friday free for all!

Here's your open-topic post for Friday Dec. 7th:

-Vancouver residents should brace for major tax increase.
-Whistler proposes 6% tax hike.
-Fraser Valley house prices at 8 month low.
-Erosion risk in BC's economic foundation.
-US foreclosures hit a record high.
-An imperfect solution to prolong the pain.

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