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Re:Foreign buyers crushing home dreams in Vancouver as Canad... by __derek__ on Monday May 09, 2016 @06:37PM (#11663789)
I was in Vancouver last weekend and, as is my habit, checked out the prices near the place I was staying. Houses that I would expect to cost $600k in Seattle were listed at $2 million. I'm still struggling to comprehend that.
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Re:Foreign buyers crushing home dreams in Vancouver as Canad... by mccoolman on Monday May 09, 2016 @06:53PM (#11663888)
The craziest part is when you go outside of Vancouver to places like Abbotsford or Victoria. Both have housing prices nearing the $1m mark fast, and it's not uncommon for property owners to get realtors knocking on their doors daily asking them to sell to their overseas client.
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Re:Foreign buyers crushing home dreams in Vancouver as Canad... by __derek__ on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @12:26PM (#11668377)
As it happens, yesterday, a real estate agent dropped off some materials about selling while I was out. Now that's a timely coincidence.
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