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No Bubble To See Here – Part 5 – When Rates Rise

No Bubble To See Here – Part 5 – When Rates Rise

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]But when rates go back up…   It is not when, it is if. I wrote that correctly. If they go up, as in if they go up in time to matter to me or to you, Mr. & Mrs. Homeowner. Maybe they stay low for another ten or...
No Bubble To See Here – Part 4 – The Amortization Effect

No Bubble To See Here – Part 4 – The Amortization Effect

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]The Amortization Effect   Each year from 2008 through 2010 the Federal Government reduced the maximum amortization as follows.   Purchases with less than 20% down –from 40–35 years, then 35- 30 and finally 30–25...
No Bubble to See Here – Part 3 – Sustainability

No Bubble to See Here – Part 3 – Sustainability

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]Are Vancouver real estate values sustainable? Short Version Yes. Easily. Long Version No doubt that question may seem laughable to some. The thing is, depending upon one’s age, this question has seemed laughable to many for...
No Bubble To See Here – Part 2 – Accepting Appreciation

No Bubble To See Here – Part 2 – Accepting Appreciation

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]  Accepting Appreciation   If you are offered a bottle of water for $2.00 just after breakfast, you will likely say no thanks. Perhaps you’re not that thirsty and you will have time to grab one later. Besides, there is...
No Bubble To See Here – Part 1

No Bubble To See Here – Part 1

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]Short version: There is no bubble. There is increasing demand and decreasing supply. The media want to sell newspapers, hence one inflammatory theory after another. Shadow this, foreign that, dirty money, etc. Factors, but...