Indigenous group seeks control of $300M housing fund
Funds are part of a new federal $4.3 billion Indigenous Housing strategy to support improvements to First Nation and Metis housing
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So when’s the housing bubble bursting?
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Real estate: Richmond's expensive properties found in ALR
The most highly valued properties in Richmond, according to BC Assessment, are mega-mansions located in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
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With leases set to expire, B.C. urged to keep modular housing units in Vancouver
A former Vancouver councillor is urging the B.C. government to retain temporary modular housing units to alleviate the city’s housing crisis.
Surrey taxpayers face large property tax increase if police transition continues, mayor says - BC | Globalnews.ca
Surrey mayor Brenda Locke told Global News she believes property taxes will increase on average $1,200 per household if the city transitions to the Surrey Police Service.
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Wifey and I decided to go back to house hunting after February. By then, our taxes should be down and paid. I’m finally getting close to not having to owe taxes at the end of each year.
2020 fucked me up financially. I owed 3k for 2020 and 4k in 2021 this year, it looks like I may owe 1.5k after doing some preliminary calculations with my last pay stubs. If you’re finding yourself owing, then you have to increase your federal withholdings. My main job is good. It’s my part time job where I’m not paying enough taxes on. I didn’t realize it until August of 2021. That’s when I increased my federal withholdings $200. If I would have corrected it at the beginning of the year, I would have got about a 2k refund. Wifey carry the child as a dependent since she makes less. We don’t file jointly.
So house hunting will resume in March. Hopefully, shit won’t be anything like last year. Shit still over priced out here, but I got to get out of this rental.
2020 fucked me up financially. I owed 3k for 2020 and 4k in 2021 this year, it looks like I may owe 1.5k after doing some preliminary calculations with my last pay stubs. If you’re finding yourself owing, then you have to increase your federal withholdings. My main job is good. It’s my part time job where I’m not paying enough taxes on. I didn’t realize it until August of 2021. That’s when I increased my federal withholdings $200. If I would have corrected it at the beginning of the year, I would have got about a 2k refund. Wifey carry the child as a dependent since she makes less. We don’t file jointly.
So house hunting will resume in March. Hopefully, shit won’t be anything like last year. Shit still over priced out here, but I got to get out of this rental.
Good luck Fam. You still looking in the GBORO area?
Definitely. ONLY because of where I teach at part time. I don’t want to have to commute no more than 20 to 30 minutes from the job. Those minutes matter. Lol. Right now it takes me 10 minutes.
Yeah I feel you. Those long commutes are not worth it. My first 3 years in DC, I was driving 30 min. to work and 1.5 hours to get home...Not because of distance, but traffic. I hated that shit so much, I said I will always be within a reasonable amount of time to work. I don't see how people do that everyday.
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Tuesday the two new builds they built on my block the beginning of last Summer which priced started out at $450k (3br/2.5 bt) are now $150k. They put the price up on the for sale sign. Next block over there have been 12 houses with for sale signs been that way since early August. 
Tuesday the two new builds they built on my block the beginning of last Summer which priced started out at $450k (3br/2.5 bt) are now $150k. They put the price up on the for sale sign. Next block over there have been 12 houses with for sale signs been that way since early August.
That's crazy
Home prices in Q4 down year-over-year, first decline since end of 2008: report
A report by Royal LePage says the median price of a home in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2022 posted the first year-over-year decline since the end of 2008 during the financial crisis.
I was talking to a friend from another work location. We were discussing rent, mortgages, downpayments, etc.
He's been living in an apartment for a number of years, and said he just can't bring himself to leave when he sees the amount some people are paying rent-wise ($2000 - 3000) for smaller places around the city. His apt is centrally located in Vancouver, a big place, and only $1200.
He was saying he would have gotten into the market years ago but wasn't comfortable financially. He had spent too much on grad school (but unfortunately hasn't needed that education for his current job - it's just to have in case he branches off and chooses a different career in the future). I was telling him about how I was working crazy hours back in the 2000s trying to save up for a sizable downpayment for "back then prices" (and to look at how much stuff is going for now is definitely unsettling).
Vancouver tenant must pay more than $500K over fire that began in her unit, court rules
A Vancouver renter's negligence led to the 2017 fire that damaged her apartment and several others, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.
Sort of reminds me of well-built electronics from the past, compared to some of the cheap shit of the past decade or two. Stuff that seemingly lasted for ages. TVs and stereos that never had any issues.
Planned obsolescence is one thing, but there was definitely better built stuff previously.
These days there's just too many moving parts & features with electronics. Too many things that can go wrong.
Or cars which basically have a computer on board, but weak-ass plastic or whatever with the bumpers / fenders. Stuff that crumbles and offers zero protection.
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Tuesday the two new builds they built on my block the beginning of last Summer which priced started out at $450k (3br/2.5 bt) are now $150k. They put the price up on the for sale sign. Next block over there have been 12 houses with for sale signs been that way since early August.
Daaaaaamn.
Got a homegirl who lives in Alamance County near Saxapahaw. She has a nice 25 year old house on 2 acres, but it's in the sticks.
B.C. adopts new housing permit strategy to get more homes built quickly
British Columbians are about to learn how the provincial government plans to overcome barriers to new home development.
A look inside one of the most expensive homes ever sold in Ottawa
A two-storey home with spectacular views in the Old Village of Rockcliffe Park is one of the most expensive homes ever sold in the city of Ottawa.
$10M Fraser Valley mansion comes with working winery
A mansion listed for just shy of $10 million in B.C.'s Fraser Valley comes with a small vineyard, a working boutique winery, horse stables, and a riding ring.
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Ain’t nobody trying to pay these crazy ass rates and still high ass home prices. You could have an easier time paying for a 700k house with a 2.6% rate (rate I got in 2020) vs 6% now which adds nearly $1000 to your mortgage payment