"It's clear looking at the data that I'm looking at, that in terms of the prices, they've stabilized," he said. "Anyone expecting a continued decline in average price will be surprised and disappointed."
Gregory Klump, July 16, 2008
I think this takes the cake because it comes from the CREA's chief economist who makes assertions with such certainty without explaining to the public what data was used or how he came to his conclusion. The confidence was there without any reflection on what was said in the past.
Anyway I update the chart a had posted earlier this year. Enjoy.
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Heh....priceless.....
We're in the same boat in Vancouver. At around the same time as the Klump quote, the chief economist of the BC Real Estate Association said there was "no indication" of substantial price declines.
Today, prices are off 14.8 per cent. This is a $84,000 haircut for the benchmark home as compared to prices seven months ago.
bearclaw
at one time you had a link on one of your posts i think it was a CREN
link that showed hundreds of crap condos that were being held off of the MLS so as not to drive prices down
i cant find it..do you know where it is ?
condohype,
Thanks for commenting! I read your best-of list and it was excellent. A lot of great material in Vancouver. I think you guys need a top 100. What about Ian Watt? Or Rennie holiday Christmas ad telling people not to engage in negative speculation. hahaha
I would buy a book of the Vancouver Housing boom and bust it will be historic.
squid,
I don't know if that site exists here are some related posts.
http://albertarealestatewatch.blogspot.com/2008/02/latest-market-figures.html
http://albertarealestatewatch.blogspot.com/2008/04/always-be-closing.html
http://albertarealestatewatch.blogspot.com/2008/06/millwoods-condo-follow-up.html
http://albertarealestatewatch.blogspot.com/2008/07/millwoods-condo-follow-up-and-classic.html
Bob T wants you to do 2009 predictions as he thinks that you're a joke (that's how he feels about you).
Why don't you prove him wrong?
I'd say that calgary/Edmonton will both bite the dust at a rate of -15% this year minimum. More if there's a torrent of desperate folks listing for the spring un-rush.
good one realtor slayer --
i mean bob t.
realtor slayer,
I find you name offensive. Get a new handle and stop trolling.
Also, BT is just creating a diversion.
trumans attack on you
shows his desperation and points out that he is definitely in financial peril
hehejeje..laughter and joy as the the king pom pom real estate shamster goes down the finacial drain
at least he wont clog up the cross country ski trails next year
squidly77 also said the following:
“nothing that is said on a blog should be taken with too much seriousness and if people get offended they should remove themselves from the public forum”
“calgarians are the stupiddest idiots in canada”
“just keep the emotions out of it”
“goddam hamburger flippers at it again”
“when ever someone bashs me i know that i gotten under there skin and that is good”
“he is wayyyyyyy to touchy
he overreacted in a big way
which leads one to think
me thinks he protests too much”
“you are responsible for the mess your in don’t blame me don’t blame the realtor blame yourself”
“when you know someones got your goat..and you cant find the words to fight back
1..discredit and call him a liar
if that dosnt work
2..throw insults at him/her
and if that didnt work
3..throw false allegations at him/her”
“faggots all should be lined up and shot. they don’t deserve a house to live.”
Oct 2007: “as interest rates will reset to 8-9% in the coming 12 months”
“All blacks and foregnners should go back to where they came”
“bums and hoeless people should get a job”
“neil you’re a total idiot”
“do you know how fucked you are?”
bwabwabwabwabwa !!!
“what a loser! sucker. idiot.”
“whos the nut”
“i never swear online”
“most of them are short fat middle aged wannabes”
“burn baby burn. I cannot wait for it to be like 1982 again.”
“bob censoring his comments again. what a piece of shit.”
“your a worthless human being”
“ha ha. you don't own anything. the bank owns you bitch lol.”
“i think sheldon has been fair with his blog”
“shit-even the title denotes r/e is overpriced. man, you're dumb.”
“dont screw around
your a ramen or a screwed
spec-buyer”
“they have sent over supposedly skilled tradesman from india the philipines and a host of other countries
they are not near the level of Canadians”
realtors as a rule are un-educated
and have no marketable skills
we are supposed to be better
if your a stupid buyer..whos to blame..not the realtor
you are
mothers of future realtors abort your babies
single moms are under-achievers
"i still claim that it is impossible for the median price to remain exactly the same for 8 days"
“the creb has difficulties calculating the math”
“first off..i have always said DONT blame your realtor if you over paid for your house”
“your mother should have aborted”
“all realtots are whores”
“the ramen marketing machine is so full of shit, they believe their own crap.”
“neither you or i can influence the choices of others..so relax its a blog”
“the future is good..not for you
but for me and my family”
“hehe.. your gonna lose it all”
“just reading sheldons board
he sure seems like a stand up guy
he just says it like it is”
“basement dwelling losers”
“ramen eating freak realtor”
“real estate boards are manipulating the data now”
“old criteria stats are no longer available”
“suck it up little boy”
“radley is an idiot”
“i have always respected bob truman
he knocked me..i knocked him
but he offered much good information..and won
many friends”
“these people typically are at the low end of the gene pool”
“now..if findcalgary.com would just disappear..panic and confusion would set in and prices would free fall”
“you realy are stupid”
“i mean realy..why are they so stupid ?”
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