“For us Canadians, it’s a double whammy,” Cedrone said, pointing to a loonie that trades for roughly 69 American cents, on top of rising maintenance costs.

“In Canadian dollars, last week I paid $18 for 18 eggs,” Cedrone said.

“We love this place. But it came to a point now — we are in our 70s — and it’s cheaper for me to come here two months and rent.”

Canadians made up nearly one-quarter of foreign sellers in Florida between April 2023 and March 2024 versus 11 per cent in the same period a year earlier, according to a National Realtors Association report.

  • Avid Amoeba
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    194 months ago

    Wait, but they’re going to make more loonies on the sale because of the same currency differential.

  • @kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    84 months ago

    I expect the chaos that Trump is creating, and his threats against Canada also play a significant part in their decision.

      • @kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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        24 months ago

        Meathead Ron and his dumbass policies

        Yeah, I’m sure that’s also a contributing factor.

        But Agent Orange and his speed run of Project2025’s agenda was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

  • @reddig33@lemmy.world
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    Dumb question — how do you magically live in another country for three months with no green card or no dual citizenship?

    • @anachronist@midwest.social
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      24 months ago

      That’s exactly how long you can stay in the country under the visa waver program.

      If you have to stay longer you can get a B1/B2 visa.

  • @chuck@lemmy.ca
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    Well it’s not like you can insure the houses anymore in Florida and with enough time there’s going to be a hurricane that wipes the region out again. Better to let some hillbilly be the bag holder

    • Kichae
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      194 months ago

      I cannot tell whether this is being asked in an aggressive or derisive tone. Out of curiosity, how would you respond to:

      What the heck is a greenback? Slang for the American dollar?

      if it was asked in c/USA on lemmy.us?

    • TomatoPotato69
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      A Canadian one dollar coin is often referred to as a Loonie because they have a picture of a Loon on one side. A two dollar coin is generally referred to as a Toonie as play off of Loonie, although it has a picture of a Polar Bear.