How To Eat A Whale

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″] ***Edited from the original version*** Historically posts on this site have been focused on facts, logic, and basic math. The original version of this post strayed too focusing on the individual making the statements, this...

Broken Telephone: Scotiabank and Vancouver Mortgages

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]A game of broken telephone…   Fact – Jenny says ‘I like Johnny’s friend Jim’.   Fiction – School newspaper runs with ‘Jenny caught kissing Johnny in gym’.   Detachment from Reality – Student chatter converts...

No Bubble To See Here – Part 6 – Emotion

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]Why none of the math in previous posts in this series really matters…   Emotion   The largest investment in the entire process of purchasing real estate is the emotional investment.   Emotion drives the...

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 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...