Not just a rural issue ….

[LEP]

I dont understand.. the original post says that these numbers are from USA. How would the libs be to blame for whats happening down south... exactly?

Also.. if the avg age of a homebuyer is now 56.... odds are pretty good they are already home owners, thus they are selling their existing homes and probably downgrading which, in turn, opens up family homes for people.

thats an incredddibbbbbllyy cherry picked stat..

like..
what is the avg sq footage size that anyone over 50 is buying?
wiling to bet the sq footage compared to their previous home is, on avg, smaller.

You think its an upgrade or are they just cashing out the equity they are sitting on ( getting hammered on capital gains such as in canadadian cities like vancouver or toronto) and then downsizing...?

HonestLy. Find a useful median age for CANADA if you want to blame the current govt.
i recently read that alberta is now paying the 2nd highest vehicle insurance rates in canada and it will probably go higher as we are switching to no fault insurance ( a policy that has shown NOT to decrease insurance rates).... and i would like to blame the left wing govt in new zealand. They suck. All their fault.


HahahhahHH
Ndp
Liberals
Cons. At fault. For US home prices. Lol

You guys are awesome.

You do realize you don't pay taxes on the capital gains on a primary residence. Don't you?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

There’s also a cultural mindset shift here. Many are choosing to rent because they don’t want to responsibility and cost of home upkeep.

You can say it’s housing cost as much as you want, but buying the house isn’t the issue. Paying the upkeep, maintenance, taxes and insurance is.

Why worry about those when you can let a landlord worry about it.

I could argue that the current system of home ownership is just long term rental in which the maintenance costs are downloaded onto the unwitting tenant.

25 year mortgage, often refinanced and extended for an entire career.

If not for appreciation thanks to irresponsible fiscal policy, renting would be far preferable.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

And renewables don"t create any wealth? Another huh!

When you take wind and solar which both generate electricity and that electricity can be used for all purposes, that electricity has value, just the same as any electricity and creates wealth.

How is that any different than building a dam for hydro or any other form of generation other than there are no fuel costs with renewables?

Did you ever find the answer to my question about how much wind energy you can haul on a container ship to export to Europe?
You were the one who told us we are going to trade with Europe instead of the US.

Almost the only industries with a positive balance of trade are energy and resources.

If you replace those resources with solar and wind, while simultaneously ceasing to trade with the US, what will we export to create wealth?

[Blaithin]

I could argue that the current system of home ownership is just long term rental in which the maintenance costs are downloaded onto the unwitting tenant.

25 year mortgage, often refinanced and extended for an entire career.

If not for appreciation thanks to irresponsible fiscal policy, renting would be far preferable.

Renting is less stressful in many ways.

Farmers may not be able to appreciate how much most people try to avoid unnecessary stress. Farmers being almost unique in their self torture of adding more stress upon stress upon stress and excusing it as business.

Most people aren’t interested in that kind of lifestyle.

You’ll notice a similar shift in the work force. The days of “everyone just wants the OT” are gone, even with the cost of living these days. People want their time to relax, they want their lives to have stress free areas.

Many people frame it as Kids these days are just lazy and don’t know how to work, but that’s a narrow and ignorant view of a complex scenario.

[redleaf]

Many people frame it as Kids these days are just lazy and don’t know how to work, but that’s a narrow and ignorant view of a complex scenario.

Well I guess I fall into the narrow minded area. I suppose they might not be “lazy” but I would say they have it too damn good if, not working that overtime, is an option. I’ll admit I am getting old but I remember times when you could hardly buy a job and if you had a job the pay wasn’t all that great.
Having leisure time is important, I will agree, but having the means to enjoy it are important as well.

[furrowtickler]

Sadly the young generation workforce realizes that the harder you work in Canada the less you actually take home because you just get taxed to death for trying to better oneself.
never was that way nearly as bad with our generation 45-60 year olds. When we worked harder did 2 jobs or put in overtime it was worthwhile. Not so much now

[furrowtickler]

In canada this current liberal government punishes the productive wealth creating workforce and awards all others

[Blaithin]

Many people frame it as Kids these days are just lazy and don’t know how to work, but that’s a narrow and ignorant view of a complex scenario.

Well I guess I fall into the narrow minded area. I suppose they might not be “lazy” but I would say they have it too damn good if, not working that overtime, is an option. I’ll admit I am getting old but I remember times when you could hardly buy a job and if you had a job the pay wasn’t all that great.
Having leisure time is important, I will agree, but having the means to enjoy it are important as well.

People that don’t have to regularly work over 40 hours a week have it too damn good…

That’s insane.

How do they have it too good? They get paid too much? They’re supported by someone too much? Their partner works as well? They’ve balanced their income with their costs?

If someone has got their work life balance figured out that they don’t have to work 40-100 hours a week, good for them!

Workaholics are pretty much on par with alcoholics to me. People that have poor coping skills and are avoidants, the to detriment of many of their relationships in life. It’s unhealthy, no matter what the reason is. People frown on drug addicts yet for some reason workaholics and alcoholics are supposed to be facts of life we need to put up with and are frequently used as goals.

Work 100 hours a week, drink when you’re done work.

That fairy tale needs to stop being promoted.

Redleaf, you come across as the kind of guy who would say “Who needs therapy when you can ride a motorcycle/fly a plane/go fishing once a yearl

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Workaholics are pretty much on par with alcoholics to me. People that have poor coping skills and are avoidants, the to detriment of many of their relationships in life. It’s unhealthy, no matter what the reason is.

It is uncanny how accurately you just described my younger self and my motivations.
Unhealthy, absolutely. Joints ruined before I was 30.
The alternative would have been much worse. Doesn't mean I shouldn't have found a better way to cope.

[Blaithin]

It is uncanny how accurately you just described my younger self and my motivations.
Unhealthy, absolutely. Joints ruined before I was 30.
The alternative would have been much worse. Doesn't mean I shouldn't have found a better way to cope.

It’s the romanticized picture of the rural middle class. People’s self worth is linked to how much they work.

Its BS.

High ranking reason for divorce in the farming world.