
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in china the inmates are running the asylum. a significant % of HAM are relatives and offspring of wealthy oligarchs with ties to the govt. the whole operation skynet bs was an attempt to clamp down on those who broke away from the pack. putin has done the same thing in russia
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“Worst debt rout since 1994 on the way, Harvard scholar predicts”, Globe & Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/worst-debt-rout-since-1994-on-the-way-harvard-scholar-predicts/article33501073/
“If you thought you had already read the gloomiest possible prognosis for bonds, wait until you read this one.”
“Paul Schmelzing, a PhD candidate at Harvard University and a visiting scholar at the Bank of England, said if the latest bond-market bubble bursts, it will be worse than in 1994, when global government bonds suffered the biggest annual loss on record.”
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“Treasurys are getting smashed”, Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-treasury-bond-market-update-january-3-2017-2017-1
“Early selling has taken hold as risk assets across the globe rally on the first trading day of the new year. The weakness has run yields up as much as as 6 bps in the belly of the curve. “
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“Rising mortgage rates, lack of properties causing headaches for US home buyers” Global National
http://globalnews.ca/news/3159322/us-mortgage-rates-home-prices/
“Mortgage rates have risen sharply since Election Day, to an average 4.32 per cent on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage last week. While still low by historical standards, that’s the highest since April 2014 and well above the year’s average of 3.65 per cent. The difference translates into an extra $1,852 a year in payments on a 30-year, fixed-rate loan for $400,000, for example.”
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Rich Shaughnessy homeowners guilty of not shoveling their snow
http://globalnews.ca/news/3163921/rich-shaughnessy-homeowners-guilty-of-not-shoveling-their-snow/
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Metro Vancouver municipalities spread the word about property tax deferment
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/metro-vancouver-municipalities-spread-the-word-about-property-tax-deferment