canadian: Mclean's Article Stirs the Pot of Canadian Housing Market Values
- 02/24/09 10:44 AM
A rather sensationalistic article just came out in Maclean's (a leading Canadian weekly magazine) stating that the Canadian housing market has the potential to fall off the cliff like our U.S. neighbours. Judging by the number of errors in the article being reported by Teranet and the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) who say they weren't even contacted for the article, I wonder about the motivation behind the story. This is their headline: "The shocking truth about the value of your home." In 1997, while traveling through the U.S. on a three-month journey with my family, I was shocked by the daily (4 comments)
canadian: Jeff Foxworthy on Canadians:
- 11/20/08 11:43 AM
We Canadians are indeed a breed apart. One of my co-workers just sent me this timeless Jeff Foxworthy list describing us Canucks perfectly. Read on: If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in Canada. If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Canada. If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Canada. If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you live in Canada. If 'vacation' means going anywhere south of Detroit for (0 comments)