Canada's Big Six banks are adding billions of dollars to their emergency funds as mortgage renewals approach for more than three quarters of homeowners. Andr...
I mean, they can try, but market forces are outside their control.
I don’t think the US wanted to have their housing market collapse in 2008 (?), but it happened nonetheless.
It would suck, psychologically, to “lose” 30% of my house’s value in a downturn, but it would be better for the economy if that happens. And, really, now that I’m a homeowner, all that really matters is the difference in house values when I go to sell/buy. So a downturn might actually be “good” for me, since the differential between this first and a “better” house would be smaller.
Right now, boomers are selling in hot markets to find lavish retirement, transferring wealth from the younger generation to older on massive volumes.
No they’ll stop that at all costs. He has already said we can’t do that.
I mean, they can try, but market forces are outside their control.
I don’t think the US wanted to have their housing market collapse in 2008 (?), but it happened nonetheless.
It would suck, psychologically, to “lose” 30% of my house’s value in a downturn, but it would be better for the economy if that happens. And, really, now that I’m a homeowner, all that really matters is the difference in house values when I go to sell/buy. So a downturn might actually be “good” for me, since the differential between this first and a “better” house would be smaller.
Right now, boomers are selling in hot markets to find lavish retirement, transferring wealth from the younger generation to older on massive volumes.
I won’t mind paying less in property tax and insurance costs.