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CBC News - Money - Should Canada fear housing bubble trouble?
February 10, 2010
Should Canada fear housing bubble trouble?
By CBC News
Most analysts don't see a housing bubble in Canada ? at least not yet. But many say the situation bears close watching.
These days, it...
Good:
Found an amazing g/f. Living together happily.
Just got a crazy dream job that may pave the way to early retirement.
Almost finished masters and already found another program to enroll into after.
Bad:
Doctor said I have relatively high blood pressure (=risk factor for early death)...
investment 101 by airbag :)
Risk vs Reward
When you buy a stock you take on risk in return for reward on bearing that risk. The risk you are taking is that the stock will underperform. The more risk you are taking, the higher the return you will get. All investments are trade offs between risk...
So far I haven't heard any reasons for using a Realtor when selling your house other than to list on MLS: MLS is a giant monopoly and listing on it, as opposed to CL / kijiji, may attract more buyers thus raising the price.
Does anyone know if any realtors would be willing to significantly...
So far it seems that the only value added by the realtor is for sellers - to be able to list your house on MLS. Paying a percentage of your sale to be able to advertise on some popular online database seems like an expensive monopoly.
I still don't understand why buyers would ever want to pay a...
Some basic questions
What is the value added when using a Realtor to buy a pre-owned house?
What is the value added when using a Realtor to sell your house?
Can a regular person list his/her house on MLS without being associated with any Realtors?
If not using a Realtor to sell your house...