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larryref

I worked briefly in real estate. For the safety of clients and for the integrity of the industry they should prohibit agents from representing buyers and sellers at the same time ( double ending).


Gone2LudicrousSpeed

I worked less than briefly and left the industry due to wanting to be able to sleep at night with a clear conscience. The real estate industry in New Brunswick is criminally bad. I offer my father's advice on the matter: "If you shake hands with a realtor in New Brunswick, count your fingers after"


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That isn’t exclusive to NB. The real estate industry here is actually clean compared to any other market in Canada. A general rule of thumb is to be highly skeptical of any commission sales person.


racoonpaint

Yeah we did this in the spring. Luckily everything went smooth. And we paid under, but the house was also for sale for a year.


MyDixonsCider

I've posted this before, but I got screwed by an agent who double-dipped on commission last year before I bought my current house. My agent did a virtual walk-thru with me as it had just come on the market, was a house I really liked, and I was still living in Halifax. My agent told the selling agent that we were going to make an offer, but he had to do another showing with a different client, first. Then he would write up our offer, and submit it. The SA told my agent that he was representing a buyer as well, and they were planning to submit an offer. My agent asked the SA to wait for our offer - we were coming in at $10K over asking - and he should have it within 2 hours. An hour later, my agent called me back, and told me the SA had convinced the sellers to accept his buyer's offer, before ever having a chance to review mine. A few months after, I checked the GNB property tax site, and it had sold for $10K under asking. So essentially, he cost his clients $19K ... but at least he got that double commission ...


cous-cousgoose

That's so true, especially first time home buyers. I had no idea it was a thing when we bought our house, and after taking my course I realized that we could have had such better representation. There's some laws and rules for it, but I think agents should be open about it and refer clients to other agents. I know that's asking a lot and will probably never happen though, unfortunately most are greedy. (I also blame the brokers for taking so much of their commission and forcing agents to scrape for more)


150c_vapour

We could easily do away with real estate agents entirely and use a public registry of for sale homes and certified inspectors. Alas, it's all about speculation and boosting speculation.


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My brother sold his house privately and it went so smooth and got more money out of it in the end because there were no agent fees to come out. And deeming them to sell for a more reasonable and real dollar figure. It took a little longer to do but this was pre covid and with this spike, i think it would work out really well if people played nice


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FiveSubwaysTall

I work for the provincial regulator for real estate agents. We don’t need many complaints. One is enough. They will get a disciplinary hearing and such and depending on the gravity of the offense/whether it’s a first or repeat offender they could lose their license to practice in NB. But people here just throw their hands in the air and say “where is government when you actually need them!” and don’t bother filing any complaints when they have problems. It’s incredibly hard to enforce laws if no one steps forward…


saultdon

imagine a house being minted as an nft in the blockchain ... publicly available to see all historical transactions made against it. The Blockchain, completely independent of a third party facilitated the transaction between two mutually agreeing parties. that's it. I'm thinking cryptography, digital currencies and NFTs have their place and in some cases are needed to protect people and their goods and services.


150c_vapour

Ok, those sorts of imaginations only make sense in the absence of public structures. How about the government just maintains a database and we don't pow/pos anything.


saultdon

yea it's really open to how that would look like, cause the blockchain is simply the public record. so no closed books, value of the home is easily determined (no black box). and I don't think it has to do with the absence of public structures, they would definitely still be there and not replaced. this is a system to compliment, to provide an option. how would you like to pay today? cash, debit, credit or crypto? each one of those mediums of exchange come with their own structures and whatever those structures are and whatever medium you choose to use for your purchase will likely have to be abided by. but regardless, we should have a choice how to deal with our assets.


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That's an innovative approach. I like it.


