<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Vancouver Real Estate Anecdote Archive]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://vreaa.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[vreaa]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://vreaa.wordpress.com/author/vreaa/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[We Really Do &#8216;Know&#8217;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The Financial Post publishes an article titled <a href="http://business.financialpost.com/2012/02/23/why-were-in-trouble-if-housing-craters/">&#8216;Why we’re in trouble if housing craters&#8217;, by Tim Shufeldt, FP, 23 Feb 2012.</a></p>
<p>The ensuing comments:</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Real estate prices in Canada have to come down, because it&#8217;s not different here&#8230;&#8221;</strong> &#8211; Rafinator</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;It’s bad enough that the market can create bubbles on its own. It’s much worse when the government creates bubbles.&#8221;</strong> &#8211; NewWorldPartDotOrg</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Housing bubble is there in Canada and will collapse soon.&#8221;</strong> &#8211; Nickk</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;In my experience, many foreclosures are the result of divorces and not just job losses while prices rise since two houses are now needed instead of one.&#8221;</strong> &#8211; Green is the Colour</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;As was the case in the United States, certain of Canada&#8217;s real estate markets are becoming increasingly less affordable by average families. As shown in this article, out of 35 major real estate markets in Canada, only 9 are considered affordable with 6 being considered severely unaffordable when measured in terms of median price to median household income.&#8221;</strong> &#8211; Georgiaorwell84</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s too late&#8230;.we&#8217;ve already passed the point of no return a long time ago. Everyone who&#8217;s in debt may as well borrow the rest of their margin and throw a big party. Go out with a big bang&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221;</strong> &#8211; TOC</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Tell us something we don&#8217;t know.&#8221;</strong> &#8211; Mithan</p>
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<p><em>That&#8217;s it. That&#8217;s all the comments.<br />
At FP, not some loonie bear blog.<br />
We <strong>know</strong> what&#8217;s up folks.<br />
All it&#8217;s going to take is a price move to the down-side, a decent shove, and we&#8217;re off down the bobsled run.<br />
Everybody, out of the pool!<br />
&#8211; vreaa</em></p>
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