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Locked: With Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan home values seeing huge decreases, is now the time to buy?

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With Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan home values seeing huge decreases, is now the time to buy?

Is this 2009 Toronto where we had a brief correction? That’s how I got into he market and bought my first condo for under market pricing.

Are these areas ripe for the picking or still more drops to come? Seems like there market has stabilized a bit though.
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If you intend to live there long term, buy and live in a nice neighbourhood.

If you are trying to time the market, then who knows. It might go up, might go down in short term.
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WinterSleep wrote: If you intend to live there long term, buy and live in a nice neighbourhood.

If you are trying to time the market, then who knows. It might go up, might go down in short term.
Yes I should have stated, long term investment (live)
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JayLove06 wrote: Yes I should have stated, long term investment (live)
So to double check, are you talking about detached or Condos in those areas?

Detached have softened, esp. considering the crazy run-up of Feb-April 2017. Condos though... not much softening there... climbing crazy as we speak.

Personally, I would look at the carrying costs vs. rental yield for any investment. If you can carry it renting it out, perhaps short of a few hundred dollars, it's a solid buy (counting the principle amount paid back against mortgage).
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I think prices been trending up for a while
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Why are you trying to time the market? If you can afford it, sure go and make a lowball offer on a Richmond Hill or Vaughan house and see if it's accepted.

I'd pass on Markham personally, except perhaps the Unionville area.
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They will stabilize, especially Markham and Vaughan.

Of all the regions, the housing stock in Markham, Vaughan and Brampton grew exponentially because that is where the majority of Asian buyers invested. It's actually these regions, not Toronto, where properties were being bought for investment with many left empty or rented at below market prices where too it's not uncommon in Markham to find several properties on one street or neighbourhood owned by a resident or resident family.

Wynne virtually assaulted these investors by delivering a double whammy threat - a foreign buyers tax and an annual vacancy tax.

Should Ford kill those prices will shoot up pretty much overnight. Until then excess supply has to be absorbed.
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Weird times in York Region. I'm seeing stuff sell and I go wow what a great deal! Another part goes wait a minute is $800 for a townhouse in the burbs really that great a deal?

Almost feels like my concept of money and value has gone out the window with the way the housing and stock markets have been the last 3 years. I think the days of wild swing are over, no big ups or downs just flat or mild growth for the burbs.
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JayLove06 wrote: Is this 2009 Toronto where we had a brief correction? That’s how I got into he market and bought my first condo for under market pricing.

Are these areas ripe for the picking or still more drops to come? Seems like there market has stabilized a bit though.
Ask yourself this, if anyone truly knew this answer, you think they would be on a coupon clipping website telling the world? Or would they be busy making the proper investments to make themselves dirty rich?
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JayLove06 wrote: Yes I should have stated, long term investment (live)
If you're living in it, e.g. upgrading from a condo, I would just do it.
If prices drop or increase, you're still selling and buying at the same price level. What would be the benefit of waiting?
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dantey wrote: If you're living in it, e.g. upgrading from a condo, I would just do it.
If prices drop or increase, you're still selling and buying at the same price level. What would be the benefit of waiting?
I mean you can buy somewhere else in the upswing I guess.
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ekcivichb wrote: Ask yourself this, if anyone truly knew this answer, you think they would be on a coupon clipping website telling the world? Or would they be busy making the proper investments to make themselves dirty rich?
Not really. People get great advice on real estate all the time. When people said no to condos downtown I told them to keep buying.
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civiclease wrote: Why are you trying to time the market? If you can afford it, sure go and make a lowball offer on a Richmond Hill or Vaughan house and see if it's accepted.

I'd pass on Markham personally, except perhaps the Unionville area.
I’m not timing it. But how many bears here said they can’t wait till prices tank so they can jump in and buy? To me timing the market is when people try to make a quick buck. Not a long term thing.
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if you can afford to buy. do it. timing the market is difficult to do.
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JayLove06 wrote: I mean you can buy somewhere else in the upswing I guess.
Somewhere else in terms of country or just within the GTA?
I guess you could, but it's still speculating on future value of different locations.

If I'm reading it correctly, you're looking to move into the suburbs.
IMO, suburbs are being depressed while downtown is doing better relatively.
So you could "save" more if the gap decreases.
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licenced wrote: They will stabilize, especially Markham and Vaughan.

Of all the regions, the housing stock in Markham, Vaughan and Brampton grew exponentially because that is where the majority of Asian buyers invested. It's actually these regions, not Toronto, where properties were being bought for investment with many left empty or rented at below market prices where too it's not uncommon in Markham to find several properties on one street or neighbourhood owned by a resident or resident family.

Wynne virtually assaulted these investors by delivering a double whammy threat - a foreign buyers tax and an annual vacancy tax.

Should Ford kill those prices will shoot up pretty much overnight. Until then excess supply has to be absorbed.
Brampton is the armpit of GTA - nobody wants to live there unless they have to...
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JayLove06 wrote: Is this 2009 Toronto where we had a brief correction? That’s how I got into he market and bought my first condo for under market pricing.

Are these areas ripe for the picking or still more drops to come? Seems like there market has stabilized a bit though.
More drops to come.

I wouldn't buy anything while the Fed and BoC are raising rates... Wait until the rate hike cycle is complete, then when the Fed announces its first rate CUT of the new cycle, you'll know that the BoC won't be far behind, That is when RE will be ripe for the picking and not before.
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jonkoktosen wrote: More drops to come.

I wouldn't buy anything while the Fed and BoC are raising rates... Wait until the rate hike cycle is complete, then when the Fed announces its first rate CUT of the new cycle, you'll know that the BoC won't be far behind, That is when RE will be ripe for the picking and not before.
Didn't RE prices in Canada skyrocket during the previous credit loosening cycle?
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WinterSleep wrote: Didn't RE prices in Canada skyrocket during the previous credit loosening cycle?
Yes. But we're in a tightening cycle right now and we have no way of knowing how long the cycle will last, how high rates will go and consequently how long this RE downturn will last and how much lower prices will be when the dust settles... We won't know until the Fed cuts. It could be months or it could be years which is why I suggest the OP wait. He could miss out on an additional XX% in drops if he buys right now.

Right now he's catching a falling knife.
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dantey wrote: Somewhere else in terms of country or just within the GTA?
I guess you could, but it's still speculating on future value of different locations.

If I'm reading it correctly, you're looking to move into the suburbs.
IMO, suburbs are being depressed while downtown is doing better relatively.
So you could "save" more if the gap decreases.
I think for me it’s more to do with have my a nice home in a nice area that you can enjoy. But who wants to buy something at a hyper inflated price? Or who wants to buy knowing price will drop 10% over a house where value goes up 20%? That’s a big deal imo.

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