tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post8912676832946309625..comments2023-12-02T00:38:46.467-08:00Comments on House Hunt Victoria: April 8 Market UpdateHouseHuntVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456914359088891317noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-35512683845156502022013-04-18T06:55:38.953-07:002013-04-18T06:55:38.953-07:00Don't apply anything on your business that you...Don't apply anything on your business that you are not sure about it. You should analyze it first before you apply it down. Consult your colleagues and have some healthy conversations with them. It would be nice if you will get something on them that might be helpful.<br /><br />I would like to share some information regarding <b>Real Estate Investment in Australia</b> just click to <a href="http://investmentinreal-estate.blogspot.com/2013/04/InvestmentsinAustralia.html" rel="nofollow">Know more here</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180673075694752041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-7370397705916895982013-04-12T20:47:22.869-07:002013-04-12T20:47:22.869-07:00The last hurrah before the sky falls. Must be.
Th...<i>The last hurrah before the sky falls. Must be.</i><br /><br />There is no hurrah in this market. It's just falling, plain and simple.Leo Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951281972056927807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-27983000314883838402013-04-12T19:18:05.343-07:002013-04-12T19:18:05.343-07:00Yes. Spring insanity. The last hurrah before the ...Yes. Spring insanity. The last hurrah before the sky falls. Must be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188115284116016130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-76335242401314317032013-04-12T18:42:26.272-07:002013-04-12T18:42:26.272-07:00The place on Lydia. Seems crazy. I don't...The place on Lydia. Seems crazy. I don't see the value there... Ancient, relatively close to shelbourne, way over assessment. Spring insanity.Leo Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951281972056927807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-41641077488966795812013-04-12T18:26:52.569-07:002013-04-12T18:26:52.569-07:00DavidL: Gotcha, but I think of the four core bein...DavidL: Gotcha, but I think of the four core being Vic,OB,Esq & Saanich (E&W) because they are the communities that actually abut Victoria, the rest don't.Alexandraherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100843258061373047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-55748181175714225342013-04-12T18:14:06.408-07:002013-04-12T18:14:06.408-07:00I swear that the worst job in all Victoria is the ...I swear that the worst job in all Victoria is the poor person that has to empty the garbage cans along Dallas Rd in the summertime.a simple manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054677016369304449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-24063626104503026962013-04-12T17:25:15.559-07:002013-04-12T17:25:15.559-07:00Krugman discusses Lust for Gold.
@Introvert
“Infla...Krugman discusses Lust for Gold.<br />@Introvert<br />“Inflation, like a price meltdown in Victoria real estate, is just around the corner, right guys?”<br /><br />Huh? You know grammar… you NO know real estate. <br />Gold and real estate need lots inflation same as you need air. Take away…suffocate fast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-83049807069201304792013-04-12T17:04:36.671-07:002013-04-12T17:04:36.671-07:00How Class Works - Richard Wolff<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGOA2WedIQo" rel="nofollow">How Class Works - Richard Wolff</a><br /><br />koozdrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879691936698695299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-25779154022173607462013-04-12T16:51:07.329-07:002013-04-12T16:51:07.329-07:00"pitbull testing grounds"
:-) So true!..."pitbull testing grounds" <br /><br />:-) So true! <br /><br />Most dog owners are pretty good, but a few ignorant ones can leave a pretty bad taste.caveat emptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318994505715193523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-66852319665657054452013-04-12T16:45:26.165-07:002013-04-12T16:45:26.165-07:00Traveling from Mayfair mall to Cadboro bay at rush...<i>Traveling from Mayfair mall to Cadboro bay at rush hour is no walk in the park either…</i><br /><br />Should be able to bike that no problems.Markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315282480144281935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-52993034802109235672013-04-12T16:44:57.965-07:002013-04-12T16:44:57.965-07:002206 Lydia St over asking (559k) for 575k.2206 Lydia St over asking (559k) for 575k.Markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315282480144281935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-36778030068206532312013-04-12T16:30:41.198-07:002013-04-12T16:30:41.198-07:00I hear you simple. I have to say I am glad Gonzo b...I hear you simple. I have to say I am glad Gonzo beach outlawed dogs in the summer month. I found the owners yelling all the time was irritating...dasmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638226799679794103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-9902101136923673462013-04-12T16:27:57.875-07:002013-04-12T16:27:57.875-07:00Traveling from Mayfair mall to Cadboro bay at rush...Traveling from Mayfair mall to Cadboro bay at rush hour is no walk in the park either…Mayfair Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190562135797032322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-25694625786426953082013-04-12T16:17:23.324-07:002013-04-12T16:17:23.324-07:00@dasmo - the only thing that is hard to take about...@dasmo - the only thing that is hard to take about Fairfield is the relative lawlessness of the pitbull testing grounds along the Dallas Rd waterfront. I have had more bad run-is with dogs when running through there than in all the areas of Victoria combined.a simple manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054677016369304449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-30563404185035521552013-04-12T16:17:21.826-07:002013-04-12T16:17:21.826-07:00@dasmo - the only thing that is hard to take about...@dasmo - the only thing that is hard to take about Fairfield is the relative lawlessness of the pitbull testing grounds along the Dallas Rd waterfront. I have had more bad run-is with dogs when running through there than in all the areas of Victoria combined.a simple manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054677016369304449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-128976095985053802013-04-12T16:09:04.761-07:002013-04-12T16:09:04.761-07:00I like how I have many options on my commute that ...I like how I have many options on my commute that all take under 15 minutes; Drive, Bus or bike. I can also walk to work in under 25 minutes...Would I pay an extra 250k for that? Only if I could afford it otherwise I would live somewhere else too...dasmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638226799679794103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-37476914649702685082013-04-12T15:52:16.082-07:002013-04-12T15:52:16.082-07:00In my personal experience many, many people are wi...