George Bidault ( previous French prime minister) once said, "a good diplomatic agreement was one with which all parties were equally dissatisfied."

There are still lots of politicians (including the Minister of Finance and PM) who are still preaching no pending real estate crises or, worst case, a soft landing ... however, fewer and fewer economists are certain.

@Tony T.A) become a minister and make it your church.

I know not all Mormons are like this, it is just my personal experience, which is that Mormon's love money.My father, who is actually a licensed minister and devout Christian said the three WORST clients were Preachers, Teachers and Lawyers.

You need a few good stories under your belt.Did I tell you the one about the Baptist Minister's wife?

We who pay attention to the World Economy, are waiting for the Referendum in Italy tonight, deciding whether their Prime Minister will be voted down.

Second situation: borrower is a minister and financing backed out on a deal they had on a house.

Thanks for your kind words mate,I've been plugging away trying to book in my second but I think Josh thinks I'll call him a w@#$er again so maybe there is slight hesitance there haha@Darren Sager any news or do I have to wait for another gig after I become the new Prime Minister of Australia?

Either way, real estate will eventually re-align itself to the rest of the economy.I see just today, the Finance Minister announce a further restriction to CMHC residential mortgage insurance as an effort to apply a little break to markets (primarily in Toronto and Vancouver).

Reminds me of a TV "minister" who went to prison, he's out, got a different wife that doesn't have tattooed eyebrows, he's back on TV south of Branson pitching his same old stuff.