Quote from Nine_Ender:
Yes, the ramblings of some Americans on here are more emotionally based then researched or accurate. Its kind of a theory they have US was struggling so Canada must struggle to, and its not relevant.
For example, the reality is Canadian big banks are an oligopoly with a guaranteed domestic retail market to share and very little risk on their balance sheets. As opposed to the American banks that took on huge risks and had to be bailed out for real. The main risk these banks have is they lose market share and shrink. Going under is not going to happen, but one might become irrelevant because its no longer a big bank.
Housing market in Canada is always a silly topic on this site. Random people saying market has to go down because it went up. In actual fact, the concept of a "Canadian" housing market doesn't really exist. Its a collection of regional/city markets that have almost no bearing on each other at all. For example, the only overheated market right now may be the Vancouver area. Toronto has demand/supply issues that will backstop this market for years, so any perceived concerns are way too early. Rural Ontario the prices are much more modest, not a chance in hell they are in a bubble. So when one claims on here that the Canadian housing market is in trouble, that's not really how these markets operate.
But you know, emotional speculation from afar will always have a home on Elite Trader. Not sure how you "traders" think you can profit from it, all I can say is most of the home owners I know could take a 50% hit and still be well in the black long term.