A neat little explanation of tulip mania from the BBC. Just Find/replace “tulip” with “Vancouver Condo” and it’s even MORE funteresting. Money shot at 5:48. “They all end the same way …..pop”
(From the BBC Series “Andrew Marr’s History of the World”
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RE Comedy from the onion
Growing weary of watching the slow-as-paint daily moves of the real estate market?
Tired of hearing the back-and-forth prognostications of experts proclaiming endless riches / impending collapse?
How about some humor to pass the time?
Some great lines if you click through the slideshow
“Never imagined you’d be 35, married with two kids, and working a job you can’t stand in a town you once vowed to leave? Then this 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath suburban monument to averageness is for you! Easy access to strip malls, chain restaurants, and charming walking trails for quiet sobbing. Reference number 4JF389”
…. and so on.
Housing Bubble: CBC National Discussion May 2012
Yes, you heard that correctly.
The word “bubble” was used in a discussion on a national news broadcast.
The CBC discusses the Canadian housing bubble with four economists and gets a fairly unanimous agreement: The Canadian housing market is overpriced and bubbly in many areas.
video embedded below:
CBC Marketplace
Posted on my facebook news feed and perhaps of interest to the readership:
“CBC’s Marketplace is looking for rental housing horror stories. Are you living with bugs or vermin that your landlord won’t get rid of? Is your apartment falling apart and your property manager won’t fix a thing? Have you had mold but can’t get anyone to come clean it up? If youve got a beef, let the show know: marketplace@cbc.ca.”
How much clearer can Carney get about interest rates…
.. and yet, there are doubters STILL.