01-04-2013, 04:09 PM
Moved to Vancouver in '09. Mentioned to my colleague re: high housing price and thinking it's unsustainable, got introduced to VCI and Garth's site in late '09. Saw the timing was ripe for correction in May 2011, I started posting on some Chinese RE forums, enduring heavy attack from realtors and pumpers.
After a few correct calls, was approached by 2 Chinese RE sites in late 2011 to be their RE columnist (unpaid) and stats source. To store those forum posts in a safer location and to allow easier lookup, I started a blog, initially in Chinese but now transitioning to predominently English.
Already has sufficient DP for "entry-level" SFH but I'm still happily renting. May consider getting into SFH market in 2-3 years, with higher DP, at a lower entry point.
After a few correct calls, was approached by 2 Chinese RE sites in late 2011 to be their RE columnist (unpaid) and stats source. To store those forum posts in a safer location and to allow easier lookup, I started a blog, initially in Chinese but now transitioning to predominently English.
Already has sufficient DP for "entry-level" SFH but I'm still happily renting. May consider getting into SFH market in 2-3 years, with higher DP, at a lower entry point.
