Vansanity at vancouvercondo.info 6 Jul 2010 7:10 am -
“I got sucked in to an argument on RE. God, I’m so sick of even talking about it. This dude was telling me that it never goes down, it’s never a bad time to buy etc…etc… He sounded like he was reading from a script. I’m not even making up the fact he said “everyone wants to live here”. There were more too. When I talked about interest rates and how they affect prices he said I was thinking too far ahead… WTF??? Unbelievable. It was okay to think 5 years down the road as long as I’m also factoring that prices will be higher, much higher, but not okay to think 5 years ahead about where interest rates are. It was mind boggling. Here’s what I discovered upon some reflection. This dude, a new homeowner, wanted me to buy a place so badly it was a bit disturbing. If I’m wasting my money renting, why does it concern him? It’s my money. The only reason I can think of is that he’s insecure about his new purchase.”
Does anyone see the irony of someone posting on a real estate board saying how sick they are of talking about real estate?
Being sick of having to talk to dumb people is going to be a problem that continues even after the Great Canadian Housing Crash.
Being sick of talking to dumb people is never going away as long as there are dumb people.
Unfortunately, I think Canada is being dumbed-down by the media. We used to be smug about our supposed superiority to Americans, but now I think that as a nation we have sunk to new lows.
Talking RE is like smoking. It gets old, to the point where its more of a habit than something you want to do; but for some reason, you just cant stop.
I really feel I have heard every decent argument from both sides, and I have made up my mind. Prices will fall, and I am in no rush to buy until they do. Still, I find myself drifting back to the RE boards when I have half an hour to kill.
Good point davers. Sadly RE has become the be all and end all in Vancouver. I bought at a good time and am in a great situation, yet I keep finding myself checking out VREAA and RE Talks every now and then.
“Still, I find myself drifting back to the RE boards”.
Me too. It’s unnecessary, because the market moves so slowly, but it hard to stop watching.
Desperate realtors in Vancouver and Victoria are turning to the New York Times to perpetuate their spin…
Vancouver – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/greathomesanddestinations/07gh-househunting.html?hp
Victoria – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/realestate/commercial/07victoria.html?scp=1&sq=Victoria,%20BC&st=cse
This ship has sailed. Yawn.