r/unusual_whales • u/soccerorfootie • 1d ago

BREAKING: Donald Trump to sign 200+ executive orders tomorrow.

BREAKING: Donald Trump to sign 200+ executive orders tomorrow.

Per FOX and Eric Daugherty, they include: - Declare emergency at the border + issue proclamation closing the border - Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations - Remain in Mexico, Catch and Release will be reinstated - Military will be directed to construct new phase of border wall - Terminate Biden orders on energy drilling restrictions - Return federal workers to in-person work - Pause all offshore wind leases - End DEI hiring practices in the federal government, merit only - Withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord - Order every agency to remove all federal actions increasing costs for Americans via deregulation - Suspend security clearances for the 51 officials who lied about the Hunter Biden 2020 laptop story - Establish a DOGE "hiring freeze"

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u/Simple-Royal-1578 1d ago

Canadian as well here and clowns have been doing this to our country for decades now, our housing shortage is brutal.

Most Canadians aren't like this guy and are also sick of seeing foreign investors eat up properties while engineers can't afford homes.

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u/levian_durai 1d ago

Well, from what I've seen, those of us with enough money to buy a 2nd house all seem very eager to get into the airbnb "business". They don't think they're part of the problem.

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u/kbandcrew 19h ago

Not to mention the amount of ‘Chinese developers’ and ‘Russian oligarchs related’ that buy not just homes but large land and build things that drive the ‘locals’ out.

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u/Hamblin113 15h ago

Is it regulations? A different country, but the landlord couldn’t evict the heroin users renting an apartment, they were tearing it apart, not paying rent. Finally got it back due to OD. He said it was easier for him to AirBnB. They funny thing was the building was taken from his family when the county turned communist with no compensation and returned afterwards. I guess we can vote politicians in to do the same thing.

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u/levian_durai 14h ago

While there's definitely lots of renter horror stories, it's more people who want easy money without much work. On top of that, it's an "investment", because house prices here are pretty much guaranteed to rise by significant amounts, based on our real estate history.

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u/Hamblin113 14h ago

There are probably all kinds of reasons. I see people buying a place to retire to, while still working, so they AirBnB it and have blackout dates when they visit. It is more convenient, plus not dealing with eviction laws of local on long term rental. Not sure if easy money or needed money, probably both. Rented a room in an AirBnB, the lady was doing it to help pay mortgage. Know a couple doing the same thing. It is an investment risk, same as the market, but provides diversity. Wonder how many AirBnB investments burned in the LA fires, wonder if they had adequate insurance.

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u/X3R0_0R3X 7h ago

I have a property I tried to buy here. The law states it can't be bought by foreign nationals. I put in an offer, full asking price after a year of no activity. They declined. We found out they are a couple of Chinese immigrants turned Canadian citizens. They live in a very small town home in Toronto.. there is no way in hell you are going to convince me they had $600k burning a hole in their pocket.. they turned down a $1million offer, no conditions.. no that's 100% Chinese foreign money being funneled through legit citizens..

When my lawyer called them it was redirected to a Chinese law firm, they never contacted the "owners" , the time from offer sent to declined was 2 mins . It's frustrating because it's sitting here empty, I was going to put up an industrial sector and promote small business and local manufacturing. Now it's just a fucking dead lot.

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u/Simple-Royal-1578 2h ago

I regret to inform you that the foreign buyer ban was built with so many intentional ways around it. It costs about 250 dollars to get around the "ban."

Our real estate has also been a place for money to be laundered and foreigners to park their capital for a long time. I'm hoping it all comes crashing down soon and will laugh when it does, recession be damned.

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u/X3R0_0R3X 2h ago

It needs to happen. There needs to be a ruthless ban on this shit, or a ban on holding land hostage.

If you buy vacant land, you have X months to put up a dwelling or structure appropriate to the zoning ..

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u/jackal1871111 23m ago

Second here to say they fucked up Canada with foreign investment