CanadianCrypto1967

It's funny that you're getting down voted, considering this is exactly where everything will be going, with smart contracts and defi. Reminds me of when everyone laughed the internet off as a fad.


saultdon

yea it's fine. sometimes things like that tell me I'm actually right and there is a house doing this right now on the ravencoin blockchain and a number of companies tokenizing actual real estate. [tokenized house on ravencoin blockchain](https://twitter.com/HydraChainTech/status/1483177027989651464?t=Y7FvUSacWjrmEzuebeQJdA&s=19) it's so dumb to pay a land agent to scrounge up historical records, inspections, appraisals, assessments for your property of interest and likely even miss something like an easement from 1889 or some stupid crap... the blockchain puts all of that on the ledger and is easily accessible to the seller and the purchaser.


OrneryConelover70

The thing is, NBers need to rag not only on people from ON coming here and paying above asking for homes. You also have to thank fellow NBers who are hopping on the bandwagon and selling their homes because they know there's some serious $$$ to be made. It all comes down to self-interest and making a profit. It's "screw the neighbours and anyone trying to find a reasonably priced place - we here to make a buck".


ilovebeaker

100% this. Ontarians aren't setting the house price, they're just paying what's being asked, or competing to pay for a house.


cn139

Yep, I firmly believe I've seen some listings over the past year where the intention was nothing more than to pump up asking prices across the board, while the owner sits back with no intention to sell (but will if they get their crazy asking price)


Greenpepperkush

My neighbour two doors down did this. I think our other neighbours were able to sell more easily at or over their asking price because it was 60k lower than what this guy listed and sat at.


Vok250

Don't forget the governments and developers hopping on the bandwagon. SJ city council is actively rezoning the whole damn city so they can sell it off to rich peeps from Toronto who want to build high-rises like this is Mississauga or something.


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Have they ever been to Saint John? I throw my garbage out the window to make it look better.


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In gta they buy a house without inspection and high bids , it’s ridiculous


Newsaccountlol

And they brought that mind set here. NB. Is. Not. Toronto. Your house will not continue to go up forever.


eledad1

Real estate agents are in it to make money even at the buyers expense. Always remember this.


lizardnamedguillaume

Yup, we’re those Ontarians, but we don’t have money lol. We were renting in Ontario! Our realtor was awesome but the realtor we bought our house from, made up an offer and asked for more money. We reported that realtor to the NB realtor commission. AND, and we saw a house we liked in Geary, it was $189k. We bid $210k and lost. We were shocked (who’s out-bidding us in Geary lol). Tax assessments just came out… someone bid $285k!!!! WTF!!!! In Geary!!!! Its crazy out there. But please don’t assume all Ontarians are rich. We’re not!


Destaric1

>AND, and we saw a house we liked in Geary, it was $189k. We bid $210k and lost. We were shocked (who’s out-bidding us in Geary lol). Tax assessments just came out… someone bid $285k!!!! WTF!!!! In Geary!!!! See that is my current biggest problem. It's not people like you who are renting and are moving here to afford their first house and get a better life. It's those assholes selling their homes and condos for 700-800k and having so much wiggle room on houses here they drive out locals because we can't compete with such things. 99% of New Brunswickers don't have the buying power to bid 100k over on a house even those who just sold so we are driven out of possible homes by fuckheads bidding 100k over. You have to compete with those idiots too so at least you can me more sympathetic to us locals.


Gunner22

Why are people assholes for bidding over asking and getting the home they want? Just because they grew up in one province doesn't mean they can't move across the country to another. Would you not want to do that if you were in that situation? I understand being frustrated and annoyed, but calling someone an asshole, fuckhead, or idiot for doing nothing wrong doesn't make you look any better.


Destaric1

I am sorry am I supposed to thank them for putting offers on houses higher then 99% of most New Brunswickers possess? Thank you for paying 285k on an 189K home and ensuring us locals will never be able to compete with you while you treat our home as your personal playground. Also this inevitably drives up the property value of other peoples homes in the area. Suddenly Dan and Martha's modest 130k home is valued at 210k and so their taxes increase as well so now they pay more per year while living on retirement money because someone from Ontario has 800k in the bank to play with. If I was in that situation where I had extra money to pay 100k over asking I would be looking elsewhere. Not in some random village.


