Weekly Market Update, Feb. 1/19

So we're down around 15% year over year now that the average SFH is $3xxk. With the UCP getting in, I could see a $2xxk in the next 36 to 48 months if they decide to cut back on government spending and rates keep rising. I would actually love that, as I could buy a good house in Glenora for $550k instead of $800k!

Also, the people who have bought in the last 24 months have probably lost almost all of their equity with this plunge.

Gross. By my estimate, I've lost about $150k in equity in the last two years spread over two places. I feel like such a loser-clown for putting so much into real estate- I don't mind the primary residence going down as it's a long term thing, but buying the second place was dumb. Should've bet on a diversified financial portfolio and rode the Trump wave instead. Full liquidity, good returns, no special assesment risk, and no renter. Not that he's bad; awesome actually. But Dammit.

Very sad. What I was trying to warn everyone about two years age that everyone mocked. Still got a ways to go before this all ends folks.

T-Rev - Kudos for taking ownership of that decision and not blaming the government like so many people do. If you went heavy into real estate while the price of oil was at its peak and interest rates were at their bottom, you should have priced in significant down side risk to your buying decisions. Most people did not. Is that the conservative party's fault not to warn people when most of these buying decisions were made? Is it the NDPs for not bailing everyone out? No.. we have a free market which everyone loves and that means sometimes people are going to get burnt.

Win some, lose some, try and learn from my mistakes. Life goes on, and they make more money every day. Stay healthy, stay learning, stay hungry, stay smiling, and success will find you.

Homeowners will feel a little less rich right now which impacts their spending habits. however the reality is if you have purchased a 'home' then you will likely be in it for enough time to see the value appreciate. If you are an investor then hopefully you have the cash flow to ride this out and not have to realise losses.

Stu, what you said is true and I'd like to add that many of those who need to sell today for whatever reason have bought their house before 2006-2007 which was the bubble time and we all know prices more than doubled then so even if prices drop 30% or more today those sellers are still more than fine to move ahead with the sale while keeping a huge amount of profit in their pockets.

Investors on the other hand who bought right before 2014 i.e. the oil crisis year might be the most affected in today's market if their properties are cash flow negative however I as an investor myself would blame them for that if they didn't account for rainy days so if an investor stretched themselves thin and over borrowed then it's their own fault unfortunately.

dropping 40k is only a few hundred a month not too bad long term if there is a renter or you are living there. at least everything is affordable here

Stu,

good point. Real estate will always go up in the long term. Not once in history has it not.

Tom ,but don't forget , after boom house prices always return to historical level unless this time it's different.