Tag Archives: Housing Prices

The Housing Crisis

Housing might be the top political issue in Canada these days. More than wildfires, climate change or even food prices. Politicians are unanimous on the need for action and divided as to what the action should look like. Housing prices have almost doubled in eight years of Liberal rule, from $454,976 to $729,000. Average mortgage […]

We’re Number One!

I am a proud Canadian. I think I live in the best country in the world. I suspect many people feel that way about their homeland. That doesn’t mean I think Canada is perfect. There’s a lot of room for improvement. Too often, it seems, our leaders have no idea how to make things better. […]

Price Gouging?

About a year ago I re-posted this piece from 2015, mostly so that my mother could read it – she didn’t get online until she turned 88 in 2017. I’m repeating it today because my sister sent me a late-night text. It was a real estate picture of the house and the question, “isn’t this […]

Inflation!

I was chatting with my cousin last night, which naturally had me thinking about my mother and hers, sisters who died weeks apart in 2019. So it seems appropriate to share this post again, reflections on an outing my mum and I took in 2015. We pulled over to the side of the road so […]

UnReal Estate!

We pulled over to the side of the road so I could check the real estate listing on my phone. Given the area of town I thought I had a fairly good idea of what the house should be listed for. It was just idle curiosity. I had no intention of buying it. Too small […]