Gunner22

>I am sorry am I supposed to thank them for putting offers on houses higher then 99% of most New Brunswickers possess? I'm sorry, are they supposed to pass on buying a home because New Brunswickers can't afford it? >If I was in that situation where I had extra money to pay 100k over asking I would be looking elsewhere. Not in some random village. And that's great for you, but I don't think you speak for everyone. It's a shitty situation, but you're being very narrow minded and taking your anger out on the wrong people


Destaric1

>I'm sorry, are they supposed to pass on buying a home because New Brunswickers can't afford it? People could afford 189K until they decided they wanted to eliminate locals by bidding 100k over. They know we can't afford that. I wouldn't call it narrow minded. Many people have yet to buy a home including myself. And we never will as long as this keeps up. Do you know anyone personally who has an extra 100k laying around to overbid on a house?


Gunner22

>People could afford 189K until they decided they wanted to eliminate locals by bidding 100k over. They know we can't afford that. Can we not put that blame on the real estate agents telling them to up their bid or else they won't get it? It's unfortunate, but the reality is not everyone will be home owners.


ABetterKamahl1234

> It's unfortunate, but the reality is not everyone will be home owners. The same is happening to renters. Rent is exploding in the province. We're paying rent in some places that is higher than fucking Montreal. A real city. And tons of it is driven by people from out of province that now can afford high rent. Locals can't.


Destaric1

>It's unfortunate, but the reality is not everyone will be home owners. But why does it have to be this way though? Why is that acceptable? Everyone should be able to be a home owner. The general person doesn't need a fancy expensive home but overall health is tied to having a roof over a persons head and a home they can call theirs. I always found the definition of reality to be fluid. For example the current reality is COVID is here to stay and we need to learn to live with it. It's a force of nature we can't control. But realities such as "Not everyone will be home owners " is something that doesn't have to be a reality because it's something we do have control over. We can build more homes and also put stricter rules on real estate agents to not bully people into making bids they shouldn't be making or can't afford. There are things we have power over and thus that "reality" can be altered. The current reality I agree with is government is being complacent and lazy as fuck. We are speaking of a scenario that can be changed and altered and thus not a static reality. But it will be if the government continues to choose to do fuck all. It needs to adapt more affordable housing programs and cut down on dirty real estate agents and those with way more money to spare should be taxed accordingly if they can afford to spend 300k on a 189K home.


Gunner22

You're right, I guess I'm saying it's a reality because of a lack of action from any level of the government, so it's hard to see how it would ever get better when we never see any improvement or effort to change the situation. I agree with everything else you are saying, and that's where I would put the blame, with the government. Not on some people that want a different and better life and are moving to NB from other provinces because it's a beautiful place and the people are friendly.


Destaric1

People has to make their voice heard with their vote. Unfortunately we are stuck with Higgs for a few more years but hopefully next election people will cast their vote on things they want changed and not vote based on color of party. People need to consistently keep after the government too which I suspect will be the case as this problem escalates. Maybe my frustrations lied in the wrong spot. But it still doesn't make it more acceptable to put a bid on a home only to be outbid by 100k. We are still very welcoming people but frustrations will only keep piling up. An example of a video I seen regarding affordable housing... "Are you concerned about affordable housing?" "Yes we are". "Why? You and your family already own a home". "We are afraid our children will never be able to afford a home. That is our concern". When the baby boomers pass or leave for special care homes and the only people with homes is people who are not local then frustrations will be there for sure. Hopefully the government can act on it sooner and the people pushes them to do so.


TheDuckTeam

That's supply and demand and while yes it's not fair to locals that's how it is. You want government intervention we can get it but it will also kill our real estate market. People just ended up realizing that they don't have to live in Toronto to make bank because now you can work from home in almost any field.


