Mike's Daily Comment

Nothing That a Famine Wouldn’t Cure

The ship sailed for affordable housing a long time ago. With the benchmark price of a single family detached home in Vancouver of 2.4 million, affordability is immune to government attempts to lower prices.

…related from Michael: A Dive Into April’s Real Estate Numbers

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The Power of Demographics

Canadians regularly put health care at the top of their list, with economic growth at the bottom. A new report by StatsCan illustrates how confused that thinking is given the new demographics.

…also from Michael: A Dive Into April’s Real Estate Numbers

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A Dive Into April’s Real Estate Numbers

A big overall decline of 25.7% in sales this Apri vs last April, but single family detached sales down 39%. Dramatically reduced supply is keeping prices firm. Much more….

….also from Michael: Mike’s Official BC Election Platform

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Mike’s Official BC Election Platform

How about an additional 6 statutory holidays for starters. Wait, it gets even better. Not only that but its fully costed….ahem.

….also from Michael: What Happened To Common Sense

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What Happened To Common Sense

The impact of tearing up NAFTA as Donald Trump threatened would put Canadian jobs in jeopardy, yet a recent poll says a majority of Canadians don’t think so. The numbers are compelling, access to 360 million US citizens, 131 million Mexicans in exchange for access to 35 million Canadians!

….also from Michael: A Goofy Trifecta!

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