Pastel Ponylady
@pastelponylady.bsky.social
Canadian. RE (now bursting) Bubble watcher.
Homeowner who believes HOUSE PRICES MUST FALL and remain attainable with local incomes. Nothing else will help FTHB, and even many existing owners.
Homeowner who believes HOUSE PRICES MUST FALL and remain attainable with local incomes. Nothing else will help FTHB, and even many existing owners.
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The financialization of housing is creating a crisis that’s threatening the security of families across Canada. Could co-ops be the way to ensure a home is truly a home, instead of just a profit-maximizing asset? thewalrus.ca/why-co-ops-are-t...
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The financialization of housing is creating a crisis that’s threatening the security of families across Canada. Could co-ops be the way to ensure a home is truly a home, instead of just a profit-maximizing asset? thewalrus.ca/why-co-ops-are-t...
"She said her purchase of a Victoria house as an investment was made possible by the income she earned renting it as an Airbnb. She now rents it from between three to six months, furnished, for about $2,000 a month, which is $800 to $1,000 a month less than her mortgage payments." Poor pookie
B.C. Appeal Court dismisses appeal by short-term rental owners over restrictions
Victoria short-term rental owners had sought to be exempt from a new law that limits home rentals — or be compensated for their losses.
vancouversun.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"She said her purchase of a Victoria house as an investment was made possible by the income she earned renting it as an Airbnb. She now rents it from between three to six months, furnished, for about $2,000 a month, which is $800 to $1,000 a month less than her mortgage payments." Poor pookie
I could take it! BUT I moved so far away years ago to even get a little house, I don't have the space to overnight host the 12 friends and family to seat at it!
Mom Wants To Know If You Could Use Grandma’s Antique, 12-Person Dining Room Table In Your Studio Apartment
CHICAGO—Stressing that the furniture would be perfect for hosting guests, your mom wanted to know Tuesday whether you could use Grandma’s antique, 12-person dining room table in your studio apartment....
theonion.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I could take it! BUT I moved so far away years ago to even get a little house, I don't have the space to overnight host the 12 friends and family to seat at it!
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“… as Canada's condominium market sinks to lows not seen in decades due to a series of market pressures - the value of these micro units is cratering faster than any others. “ www.bbc.com/news/article... #vanre #tore #microsuites #ItsSpeculationStupid #cdnpoli
Why Canada's micro-condos are losing their appeal
The condo market in Canada's biggest cities is undergoing a historic crash, with smaller units losing their value faster than any others.
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
“… as Canada's condominium market sinks to lows not seen in decades due to a series of market pressures - the value of these micro units is cratering faster than any others. “ www.bbc.com/news/article... #vanre #tore #microsuites #ItsSpeculationStupid #cdnpoli
The LACK of secure, safe housing people can actually find and AFFORD across the country is KILLING PEOPLE, and keeping partners and children trapped in ABUSE.
When do we start fucking caring enough to demand change? This is CANADA WIDE.
#HousingCrisis is #DomesticViolence 's best friend.
When do we start fucking caring enough to demand change? This is CANADA WIDE.
#HousingCrisis is #DomesticViolence 's best friend.
![She said stable housing has come to feel like “a distant aspiration” for many of their shelter clients.
“It does not feel attainable, it does not feel realistic for a family. So, we hear people say: ‘I’m just going to stay [with my abuser], because what is my other option?’” Ms. McFadzean said.
“In the meantime, while we wait for a robust solution, people are dying.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qukmscomon7tfxfz7rvbkwn/bafkreiasu2gaed6wialbvznskctmn377wyo3b3xkyjad4hscmomcgfsqoi@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The LACK of secure, safe housing people can actually find and AFFORD across the country is KILLING PEOPLE, and keeping partners and children trapped in ABUSE.
When do we start fucking caring enough to demand change? This is CANADA WIDE.
#HousingCrisis is #DomesticViolence 's best friend.
