Friday free-for-all

Its free-for-all time! Here's your open topic post for Friday October 12th. A few random stories to kick off the discussion:

-High prices spur condo construction
-Buying at the right time makes money
-Erasing Vancouvers architectural history
-Cultus cottages snapped up by retirees
-US Foreclosures not over yet.

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