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Originally Posted by coalminecanary
I have a friend with 50k saved and a good job with a major employer, zero debt, living single - their preapproval is for 400k. Good luck finding anything at 400k in Hamilton now. It is NOT a good time for young people. The prices are climbing at a faster rate than any reasonable person is able to add to their savings for down payment. It's not sustainable in any way whatsoever, and it's not good for anyone including people who already have houses because they will never be able to sell if they want to live somewhere else in the same city. Literally you cannot buy a house with condition to sell, so you have to sell first - and if there is a 1 month gap between your sale and the house you buy, bam you just lost 30k of buying power because the prices went up. Owning a house that you live in is not an investment unless you think one day you want to live nowhere. The only people this asinine situation benefits are people already in houses who are in the market to either downsize, move away, or die. Toronto and Vancouver prices are crazy, but at least it took time to get there. The slope of the curve here is not something anyone should celebrate, no mater what golfi says
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When interest rates are below 1.5% it makes complete sense. The fact is, your friend can't afford to by in the Toronto area. Without help from family or winning the lottery, it's not realistic to own right now for young people.
Although it's not all bad for the city, in fact this boom is great news. It will attract higher earning professionals that actually have money to spend on stores and businesses in the downtown. Eventually, it will also attract higher paying jobs. Most of Hamilton's growth right now is driven my its proximity to Toronto, but eventually it will build it's own momentum.
Side note, does anyone know when this project will likely get approved? Wondering if we'll see work getting started at the site this summer...