When do we start fucking caring enough to demand change? This is CANADA WIDE.
#HousingCrisis is #DomesticViolence 's best friend.
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88% of Canadians want a wealth tax. Funny how that public concern never gets a response.
Liberals' stricter crime policy is a response to public concern: justice minister nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/03/l...
Liberals' stricter crime policy is a response to public concern:…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
88% of Canadians want a wealth tax. Funny how that public concern never gets a response.
1- it's RE owners that are speculating/levering against their RE vs EVERYONE ELSE. Not a generational war
2-Baby Boomers who RENT exist. They are some of the hardest hit in the housing crisis and going homeless at alarming rates- pensions don't come anywhere close to covering today's rents!
2-Baby Boomers who RENT exist. They are some of the hardest hit in the housing crisis and going homeless at alarming rates- pensions don't come anywhere close to covering today's rents!
From the TorontoRealEstate community on Reddit: How Canada’s boomers stole the future | For a country that looks so big on the map, it’s awfully hard to get houses built in Canada these days. But this...
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January 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
1- it's RE owners that are speculating/levering against their RE vs EVERYONE ELSE. Not a generational war
2-Baby Boomers who RENT exist. They are some of the hardest hit in the housing crisis and going homeless at alarming rates- pensions don't come anywhere close to covering today's rents!
2-Baby Boomers who RENT exist. They are some of the hardest hit in the housing crisis and going homeless at alarming rates- pensions don't come anywhere close to covering today's rents!
Hope the child recovers. :(
It's winter fire season. Get a family safety plan ready, and ensure all bedrooms have alternate egress OUT. Canadian Tire sells fire ladders for your windows if bedrooms are on a second story!
Do drills w your family on what to do in the event of a fire.
It's winter fire season. Get a family safety plan ready, and ensure all bedrooms have alternate egress OUT. Canadian Tire sells fire ladders for your windows if bedrooms are on a second story!
Do drills w your family on what to do in the event of a fire.
Child in life-threatening condition after Markham house fire
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Hope the child recovers. :(
It's winter fire season. Get a family safety plan ready, and ensure all bedrooms have alternate egress OUT. Canadian Tire sells fire ladders for your windows if bedrooms are on a second story!
Do drills w your family on what to do in the event of a fire.
It's winter fire season. Get a family safety plan ready, and ensure all bedrooms have alternate egress OUT. Canadian Tire sells fire ladders for your windows if bedrooms are on a second story!
Do drills w your family on what to do in the event of a fire.
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It would be nice if Canadian journalists started asking our politicians why they continue to use X despite all of the CSAM and fascism, but a lot of Canadian journalists still use it, too.
January 2, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It would be nice if Canadian journalists started asking our politicians why they continue to use X despite all of the CSAM and fascism, but a lot of Canadian journalists still use it, too.
Isn't this GOOD density? Bigger stratas can suck if they feel too dense, often sitting on noisy land by busy roads
Having smaller ones w a few units blending into streets of SFD homes gives more ppl an opportunity to live on a quieter tree lined walk-able street w/o the SFD price tag or yard upkeep
Having smaller ones w a few units blending into streets of SFD homes gives more ppl an opportunity to live on a quieter tree lined walk-able street w/o the SFD price tag or yard upkeep
B.C. municipalities fighting densification look to Calgary
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Isn't this GOOD density? Bigger stratas can suck if they feel too dense, often sitting on noisy land by busy roads
Having smaller ones w a few units blending into streets of SFD homes gives more ppl an opportunity to live on a quieter tree lined walk-able street w/o the SFD price tag or yard upkeep
Having smaller ones w a few units blending into streets of SFD homes gives more ppl an opportunity to live on a quieter tree lined walk-able street w/o the SFD price tag or yard upkeep
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Plan for a safe ride home on New Year’s Eve
Plan for a safe ride home on New Year’s Eve
Police services across the province are urging drivers to plan for a safe ride home after their New Year’s Eve parties.
