Investments are supposed to carry risk @HonAhmedHussen
Stop protecting gains in housing prices. The solution to the housing crisis is lower prices. Simple. And that means speculators - companies and mom and pops - may lose money.
So Why Does Government do NOTHING about Infinite Up in Real Estate Prices
They talk about doing things but actually do nothing
Things they propose haven't come close to starting
The things that could be done instantly like raise rates, change mortgage rules don't happen
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@JesseBrown looks like more newspapers are cutting circulation: https://t.co/2ZusPugpu5
I assumed this would come up in shortcuts, but maybe it's too commonplace.
@TranquilMarmot@troutgirl@sidchatterjee And we're not told how to do it. It requires different skills and aptitude from the developer role. It makes no sense that engineering managers are hired from the software development role.
@JessBSR@ronmortgageguy@StephenPunwasi Please contact your MP with https://t.co/Np0UkMpMpC - we need action from all levels of government, but let's start with the federal government.
Within ten years, real estate investors went from being the smallest buyer segment in Ontario to being the dominant buyers in Ontario.
They are also the only buyer segment whose market share was up in 2021, every other segment is down.
Boy howdy am I having a lot of feelings about Afghanistan today
I deployed there twice--once in 2008 and once in 2009-10
It was already obvious that the Taliban would sweep through the very instant we left
And here we are today
Don't be fooled with election promises that pledge to build 'affordable' housing that doesn't disclose what the rents will be. We need social housing that rents for under $750mo but very little of that gets built.