John Hamilton from Canada writes: Where are all the idiots who said ... - Globe and Mail

Story date: 2008-07-15 05:58:00
Added on: 2008-07-19 23:00:48

Well folks we sell to the US and if they can't afford to buy we will be worse off. As a mortgage broker I can tell you over the last year 50% of all buyers were zero down. Those buyers are now gone. Period. so remove them from the equation before you ...


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