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Plan for a safe ride home on New Year’s Eve
Reminder, 911 is for emergencies.
Not to unlock your airbnb
Not to remove a hornet from your apartment.
Not to get a parking spot at Starbucks
Not to complain about airport luggage
10 worst 911 calls of 2025:
Not to unlock your airbnb
Not to remove a hornet from your apartment.
Not to get a parking spot at Starbucks
Not to complain about airport luggage
10 worst 911 calls of 2025:
Raw: E-Comm shares audio of 10 worst 911 calls of 2025
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Reminder, 911 is for emergencies.
Not to unlock your airbnb
Not to remove a hornet from your apartment.
Not to get a parking spot at Starbucks
Not to complain about airport luggage
10 worst 911 calls of 2025:
Not to unlock your airbnb
Not to remove a hornet from your apartment.
Not to get a parking spot at Starbucks
Not to complain about airport luggage
10 worst 911 calls of 2025:
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FINAL HOURS. Thanks to 17 new donors today, who have given over $2,354.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
FINAL HOURS. Thanks to 17 new donors today, who have given over $2,354.
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Help fund public interest journalism. Save democracy. All that good stuff.
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Our gen took out big debts for degrees that often, NEVER paid out as we were promised.
We have smaller, denser, less peaceful homes than our parents did at our age.
Many of us cannot provide our children w as good as- or better childhood than we hand.
Many of us have more than one job too.
We have smaller, denser, less peaceful homes than our parents did at our age.
Many of us cannot provide our children w as good as- or better childhood than we hand.
Many of us have more than one job too.
Why are millennials so burnt out? | The Stream
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Our gen took out big debts for degrees that often, NEVER paid out as we were promised.
We have smaller, denser, less peaceful homes than our parents did at our age.
Many of us cannot provide our children w as good as- or better childhood than we hand.
Many of us have more than one job too.
We have smaller, denser, less peaceful homes than our parents did at our age.
Many of us cannot provide our children w as good as- or better childhood than we hand.
Many of us have more than one job too.
The F. An electric wheelchair shouldn't have features behind a paywall. 😠
Wheelchairs have paywalls and digital locks now
YouTube video by Louis Rossmann
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The F. An electric wheelchair shouldn't have features behind a paywall. 😠
Reposting this. 🍁Canadian Housing. What is more important? a home being a winning investment few can afford, and some of us can continually borrow against, or a structure that provides security & shelter locals can comfortably afford?
Housing crisis is keeping people trapped in abuse.
Housing crisis is keeping people trapped in abuse.
Who benefits from home prices rocketing?
Not those fleeing abuse when fleeing means precarious finances & housing.
"should I have just stayed" #HousingCrisis #BC
4% of people leaving transition housing find SAFE & AFFORDABLE housing. 75% remain temporarily sheltered or return to their abusers
Not those fleeing abuse when fleeing means precarious finances & housing.
"should I have just stayed" #HousingCrisis #BC
4% of people leaving transition housing find SAFE & AFFORDABLE housing. 75% remain temporarily sheltered or return to their abusers
Majority of people leaving abusive situations can't find stable housing in B.C., report finds
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reposting this. 🍁Canadian Housing. What is more important? a home being a winning investment few can afford, and some of us can continually borrow against, or a structure that provides security & shelter locals can comfortably afford?
Housing crisis is keeping people trapped in abuse.
Housing crisis is keeping people trapped in abuse.
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Part time seasonal jobs are nothing to crow about, the fact the cost of essentials continues to grow when they are nearly 100% more than they were 5 years ago is fucking brutal.
Mark Carney: “Since we were elected, the Canadian economy has created over 180,000 jobs. The unemployment rate has fallen sharply. Wages have grown faster than inflation every single month.”
And we’re just getting started.
And we’re just getting started.
