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Friday Free-for-all!

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Whoa! Where did the time go?

It’s the end of another week and that means it’s time for another Friday Free-for-all!

This is our regular end of the week news round up and open topic discussion thread for the weekend.

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

–IMF cuts Canada on oil slump
–BOC warns of housing correction
–$43 million discount
–Teranet goes up
–Calgary goes down
–Faith based financial advice
–Cheap condo goes under asking
–2015 Bowen / Gulf island stats
–$1 mill sunshine coast sales
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So what are you seeing out there? Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

BC, Canada, data, debt, economy, equity, prices

What do these cities have in common?

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Take a look at this list:

Calgary
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Gatineau
Halifax
Hamilton
Oshawa
Montreal
London
Kitchener
Kingston
Ottawa
Quebec
Regina
Saguenay
Saint John
Sudbury
St.John’s
St. Catharines
Sherbrooke
Saskatoon
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Trois Rivieres
Vancouver
Victoria

Know what those 26 cities have in common?

They’re all Canadian for one, but they are also places where house prices have doubled or tripled over the last 15 years.

As special as Vancouver is, it’s apparently not unique when it comes to rising prices.

Thanks to Joe Mainlander for pointing this out, original data source is Toronto Condo Bubble.

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FFFA! Sales, prices, rents and resources.

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It’s that time of the week again…

Friday Free-for-all time!

This is our regular end of the week news roundup and open topic discussion thread for the weekend, here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

–GV: sales up, prices slip
–PTT a ‘drag’ on RE economy
–What are you paying for rent?
–Vacant homes target by thieves
–TD forecasts dip in Calgary
–but they’re already down YOY
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So what are you seeing out there? Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

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Friday Free-For-All! 2015 is here!

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It’s the beginning of a new year and the end of another week.

That means it’s Friday Free-for-all time!

This is our regular end of the week news round up and open topic discussion thread for the weekend, here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

–1988 flashback
–Chinese bottom fishers in Russia
–That’ll bump up the average
–Chinese buyers eye Seattle
–The pretending to pay buyers gambit
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So what are you seeing out there? Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!

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FFFA!

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It’s that time of the week again…

Friday Free-for-all time!

This is our regular end of the week news round up and open topic discussion thread for the weekend. Here are a few recent links to kick off the chat:

–Canadian debt at unsustainable level
–Realtors optimistic about 2015
–Overly fat debt loads
–Not expecting unexpected economic shocks
–Oil to affect Calgary prices
–Vancouver Island Stats
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So what are you seeing out there?

Post your news links, thoughts and anecdotes here and have an excellent weekend!