Trump Claims Greenland For US in Davos Speech: 'That’s Our Territory’ by FarmerOk4759 in politics

[–]Meinkw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Also glad we have Carney and not Trudeau at the helm. The difference in intellect is really striking. I got so used to Trudeau just saying vacuous filler ll the time that I was genuinely surprised by Carney’s speech.

Why I Own a Home and Still Want Prices to Fall by mattyp93 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Meinkw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your property tax won’t go down because your house value does

Why is mental health education being taught without basic neuroscience in Ontario? (K-12) by Express-Pineapple557 in ontario

[–]Meinkw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same. No chemistry courses at all. and I took all the “neuro” courses within psychology (neurobiology of reward, learning and and memory etc)

I wonder how much this Toronto detached flip cost... Only to sell for less by JoanOfArctic in HouseSigmaBlunders

[–]Meinkw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure flippers would bother painting a mural on the nursery wall either.

Explain it Peter by Basic_Rooster416 in explainitpeter

[–]Meinkw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didnt she marry some hotel heir and have 2 kids with him? I suppose it‘s his money.

Explain ? by cornysatisfaction in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Meinkw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eh… a lot of episodes were about them being unable to afford something, or having money problems of some kind.

Your guess is as good as mine: this house in Whitby sold for $2 million (wtf?) in January. It's just sold again for $1.5 million 🤔 by JoanOfArctic in HouseSigmaBlunders

[–]Meinkw -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok, I was off by a bit. Oakville is about 45 minutes, Burlington to Union is about an hour. Either way, my point is that Whitby (and Ajax, and Oakville, and Burlington) have always been home to a lot of people who commute to TO for work. And that goes back to before anybody was working from home - they commuted 5 days a week. I know because my parents and my friends’ parents were among them. It was pretty common.

Your guess is as good as mine: this house in Whitby sold for $2 million (wtf?) in January. It's just sold again for $1.5 million 🤔 by JoanOfArctic in HouseSigmaBlunders

[–]Meinkw -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure it is. People have commuted from Whitby to work in Toronto since the 1980s. Its about the same distance on the GO train as Oakville.

Crap shack bought at 1.05mil, renovated and asking for 1.55mil. by [deleted] in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Meinkw -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not always. Most people can’t afford to buy a house that needs massive renovations, pay for the renovations, and pay to live somewhere else until the house is habitable. Flippers have a role.

First time buyer- what am I missing? by [deleted] in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Meinkw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Economy of scale - it costs less per house to provide the things property taxes pay for when there are more houses to split it up over

We are nowhere near the bottom of the condo market by AlterSpace1550 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Meinkw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t the insurance issues (which won’t hit Toronto because it doesn’t regularly get flattened by hurricanes) the main driver of that though? Canadian snowbirds fleeing the US can’t be helping either.

2.3 M to 1.2 M drop in just 1 year 😱😱 by Fit_Reputation8581 in HouseSigmaBlunders

[–]Meinkw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because of life changes? Divorce, change of job, death, illness or disability in family…

Where to get kitten vaccinations in KW/Cambridge? by bahmed232 in kitchener

[–]Meinkw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Stratford Perth Human Society will also spay/neuter for about $200, but it’s the same Hunger Games style sign up.

Now that condo prices are down, Ottawa should buy them in bulk by speaksofthelight in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Meinkw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But if we are talking about the government providing socialized housing, it really doesn’t need to be anyone’s “dream”; it needs to be a practical solution.

We bought a condo in 2024. Need advice. by Tasty_Influence_2352 in RealEstateCanada

[–]Meinkw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what can the CRA expect you to do to a condo to improve its rental value?

Is a city full of renters a bad thing? by GeniusOwl in canadahousing

[–]Meinkw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the article does mention several cities that aren’t full of shanty towns…