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The cost of renting a home in Victoria.

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I am fed up to here (yes, I am tapping my forehead). 1 Part social vigilante, equal part unsatisfied customer, 2 parts 'I wish I could punch you in the back of the head for being such an ass'. Toss in a dash of intolerance for stupidity and a generous helping of impatience. Stew for almost 40 years.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

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3 comments:

  1. ΩMay 18, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    Links to the Residential Tenancy Branch and advocacy groups.

    Keep posting ads in Used Victoria and craigslist to get max exposure.

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  2. ΩMay 20, 2009 at 12:52 AM

    Interesting article.

    I knew back in 2003 that this would happen so did many economists but if anyone said it you were labled a "Conspiracy Theorists" or
    "Pessimistic"

    These kind of stories can be linked to as something to use for content here.
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    The shocking truth about the value of your home

    New evidence shows that Canadian prices could go down, and stay down, for a decade
    Tags: Bowra Group, H&H Yaletown, housing crisis, housing market, Merrill Lynch, mortgage, National Bank, Royal LePage, Simon Côté, Teranet-National Bank House Price Index, the Onni Group, vancouver
    http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/23/the-shocking-truth-about-the-value-of-your-home/

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  3. ΩJune 1, 2009 at 6:06 PM

    For every homeless person on the street, up to four families are at risk of losing their homes. (CMHC)
    Long-term or "chronically" homeless people - the individuals we see on our streets - represent less than 20 percent of the homeless population. The rest are families and individuals who, often through no fault of their own, find themselves without a place to live.


    http://www.coalitionottawa.ca/html/housing.html

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