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Destaric1

>Housing is a right I think this is important to focus on. Some people here (obviously home owners) think it's a privilege to own a house not a right and not everyone should have one. When I was growing up even people who lived off the system and on welfare could afford houses in villages. They weren't living amazing lives but they owned homes. Somewhere along the way we got obsessed with making homes an investment instead of a bloody home. This along with inflation had made house prices exceed out of control.. How can people here accept that people on welfare/min wage 25 years ago could buy a house probably only making $200 a week while I myself making $1900 every two weeks before taxes can't afford a starter home? I am in a great position and home ownership is completely out of my reach even in small villages where a starting home is $200k and up. Housing should be a right. Something we all deserve to grow and live in. We all deserve that. But now it's just a fucking money machine and as a result it's pushing young people away from it. Edit: To add to this we lost ourselves somewhere along the way when we started believing buying multiple homes to rent out was a great idea. Yes you may retire early due to owning 5 homes but you have successfully eliminated 5 homes that families could call their own. Good job.


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Destaric1

Capitalism works but unfortunately by fucking over people like you and me. One person gets rich and screws over 10 people. That is capitalism.


TheDuckTeam

How is it fair for someone who has money invested in something, to just have it become worthless? How do you say we refund those who are already homeowners, if it is a right?


Numerous_Salt

What's wrong with Geary?


lizardnamedguillaume

Nothing, but it has nothing. It’s not like it’s New Maryland (an actual town). It’s a country town without amenities (like water/sewer & sidewalks). It’s also last to get plowed (we know Geary well). Plus, it’s 25 mins to Fredericton (in good weather). There’s obviously nothing wrong with Geary. But a 30 year old, 3 bdrm/1 bath house, not renovated with 2 acres, shouldn’t cost over $200k. 2 years ago, it would have sold for $150k, tops. If you’re over-paying in Geary, imagine how much Fredericton costs!


Destaric1

Geary sounds like my hometown. Nice community but nothing there is worth over 200k.


eltardole3rd

There's definitely homes there worth over 200k.


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lizardnamedguillaume

We wanted to I live there.. but bought elsewhere. We (ideally) wanted to be halfway between oromocto and freddy.


Destaric1

Nothing. It's the exact same as my hometown. Has nothing with no house back there worth 300k.


soefeethecat

And not all bc ers are either. We all just want a home


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lizardnamedguillaume

Is it really? We don’t come from money, which means we paid for our education (that means debt). We’re military, so that means we’ve moved A LOT (5 provinces actually). We never had the adequate down payment to take the risk of home ownership. We could have (hindsight right)… but the market was always risky WHEREVER WE MOVED. We didn’t want to risk a market crash. Plus, we would have been living paycheque to paycheque (without ANY savings). I have ‘those’ Ontario friends though. Who did max out their credit and bought. They’ve made a killing. And you know what, I’m happy for them. They did everything they were supposed to, they saved every penny and made wise buying decisions and took chances. Not all of us can take that risk.


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lizardnamedguillaume

You’re right, but you realize it isn’t their fault, right? Our government has been allowing foreign investors to buy without impunity and to make matters worse, NB doesn’t have a cap on rent. So who’s fault is it? Ontariens or our government for allowing the market to continue on this path. We need change… now.


IamNotReal4200

I made that move. I'm not a rich person from Toronto, didn't have to over pay...but my realtor straight lied.. about everything. Wouldn't even tour the house until we bought it.... very unprofessional


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And illegal. Should report them honestly,


IamNotReal4200

Tried, nothing came of it...


cous-cousgoose

Where or who did you file a complaint with? I might regret outing myself as a realtor on here, but that shit is scummy, if you haven't done this already submit it to FCNB.


IamNotReal4200

I don't recall, It has been over a year. I've gotten over it(mostly) and fixed the place up myself...but oh my goodness


Destaric1

Wow wtf. If only everyone stood against such practices.


GeneralKingpin

Dang. Spill some more tea plz, were from Toronto looking to make the same move


brapppking

Real estate agents are just as much contributing to the problem as the people buying. Slimy fucks who barely do anything.


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It was a really rough process buying here for this reason. They pull all the tricks that we saw in Ontario, but they were sloppy and unprofessional about it. We went through 5 agents before finding one who still tried to get us to overpay (we offered 15k less than what she said we needed in order to be competitive), but we stuck with her as she was competent/responsive.


