Posts tagged “housing”

This is going to get ugly

I sure do wish Canada’s economy was more than fossil fuel zombies and a housing bubble. In February, a study of “the world’s least affordable housing markets” showed how Canada’s speculative bubble has made Toronto and Vancouver one of the world’s frontrunners when it comes to unaffordable housing. Using a scale in which a rating […]

Rich people are burdens on society

Do Multi-Million Dollar Mansions Really Benefit Cities? No. Even at the level of property taxes they’re paying less than the rest of us, and once services, infrastructure, etc are factored in, mansions look even worse.