<i>In my personal experience many, many people are willing to put up with a longer commute in order to get a newer, larger house.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://raisethehammer.org/blog/1698/'weighting_mistake'_leads_to_long_commutes_and_daily_misery" rel="nofollow">'Weighting Mistake' Leads to Long Commutes and Daily Misery</a><br /><br /><i>They found that, when people are choosing where to live, they consistently underestimate the pain of a long commute. This leads people to mistakenly believe that the big house in the exurbs will make them happier, even though it might force them to drive an additional hour to work.<br /><br />Of course, as [David] Brooks notes, that time in traffic is torture, and the big house isn't worth it. According to the calculations of Frey and Stutzer, a person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 percent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office. Another study, led by Daniel Kahneman and the economist Alan Krueger, surveyed nine hundred working women in Texas and found that commuting was, by far, the least pleasurable part of their day.</i>Introverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333045260631104757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-11835489861471500832013-04-12T15:44:18.677-07:002013-04-12T15:44:18.677-07:00Personally I love the region for its different qua...Personally I love the region for its different qualities. I like pitching and putting @ Juan de Fuca or playing paintball in Metchosin or seeing the fish spawn at Goldstream park. BUT, I'm sorry, Langford or Colwood do not have downtown cores and do not provide an urban lifestyle. Living in Fairfeild does. I might add that Fairfeild's desirability is not only due to proximity to ones work. It has some of the nicest tree lined streets of any hood, it is close to Beacon Hill Park, Close to the ocean, a pleasant walk or bike downtown, the village, and it is long established and stable. There is no debate here. This is all reflected in the prices there...<br /><br />Go ahead Introvert, I take no offence. Unlike others, I can take it and fully admit to my poor grammar skills. In fact, instead of blaming the computer for my errors I attribute it for making my spelling better over all! dasmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638226799679794103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-18472094710530060772013-04-12T15:24:16.641-07:002013-04-12T15:24:16.641-07:00"So clearly there are many prosperous people ..."So clearly there are many prosperous people living on the West shore"<br /><br />Undoubtedly. People choose to live in the 'burbs for a ton of reasons. Larger lot size, lower crime (or at least the perception of lower crime), faster to get out of town for recreation, have local work in the burbs, want to live in a newer house etc.<br /><br />In my personal experience many, many people are willing to put up with a longer commute in order to get a newer, larger house. I think their priorities are wrong but de gustibus non est disputandum.caveat emptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318994505715193523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-51267912882006726922013-04-12T14:33:07.213-07:002013-04-12T14:33:07.213-07:00@Alexandrahere
For years the stated core municipa...@Alexandrahere <br /><i>For years the stated core municipalities were always "the four core municipalities of Victoria, Oak Bay, Esquimalt and Saanich (E&W)". Just recently it seems, they, (...whomever they are) starting throwing View Royal into the mix.</i><br /><br />View Royal wasn't incorporated until 1988. Until then, it was an unincorporated area of the City of Victoria. (Anyone remember the City of Victoria used to own Thetis Lake Park and had a nursery off Six Mile Road.)DavidLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353906360642344879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-23033284350763579752013-04-12T14:08:38.277-07:002013-04-12T14:08:38.277-07:00The idea seems to be that people living on the Wes...The idea seems to be that people living on the West shore are folks driven by poverty out of the core, to dwell in the stinking favelas on the Western periphery.<br /><br />But what we have shown is that not only do you get a better house for your money on the West shore, but that there is a greater number of expensive ($750K and up) houses on the West shore than in OB and Gordon Head combined. <br /><br />So clearly there are many prosperous people living on the West shore, who live there not because they cannot afford even a dilapidated wreck in OB or even Esquimalt, but because either that's the most convenient place for them to live because they are part of the thriving and rapidly expanding West shore economy, or because they find the quality of life on the West shore better than in the core.CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-44864691614692573692013-04-12T14:05:21.865-07:002013-04-12T14:05:21.865-07:00My logic is often swayed by my stomach.
I know! ...<i>My logic is often swayed by my stomach.</i><br /><br />I know! I, too, love stopping to eat in Sooke after a hike on the JDF Trail. And another thing I like about Sooke is its tiny post office; it's so damn cute! I'm such a sucker for those sorts of things. Have you been to Tofino's library? Adorable.<br /><br />I just may end up retiring to a small town somewhere on this fine island.Introverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333045260631104757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-35079375164191550122013-04-12T13:59:44.817-07:002013-04-12T13:59:44.817-07:00Ha! The West shore just leeches off the "core...<i>Ha! The West shore just leeches off the "core" does it?</i><br /><br />@CS - That's a weird way to take my words. Common knowledge plus the commuting statistics I provided all support the contention that many people who live in the West Shore don't work there - in other words a bedroom community.<br /><br />That doesn't make them "leeches". Not at all. They serve an essential function.caveat emptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318994505715193523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-65133627398115056182013-04-12T13:59:38.976-07:002013-04-12T13:59:38.976-07:00Krugman discusses Lust for Gold.
Inflation, like ...Krugman discusses <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/opinion/krugman-lust-for-gold.html" rel="nofollow">Lust for Gold</a>.<br /><br />Inflation, like a price meltdown in Victoria real estate, is just around the corner, right guys?Introverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333045260631104757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-18021834620421957092013-04-12T13:58:48.090-07:002013-04-12T13:58:48.090-07:00Introvert - agree with your assessment of Sooke. ...Introvert - agree with your assessment of Sooke. My logic is often swayed by my stomach.a simple manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054677016369304449noreply@blogger.com