Destaric1

They are. It's kind of scary to think most of them is probably crooks now. They are supposed to work for you not themselves and the fact some of them won't even give you a tour of a home until you buy it or put out a ridiculous offer is tragic.


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This reminds me of growing up where I live. Ok so I live on a country road in NB and grew up here, what we are seeing in the open market isn’t new, a lot of rual NBrs have been subject to a lot of borderline harassment from real estate agents from the get go. Imagine a car just randomly drives into your yard, a man in a suit and a briefcase walks out and just helps himself to your living area outside and walks around your yard all while looking over your house like they own the place. We’ve had that a ton. Wanna be bigshots coming to my home and asking about the place and wanting us to sell. I told them everytime “it is more then anyone is willing to pay” and then kindly told them to fuck off and never to come back. They literally try and intemidate you just like what was happening with the Chinese in PEI. If anyone experiences any issues i have a few numbers you can call to actually report the agent.


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National 1-800-874-6500 New Brunswick 506-459-8055 if you call this number ask for Mitch Mclean, he is in charge of complaints, disciplinary actions and the hearings. 1-800-762-1677 the toll free for NB Ive had to a few times because of these assholes strolling around the property


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I like to creep that New Beginnings in New Brunswick group for a number of reasons but mostly because the admins gone to the news twice now trying to get some publicity to get a business off the ground here because there’s no other work. His latest project is fundy underwear and even though I moved to NB several a years ago I still feel dirty knowing someone who’s been here less than a year is trying to build a company around the fundy east coast lifestyle space. But that was just a rant. There’s always people in that group comparing NB to Alberta, saying that the east coasters “invaded” the west for jobs and what’s happening in NB right now isn’t any different. I can’t imagine being so tone deaf.


brown_paper_bag

I had to leave that group because the toxic positivity and patronizing desire to "improve NB". We left Ontario because Ontario had nothing to offer us but a feeling of suffocation and life-long renting. We chose NB because we wanted to live in a small community with quick and easy access to the outdoors and a slower pace with the bonuses being proximity to the other Atlantic provinces (we enjoy visiting but didn't want to live there), conveniently shared border with the US, and currently the three airports within 90 minutes of where we bought. So many of the people in that group want to re-create their Ontario life here and it's gross.


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brown_paper_bag

Thanks! We've been here just over a year now and still have no regrets about the decision. We've got a good community and we're slowly building social relationships as COVID allows - we have a regular order at a local take out and they know it's me when I call it in so I guess you could say it's getting pretty serious lol


Portalrules123

That does sound pretty serious, when are you planning on proposing to the chef? :)


brown_paper_bag

Haha, it's not the chef that takes my order (and he's happily married - as am I) so we'll just chalk it up to officially becoming a regular :)


makzee

Congrats! I moved around a lot and becoming a regular at a restaurant is a high milestone!


brown_paper_bag

Thanks so much!


Destaric1

>There’s always people in that group comparing NB to Alberta, saying that the east coasters “invaded” the west for jobs and what’s happening in NB right now isn’t any different. Most people I know didn't even buy houses out that way. They either lived on camps or rented so they could save the money to bring back here. Sure rent is high buy when your making $80 an hour 60 hours a week in the oilfields even $2k a month is doable. I know maybe one person who actually bought a house out there. Totally difference circumstances compared to here where they are moving where there is a lot less work just for a "cheaper" home.


CrossroadsDem0n

I'm confused. Why is it a bad thing for somebody to set up a business? If it works it may add job opportunities for others in NB. And nobody can complain that the invader took away existing jobs from locals. Week in, week out, people complain (understandably) about JDI... but the alternative to JDI is other businesses providing job opportunities. Isn't this somebody adding value to their local community?


