May 15

Sit

“I’m a realtor in Toronto,” he says, “and I’ve been telling my clients since the beginning of the year to…

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May 14

Boomer Lessons

Casey watches the house across the street in her upscale neighbourhood populated with Land Rover-driving moms in designer shades. The…

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May 13

Wipe Out

Imagine you’re sitting home one night eating burritos and cream cheese waiting for The Biggest Loser or Canada’s Got Talent!…

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May 11

Buyers At The Gate

Mike and his squeeze were out for a walk when fate led them to an open door. Beside it was…

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May 10

The Final Thread

John Chin phoned me. He’s the get-rich-now guy from Orlando who tours Canadian hotel ballrooms telling people here how to…

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May 9

Rhetorical

A conference of real estate poohbahs, bankers and economists in Toronto this week concluded there’s no real estate bubble. In…

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May 8

The Kid Defence

“I read your blog daily,” says Paul, which certainly raises questions about his mental stability. “Occasionally I see you answer…

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May 7

Gravity

Usually I go to Kelowna to have the waitresses at Joey’s fawn over me, but two years ago I was…

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May 6

Schmuckenomics

Days ago I ripped Brad J. Lamb, Rolls-driving roi-des-condos, over questionable marketing for a new condo project. In Calgary of…

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May 4

Advice

It’s the weekend. Let’s dive into the bottomless mailbag of this pathetic blog, and feel superior to everyone else. Isn’t…

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May 3

Spoilers

“Before we get started, I just wanted to clear something up…” So begins a pitch email sent by a Charlie,…

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May 2

‘They Have No Idea’

  “One thing I can tell you is that sentiment is changing,” he tells me. ‘But it is amazing how…

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May 1

Death By Condo

The longer I have walked this earth, enthralling women, the more I’ve learned about hot markets. They don’t wither or…

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Apr 30

The Cult

Bob Jablonski exudes cowboy confidence. “The Calgary market continues to move in the right direction,” says the real estate board…

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Apr 29

What Fools Do

It’s not every day the finance minister puts the words “condo” and “crash” into the same utterance. Probably never. Except…

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Apr 27

Half Off

It sits on an acre and a half of rugged waterfront on a picturesque island north of Victoria, almost hugging…

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Apr 26

Finally?

It might have been F’s finest hour to date. The man who brought us government-insured 0%-down mortgages. The guy who…

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Apr 25

Emotional Rescue

Hmm. Could this be a harbinger? Last Friday, as I told you, the owner of a house in mid-town Toronto…

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Apr 24

America

There’s no way they can afford a house in Vancouver. So they covet one in Washington State.  That makes them…

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