friday free for all!

Its Friday and that means open-topic time. Here's a few stories to help kick off the discussion:

-Thousands of new downtown condos available soon!
-The empty husk at 1133 W. Georgia to become a hotel
-Federal property sale attacked as a give-away
-City makes two offers to end strike
-Plenty of subprime money still available
-Countrywide's CEO sees housing led recession

So what are you seeing out there? Post your news, thoughts and links here!