MEDIA INTERVIEWS OF BRIAN RIPLEY
I think it (real estate) is extreme religion and...
February 16, 2012 Kim Parlee at BNN Business Day interviews Brian Ripley on the state of the Canadian Housing Bubble. In Vancouver, a new record price was set in January 2012 for an average SFD (now over $1,000,000); you can trade that Vancouver property and get four of them in Montreal. To the question from Kim "Is it a bubble; is it foreign money coming in?" Brian replied "I think it is extreme religion and the faithful at the top end are babbling in tongues. We're hearing a lot of irrational talk about how Vancouver is different and it (the crash) will never happen here." VIDEO CLIP
Real estate as an "oasis of stability" ?
August 16, 2011 CBC NEWS: Brian Ripley was asked his opinion by a CBC remote crew on the marketing of real estate as an "oasis of stability" touted by the National Real Estate Board of Canada. Although they had 15 minutes of a taped interview with me, only 15 seconds got to air: "...most markets in Canada have either stalled at a top or have actually reversed trend and are following the same path that real estate markets all over the world have..." The clip below highlights a slathering mob drooling over a Shitsilano turd that is to be auctioned off so that it fetches well above its $1.3 million asking price. VIDEO CLIP
Fun (real estate) Facts
July 6, 2010 Interview of Brian Ripley and his "Fun Facts" with Michael Hainsworth of BNN. VIDEO CLIP
"Deflation is a good thing."
July 20, 2009 Brian Ripley on BNN's Headline Show with Howard Green "Deflation is a good thing." VIDEO CLIP
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