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Re:The Everything Bubble [infographic] by Nokinside on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:34AM (#15365610)
The value of your condo going up gives very limited information if there is bubble or not.

If you want to figure out what the correct price level is, find statistics that compares price of housing to median income in your area over time. That's the single most important metric determining the correct property valuations.

Prices can go up as long as incomes go up. Major cities have higher productivity and prices can go up until they start to eat too much from the income. In declining areas prices can go down and houses are still overvalued.

Re:The Everything Bubble [infographic] by mabbo on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:27AM (#15366103)
Wages did not go up by 60% in two years. They barely went up at all.
Re:The Everything Bubble [infographic] by Nokinside on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:54AM (#15366368)
Of course they didn't. But that's not the issue.

What is the price/income ratio now compared to long term average? How much of the 60% can be explained with prices rebounding to long term normal.

ps. I'm almost sure that house prices in Toronto are exceptionally high compared to income. I'm not arguing against that. I'm arguing against people using wrong numbers to measure things. Find relevant numbers and use them.

https://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings.jsp

Re:The Everything Bubble [infographic] by bob_theslob646 on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:56AM (#15365834)
Why not check the amount of domestic buyers versus foreign buyers?
Re:The Everything Bubble [infographic] by Nokinside on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:08AM (#15365943)
That's good idea in some specific areas and price categories.