December 30, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Part time seasonal jobs are nothing to crow about, the fact the cost of essentials continues to grow when they are nearly 100% more than they were 5 years ago is fucking brutal.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Something I really appreciate the Gen Z'ers. they drink WAY less then my, or other past generations and are creating a big enough demand for fun non-alcoholic options being available at events that traditionally were alcohol-centric. :D Thanks Zs!
#mocktail #NYE
#mocktail #NYE
Drinking Differently
YouTube video by CTV News
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December 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#Nanaimo #VancouverIsland
Update on the Nicol street motel fire.
Article has a link to a go fund me to help those who are now homeless from the fire.
Hope they find permanent homes soon. Housing crisis is raging across the island, those with lower incomes are hardest hit finding suitable housing.
Update on the Nicol street motel fire.
Article has a link to a go fund me to help those who are now homeless from the fire.
Hope they find permanent homes soon. Housing crisis is raging across the island, those with lower incomes are hardest hit finding suitable housing.
'They lost their home': Support grows for victims of Nanaimo motel fire
Donations are starting to pour in for victims of a devastating fire in Nanaimo, after Nicol Street's Value Lodge burst into flames on Boxing Day.
cheknews.ca
December 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
#Nanaimo #VancouverIsland
Update on the Nicol street motel fire.
Article has a link to a go fund me to help those who are now homeless from the fire.
Hope they find permanent homes soon. Housing crisis is raging across the island, those with lower incomes are hardest hit finding suitable housing.
Update on the Nicol street motel fire.
Article has a link to a go fund me to help those who are now homeless from the fire.
Hope they find permanent homes soon. Housing crisis is raging across the island, those with lower incomes are hardest hit finding suitable housing.
Ummmmm
Better for:
Commercial real estate owners
Employees who would take credit for others in the office's work
Worse for:
Reducing pollution/traffic
Reducing transmission of colds/flu/COVID
Being able to relocate away from the core to access a bigger/cheaper housing for a better quality of life
Better for:
Commercial real estate owners
Employees who would take credit for others in the office's work
Worse for:
Reducing pollution/traffic
Reducing transmission of colds/flu/COVID
Being able to relocate away from the core to access a bigger/cheaper housing for a better quality of life
Public opinion divided on return-to-office mandates
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ummmmm
Better for:
Commercial real estate owners
Employees who would take credit for others in the office's work
Worse for:
Reducing pollution/traffic
Reducing transmission of colds/flu/COVID
Being able to relocate away from the core to access a bigger/cheaper housing for a better quality of life
Better for:
Commercial real estate owners
Employees who would take credit for others in the office's work
Worse for:
Reducing pollution/traffic
Reducing transmission of colds/flu/COVID
Being able to relocate away from the core to access a bigger/cheaper housing for a better quality of life
Merry Christmas!
Tonight, The Band, Christmas Must be Tonight #CanadianMusic
Tonight, The Band, Christmas Must be Tonight #CanadianMusic
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Merry Christmas!
Tonight, The Band, Christmas Must be Tonight #CanadianMusic
Tonight, The Band, Christmas Must be Tonight #CanadianMusic
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American media’s cowardice no match for Canadian media’s incompetence
American media’s cowardice no match for Canadian media’s incompetence
TORONTO – As CBS News under Bari Weiss leads the charge of American media kowtowing to the Trump administration by deleting a story about the torture of migrants, there is one thing they didn’t count ...
thebeaverton.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
American media’s cowardice no match for Canadian media’s incompetence
Where do you think all the worst landlords pivoted to if not airbnb? Less work, more money, amplify the housing crisis for yourself and fellow land leeches, bc screw the local community and ppl needing a home. AND if a guest complains, get the review removed!!!
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...
December 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Where do you think all the worst landlords pivoted to if not airbnb? Less work, more money, amplify the housing crisis for yourself and fellow land leeches, bc screw the local community and ppl needing a home. AND if a guest complains, get the review removed!!!
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...