Comments on: Apocalypse soon? http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/ Book and Weblog - Authored by Garth Turner Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:37:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Denis Perdue http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Denis Perdue Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:24:05 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/#comment-56 Hi Garth, I’m starting this as if I know you I hope you don’t mind. I read your blog every day or two and although I don’t agree with everything you say I find it of interest. I have just bought your book “Greater Fool” and agree with a lot of what you say because I was a real estate agent in Toronto through a previous turn down. However the one think you don’t understand was that there was no mention in the book on the policy of the Federal Government on immigration(I go to Toronto one a year to Sunnybrook Cancer Clinic and see the changes on the subway there). It seems to me that our immigration policy is so much more open then the U.S.A. ; would this not have an effect on house prices? Yours Sincerely Denis Perdue Hi Garth,
I’m starting this as if I know you I hope you don’t mind.
I read your blog every day or two and although I don’t agree with everything you say I find it of interest.
I have just bought your book “Greater Fool” and agree with a lot of what you say because I was a real estate agent in Toronto through a previous turn down. However the one think you don’t understand was that there was no mention in the book on the policy of the Federal Government on immigration(I go to Toronto one a year to Sunnybrook Cancer Clinic and see the changes on the subway there). It seems to me that our immigration policy is so much more open then the U.S.A. ; would this not have an effect on house prices?
Yours Sincerely
Denis Perdue

]]> By: Daytona Beach Florida Real Estate http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Daytona Beach Florida Real Estate Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:08:49 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/#comment-38 It is amazing to see how our troubles here in the US have spread to other countries and to Canada to our North. Things are starting to pick up and in hardest hit areas Florida, California, Nevada, Arizonia it may just take longer. I don't see it as all doom and gloom. The goverment here has lowered interest rates and raised loans amounts to entice people to buy. People are leary buy curious and some are taking advantage of what might very well turn out to be the bigest profits on a long term investment every seen in US. I hope our baby boomers with take advantage of the market and buy that retirement home or vacation rental home. I do have concerns about the price of homes that went up so quickly affecting the market. With allowing loan limits to go higher aren't we just allowing this to continue. I would rather see a decline and people invest in homes with a long term investment not a ATM mentality. So as we look to the Canadians to see how they handle our economic struggle one can only wonder how it will look one year from now. It is amazing to see how our troubles here in the US have spread to other countries and to Canada to our North. Things are starting to pick up and in hardest hit areas Florida, California, Nevada, Arizonia it may just take longer. I don’t see it as all doom and gloom. The goverment here has lowered interest rates and raised loans amounts to entice people to buy. People are leary buy curious and some are taking advantage of what might very well turn out to be the bigest profits on a long term investment every seen in US. I hope our baby boomers with take advantage of the market and buy that retirement home or vacation rental home. I do have concerns about the price of homes that went up so quickly affecting the market. With allowing loan limits to go higher aren’t we just allowing this to continue. I would rather see a decline and people invest in homes with a long term investment not a ATM mentality.

So as we look to the Canadians to see how they handle our economic struggle one can only wonder how it will look one year from now.

]]> By: John Jung http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-33 John Jung Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:14:02 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/#comment-33 Hi again... Wanting very much to get your book, I just checked amazon.ca and they say it's a 1 to 4 month for your book to ship! Chapters/Indigo isn't much better at 3 to 4 weeks... And neither chain in the GTA appears to have it in stock... :( John: <em>It is being shipped at this moment, and shoould be in all Chapters stores within a week. Thanks for your patience. BTW, I just got books myself today. -- Garth</em> Hi again…

Wanting very much to get your book, I just checked amazon.ca and they say it’s a 1 to 4 month for your book to ship! Chapters/Indigo isn’t much better at 3 to 4 weeks…

And neither chain in the GTA appears to have it in stock… :(

John:

It is being shipped at this moment, and shoould be in all Chapters stores within a week. Thanks for your patience. BTW, I just got books myself today. — Garth

]]> By: Dale http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Dale Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:06:40 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/03/09/apocalypse-soon/#comment-32 Hey Garth I just purchased your book and am SUPER pumped to read it. What took you so long? :) I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. Living in Canmore, no body believed me when I said the US was about to collapse, and they have a tough time with the Canadian market (it can be a tough time for people to see information they don't want to) Anyways, I am sure you book will be awesome and I wanted to give a quick thanks for writing it. I wish it much success. Create a great day Dale Hey Garth

I just purchased your book and am SUPER pumped to read it. What took you so long? :) I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. Living in Canmore, no body believed me when I said the US was about to collapse, and they have a tough time with the Canadian market (it can be a tough time for people to see information they don’t want to)

Anyways, I am sure you book will be awesome and I wanted to give a quick thanks for writing it. I wish it much success.

Create a great day
Dale

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