Cheers for all the intellectually stimulating discussions on this thread and BP as a whole!

We all want to have that very creative post that (triggers) stimulates everyone’s reaction.

(Side note Kiyosaki says this is why he won't invest in Canada).A big driver of pricing is from foreign investment (eg Asia) especially the west coast (Vancouver, Calgary).Real estate is a huge part of our economy so the government is very protective and puts laws in place to curtail or stimulate the market.

The EconomyHow does he stimulate the economy?

I get what your 'trying' to stimulate, but maybe that last MD can prescribe something...

As I said before the Roth Accounts can help stimulate growth especially in a positive income situation.

Central banks around the world have been aggressively flooding economies with cheap money which has from what I'm seeing boosted asset prices through the roof but done little to stimulate real growth.

The Fed has historically raised interest rates very high to slow down the economy, and reduced interest rates to stimulate it.

Those who think government should get out of housing matters don't really understand the bigger picture (I'm hearing political overtones too, LOL) it takes government to stimulate the industry and it's not just RE, influence run through durable goods, labor, raw materials, shipping and the financial industry, you pull the pug and the whole economy is at risk of going down the drain.

Because the Feds didn't increase the borrowing rate this week in order stimulate the housing market, one would expect an uptick in home buying this Spring.