VANCOUVER – The Walkers, a young family of 4, have finally found their perfect starter home after bidding $200,000 over asking on a dollhouse. “Sure, it’s a bit smaller than we were hoping,…
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Vancouver sets empty house tax to 10,000 Yuan
VANCOUVER – Shortly after the BC government yielded to Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson’s call for a vacant home tax, the city agreed on an annual charge of ¥10,000. “Houses are…
Vancouver luxury condo revealed to be cluster of oil soaked rags
VANCOUVER – Purchasers of units within Vancouver’s luxury condo, “The Pacific”, were dismayed to find that the building they were preparing to move into was in fact just a large cluster of oil so…
Local couple buys last affordable piece of non-haunted Toronto real estate
TORONTO – A local couple has purchased Toronto’s last piece of real estate that could reasonably be maintained by an average-income family, that is also free of tormented spirits. “We…
Underemployed millennial not particularly worried about housing bubble
VANCOUVER – Part-time barista Jeremy Fletcher admitted yesterday that he was not overly concerned about the possibility that housing prices across Canada could suddenly collapse, causing a …
Middle-class Vancouver family can’t believe how many crawl spaces are in their price range
VANCOUVER – The Davidsons, a family of five, have easily discovered many reasonably priced crawl spaces, unoccupied walls, and under-porch real estate available in Vancouver, contradicting …
Construction nears completion on future abandoned building
WHITEHORSE — Construction is almost finished on a brand new six-story building in downtown Whitehorse that is expected to be the first abandoned one of 2017. “We look forward to this becomi…
Study: 30% of Millennials already squatting in their dream homes
MONTREAL – A new study from McGill shows that Canada’s economy may be bouncing back, finding that nearly one-third of Millennials are already illegally living in million, or multimill…
Gingerbread housing market expected to crumble
NORTH CHRISTMASLAND – A team of economists have released a report detailing an impending price drop in the gingerbread housing market. “Gingerbread families can’t afford the mortgages baker…
Home ownership bad idea reports guy with $5000 in the bank
VANCOUVER – The benefits of home ownership do not outweigh its many risks, according to a guy with $5013 in his bank account. “You have to look at taxes, maintenance fees, and other expense…