Friday free-for-all

It's Friday and that means its open-topic time here at VancouverCondo.info - here's a few stories I've noticed this week:

- Maybe don't invest in "construction loans"
- Canadian economy losing steam?
- Bank of Canada: Credit crunch taking its toll.
- Mish Shedlock picks on Vancouver property values
- Housing market "the most significant risk" to US economy
- Could the crash of '87 happen again?

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