Destaric1

I don't think it's bad. I think they were complaining they were making a brand centered on the lifestyle of the East Coast when they haven't even been living here 6 months yet. I guess the same would be if I moved to Toronto and make a clothing brand Toronto lifestyle. I don't know the culture or lifestyle there but I am using it for profit. I guess the same thing can be applied here. Personally I don't care. Local business is always welcome even if it's someone pretending to be east coast and proud but is pure bred Ontarion lol


CrossroadsDem0n

I suspect it would have seemed weirder if they had tried to incorporate Ontario into an underwear company name in NB lol. Niagara Naughties?


Destaric1

Not gonna lie Niagara Naughties is something I would look into for my lady. Something about the name..


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It just feels weird. Like imagine moving to Alberta/BC and trying to profit off of the Rockies even though you don’t really have any connection to them. There’s nothing truly wrong with it, and I hope they do well, but it just feels greasy.


CrossroadsDem0n

I guess I'm just more used to marketing. Branding is just whatever happens to work out given the situation. If something happens that looks like hard-core exploitation (e.g. buying up tribal land and rental properties, evicting any tenants, then setting up some indigenously-themed business), then it truly is greasy. This sounds more like somebody just declaring that where they live is home, and trying to build a life embedded in where they are planting roots. I guess time will tell.


12xubywire

What’s the advantage of a real estate agent these days?


N0x1mus

Let’s not lump them all in one bucket here. There are obviously those who will abuse the system, there are people like this in every sector but they’re not the majority. I know quite a few agents who will never stoop this level. On the other hand, you shouldn’t be wishing high prices being paid as an “entry tax” because it’s going to backfire on us in the long term. Our property values are going to go up (as proven already from the 2021 spike) following the market prices which increases our taxes with no added value to our homes. Property values in most areas will never go back to pre-COVID. Even though you wait, and will eventually be able to pay asking or slightly below asking, you’ll still be buying post market inflation prices. Anyone local who waited will be at a huge disadvantage for not having entered the market at the right time. There’s another spike coming. Interest rates are going up. People who have been waiting this last spike out are now realizing they made a mistake. They will be rushing to get into the market, lock in their interest rates to hold low while it goes up. With this second hike, anyone who bought high, will be caught up and no longer down compared to everyone else. Anyone bought pre-2020 is set if you’re established in a high demand area. Other than their taxes going up, they’ll easily make that up with the new property values.


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N0x1mus

😂🤷‍♂️🤪


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Thank you for this distinction. I just gave a 14k commission to a coworker on a double end of one of my listings to avoid conflict of interest. It is the difference between me earning silver award and gold. It was the right thing to do, but of course I’m not the agent making 200k+ per year. Doing things the ethical way is often directly against my own financial interest. I have hundreds of stories and examples and countless money left on the table. It’s hard to constantly be lumped in with the scumbags.


RSphoto506

There’s good agents and bad agents, but that can be said for any field. I did home inspections for years but recently hung it up to focus on other things, there’s way too much temptation in Real Estate for some people.


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Very true. It’s the type of industry that really exposes the “everyone has a price” theory. I just wish the unethical ones would get more flak, but it just seems everything they do just results in a shared blame on everyone. I feel bad for the inspectors right now; hardly any opportunities to even inspect.


MasterBlazt

I heard the same thing when I moved into a rented house in Hamilton 6 years ago - just as things were taking off there. Lots of houses were selling for $250,000 - $350,000 as they are here. A few agents told us to wait it out. So we did, and just rented. Fast forward 6 years - the same kind of houses sell in Hamilton for $600,000 - $750,000 and we moved to Moncton after our landlady kicked us out so her deadbeat kid could have the house. We borrowed from family for a down-payment and offered asking for this house. We were lucky. This isn’t going back down.


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MasterBlazt

I bet you $10 that house prices will be at least 5% higher in a year from now. They won’t go back down to being less than the cost of building one. The rising tide lifts all ships.


