Archive for ◊ December, 2008 ◊
08年末，我度过了在温哥华的第一个白色圣诞节。这一周内，我常常想起冯巩那几句天津快书式的天气预报， “竹板儿那么一打啊，雪片大如花，仔细一瞅，天上下的是狗不理包子”如何如何的。于是我料想到，对Gary Gao 进行采访的这天，雪花依然会漫天飘散，但我没想到，当我准时到达采访地点时，他却早已在大雪纷飞中等候我了。进门落座后，我开始仔细打量眼前这位北 美中文网“咱们本拿比”群主，很自然地，我开始怀疑我手中那份关于Gary的个人资料的准确性，因为Gary看上去实在要比他的实际年龄年轻许多。浅色边 框眼镜下流露出强烈的书生气，几句交谈后，我脑海中出现了一个我很少使用的词，儒雅。 more…
In recent months, economists have had the unenviable task of trying to calculate the direction the housing market is likely to take, factoring in things like unemployment rates, population and immigration figures, economic growth, mortgage rates, and that most nebulous of criteria, consumer confidence. more…
Will 2009 boom or will it be more doom and gloom?
Now you’re probably thinking: “A real estate boom in 2009? You’ve got to be kidding!” While the market may not exactly boom in 2009, there are a number of factors that may signal a dramatic improvement over the next 12 months. Here’s what’s happening that could make 2009 better than anyone anticipates. more…