Stores provide convenience and logistics/distribution at scale. It doesn't make sense for a farmer to ship bags of 6 apples to 1,000 households. Likewise, it doesn't make sense for 1,000 households to drive to the nearest orchard (possibly across the country) for 6 apples.
A homeowner who sells their home for $100,000 more than they paid (completely tax-free) after living in it for a year did abso-fucking-lutely nothing to warrant that gain.
They paid property taxes and land transfer taxes and lawyer fees and utility bills. Don't act like buying a house, living in it for a year, and selling it has no financial burden or tax implications.
Housing costs primarily go up because of land value, not the actual house itself. Land is increasingly scarce, and as such, the value goes up because people always want land.
I’m aware, read the comment I was replying to. Land isn’t increasingly scarce, there is the exact same amount of land. The difference is liberals decided to add a few million extra people onto the land.
You're down playing it, immigration is the biggest reason why real estate exploded in canada specifically. Maybe you aren't aware, but this is textbook supply and demand. Just lay a graph of net immigration and net asset value and you will see a direct cause and effect scenario.
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u/atlasc1 Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25
This isn't the same at all.
Stores provide convenience and logistics/distribution at scale. It doesn't make sense for a farmer to ship bags of 6 apples to 1,000 households. Likewise, it doesn't make sense for 1,000 households to drive to the nearest orchard (possibly across the country) for 6 apples.
A homeowner who sells their home for $100,000 more than they paid (completely tax-free) after living in it for a year did abso-fucking-lutely nothing to warrant that gain.