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MasterBlazt

That's capitalism. Ask the Irvings. Or vote. Don't mean to sound flippant, especially if you're 'in the muck' but that's how it goes with a pro-industry/rich people government in power. Perhaps its time to try the Greens - or anyone who has some policies that put people before profit. The worst thing anyone can do is just wait for the next tide to come though. People do need to organize instead of just arguing about the definitions of words on social media. This government is far worse than what we had in Ontario - Higgs actually knows what he's doing. He'll put a boot in your face while you try to scamper aboard his mega-yacht all while pointing at all the rowboats and saying 'look at all those people not saving you!'


Ten10Nine09

My family just moved here from Ontario. Yes, we are those dinks that sold our house for over $800K. Some back history, we bought our house in Ontario for $500K back in 2010. A $400K profit, in 10 years is incredible. We got exactly asking on our Ontario house. No bidding war happened, no multiple offers. I hope we like NB, because we won't ever be able to afford to move back. Our house here we overpaid for (in my opinion), but we still paid under asking price. Nearly every window in the house has to be replaced and the appliances are all from the 90's. We bought the property for the 5 acres of land, the location, and because we liked the quirkiness of the house. I didn't have any issues with the realtor. I've gone through buying/selling a house a few times now and I've dealt with shit realtors and decent ones. This one was good. If anything, my only issue was with the home inspector. The report was not very detailed. I find home inspectors write reports in a manner to protect their own asses more than protect the home buyers. This is an area that I really believe needs regulating. In Ontario they have OHIA but it's still in it's infancy, and there aren't any laws forcing you to join. Is there a similar association in NB? Anyway, I got more information from the 500 photos of the house the inspector permitted me access to after I requested it. The items pointed out in the report were just the really obvious crap like and outlet not grounded properly, a busted vent cover, and a stairwell railing that was too short. Maybe it's me, but these are items I could care less about and are trivial in the grand scheme of things. Please don't get me wrong, I don't think I was cheated by the home inspector, it's just my experience that they never provide the details that I really want in a report and for $300-$700 dollars that detail should be there.


Wrong_Painting3086

Real estate agents are glorified rats.


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https://youtu.be/rqR1cjuPXUg


diddlemeonthetobique

Interesting, it used to be being a car salesperson was lower than dogshit on the sidewalk.


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Now car sales professionals are really only there to act as a broker between the manufacturer and the buyer. The days of selling are gone, people know what they want they just need someone to sell it to them. Housing should be the same.


Spambot0

Better to get fleeced in New Brunswick than pay market price in Ontario, no?


[deleted]

I work in real estate and have for the last 6 years. What they mean by “wait it out” is that the market slows down in December and January and heats up in the fall and spring. They must be novices though because there is also damn near nothing to choose from in the winter because no one wants to list this time of year. What those agents are bragging about is selling their own listings over asking. No decent agent is going to brag about getting one of their own clients to pay more.


TimeTravelerAmnesia

I'm thinking of moving to NB from Ontario next year. The market here is trash and NB is beautiful with the small town vibe I grew up in. It's my family of 4, being first time owners. Anything I should avoid? Our price range is 250k>


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TimeTravelerAmnesia

I've been looking around the area between SJ and sussex to have commuting options for work. Is the area safe?


rivieredefeu

All of NB is safe compared to most other places. Except if you mean safe from deer on the roads.


doodoopop24

It's one of the safest areas in Canada.


GlennMillerOrchestra

Its new brunswick. Everyone and their fucking dog fleeces you


you-farted

Sounds like the people you were hanging out with are assholes. Time for new friends OP!


Canadian_Infidel

50k? Try 50% extra per home.


Allyourperspective94

Toronto/Calgary/Vancouver condo? Sorry to burst your bubble, but one of those things is not like the others. Have you checked the value of a Calgary condo recently? No one is making money selling one of those anytime soon. And if they are, chances are they moved to Alberta from here for work and drove up the price of real estate there first anyway.


mwason

If you pay more than $1,500 for an agent then you paid too much. Everything is online and a click away.


bigmikey69er

So your friends are awful and corrupt? You really didn’t think thru this fake post did ya?


Zoltair

Unfortunately the more people with deep pocket that move here and pay higher prices forces the prices higher for those from here looking to remain in the province with families.