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It’s the end of another work week and that means it time for the free-for-all!  This is our regular weekend news roundup and open topic discussion thread.  Here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

-Tiptoeing towards sub-prime
-Get ready for more bidding wars!
-Carney hints at rate hikes
-Is Carney actually driving?
-Vancouver might get a new tower
-Want to RE blog for G&M?
-Higher learning in Whistler
-Translink puts on the brakes
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So what are you seeing out there?  Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

Yeah, that’s right.  It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another news round-up and open topic discussion thread for the weekend.  Here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

- Canada consumer debt up 3.4% in 1 year
- It’s all about the resource economy
- Another woah day in sales to list
- New Inventory Graph: April will see 17k
- Or will it be 18k?
- Richmond at inventory crash levels
- Can you combat off shore ownership?
- Foreigners keep NY agents busy
- Ain’t no bubble, chill out.
- Japan gives Canada advice on soft landing

So what are you seeing out there?  Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

It’s the end of another work week and that means it’s a good friday to have an open topic discussion thread for the weekend!

Here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

-VREB president unaware of own stats?
-Updated inventory graph
-Growing majority plan no home buying
-Blaming Chinese for high prices racist
-Line of credit rules to be tightened
-Bank executives don’t follow policy?
-Rules cool condo market
-Real estate sales continue to cool
-Hottest boomtown, Regina?
-US Banks neglect seized homes 

So what are you seeing out there? Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

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It’s Friday!  Take off your pants and do the happy dance!

Agh! No, wait!  Metaphorically.  Please sir, put your pants back on, this is a family restaurant.

Anyways, it IS the end of the week and do you know what that means? It’s time for another end-of-the-week news round-up and open topic discussion thread.  A little thing we like to refer to as the Friday Free-for-all!  Here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

-Canada prices up, Vancouver falls again
-Inventory graph (March 29th 2012)
-The boomer trigger
-New budget slashes $5.2 billion
-Ottawa to toughen CMHC oversight
-This rant brought to you by Gordholio
-TD: don’t worry about the banks
-Banks tighten condo lending on bubble fears
-The 3-inch condo is here
-Vancouver seeks more market housing
-Storm clouds form over Vancouver market
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So what are you seeing out there?  Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

Are you worried about the effects of rising mortgage rates? Apparently 48% of British Columbians surveyed say yes:

As concerns over the state of the Canadian real estate market abound, a new survey says nearly half of Canadians are unsure about their ability to afford their homes if rates rise by as little as two percentage points.

The survey commissioned by the Bank of Montreal study finds 43 per cent believe an interest hike would either hamper their ability to pay or leave them on unsure footing.

Regionally, residents of Alberta were the least concerned, with 73 per cent saying that rising rates would not affect their ability to afford their homes, while residents of British Columbia were the most concerned. Just 48 per cent B.C. residents are comfortable in their ability to handle higher rates.

Yet interest rates, after bouts of rising and falling, seem low and could remain low for some time to come. Is Canada living in a bistable rift, capable of maintaining high prices with low rates ad infinitum, or should we look to the experiences of the USA and Japan, countries where low rates have not lead to a reconstitution of house price appreciation, for more chilling portents?

This post was submitted by jesse.

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Hey, it’s springtime in paradise!  It’s also the end of another work week and that means it’s time for another news roundup and open topic discussion thread for the weekend.  Here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

-It’s looking like a day for a 16k party
-RE/Max: Housing off to a strong start
-Who’s in charge of regulation?
-Expect no housing moves in budget
-CMHC to dramatically curtail growth
-Risks of CMHC mortgage cover
-What now Mr. Flaherty?
-Affordable housing, why bother?
-10 story wooden condo tower
-UBC housing action plan (VIDEO)
-People don’t like a driving tax
-No springtime for chinese property market
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So what are you seeing out there?  Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

Hey everyone, it’s FRIDAY!  Do you know what that means?  That means it’s time for our regular end of the week news round up and open topic discussion thread.  Let’s hop to the links, here are a few recent stories to kick off the chat:

-Immigrants flee cities due to affordability
-Vancouver affordability task force has recommendations
-Vancouver youth exodus
-If you don’t use a REALTOR you might die
-Encouraging a rush to the exits?
-40 min Australian housing bubble documentary (ht DeanBC)
-Canada’s dirty little sub-prime secret
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So what are you seeing out there?  Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes and have an excellent weekend!

Spring Break! And it’s that time of the week again, time to do our regular news roundup and open topic discussion thread for the weekend.  Here are a few stories to kick off the chat:

-CREA predicts sharp price drop in BC
-Canadian prices to ease this year
-Vancouver to push down national avg.
-Should you sell your condo today?
-Inventory rocket still rising
-Is there a Dr. Kevorkian for condos?
-Economists warn of overheating market
-Van sales jump 61.4% in February 2012
-Toronto has highest condo asking price
-Casey Serin
-Big Discount Mortgage Blow-out sale!
-Buy Britney Spears house for $4 mil off
-Possible Condo Glut coming
-Buy a nice house, forget about retiring
-Vancouvers demographic timebomb
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And of course it’s spring break time!  Is this the week to get out of town and explore the world or are you sticking close to home?  Is it vacation time lounging by a pool or is it just a hassle to find childcare and another week of office drudgery?  At least the sun occasionally shines, spring is in the air!

So what are you seeing out there?  Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend, week and spring kick-off!

It’s the end of another work week and that means it’s time for our regular weekend news roundup and open topic discussion thread.  Here are a few links to kick off the chat:

-Time to panic on the housing market
-Very few expiries means a quick return to the 15k party.
-We’re at the highest inventory for this time of year in years
-Tighter mortgage regulations expected
-Do banks need to boost risk?
-Housing prices flat or falling
-House prices drive away staff
-Alarming rise in homeless families
-Here’s the fake GVREB press release
-Seattle (down 32%) was supposed to be immune to price drops
-Irish tiger left lots of empty homes

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Thanks, and let us know what are you seeing out there.  Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!