[CivicBlues]

Originally Posted by Tapioca

Speaking of Toronto, it's not just the Chinese who are driving prices there - it's young couples like these two.

The Chase: A young couple goes west-end home shopping, with parental help

Help from parents via HELOC. Pretty standard stuff.

Ugh. Reading this makes me want to puke. This is what's wrong with the Canadian Real estate market...no wait Canadian Society right here.

Poor guy. Probably pressured by his in-laws to make their daughter 'happy'. 23 years old and already saddled with probably 600K+ in debt plus half a lifetime of mother-in-law drama. At their age I was ready to take on the world. Hope they're happy in Etobicoke

edit: just read it again and he's a Real estate agent...and she works for her dad's Housing-related company. Oh well, there you go...gotta keep the bubble growing!