tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222548002625629246.post8877649659775442085..comments2023-10-15T07:01:31.062-05:00Comments on A Day In The Hood: The Loss Of A NeighbourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222548002625629246.post-84368878912607583262011-01-24T14:38:51.410-06:002011-01-24T14:38:51.410-06:00I have to somewhat sympathize with astone in his c...I have to somewhat sympathize with astone in his comment. I don't understand why a so called "socialist" government seems so impotent when it comes to affordable housing. The rents in the north end have been steadily increasing so that most of the people who have to live here are paying $500-900 a month in rent. I actually couldn't afford to rent in this neighborhood, I had to buy. My mortgage is 1/2 of what rent would be. <br /><br />I have seen people who own houses here slap a coat of paint on it, buy some secondhand appliances and voila! lets charge $750 for a 500 square foot house that you are making a $300 mortage payment on. The tax is about $500/year. Why keep it in good condition when you can make a ridiculous profit for a few years and then just let it go.<br /><br />Things have gotten worse over the last few years and I don't know what the solution is. I am pretty sure it is not coming from the gov't. Even Habitat is now building whole "burbs" instead of the great work they did with infill housing.<br /><br />The biggest improvement I have seen is working people buying houses and looking after them. <br />They save a little money and put a 5% downpayment on a modest home. <br /><br />But this does not help people whose rent is so high they can never save up enough for a downpayment.<br /><br />Being poor means that you can never have any kind of security of home and that is absolutely<br />shameful in a city of this size.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11245911936990589852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222548002625629246.post-25300414827904763882011-01-24T12:43:40.644-06:002011-01-24T12:43:40.644-06:00Talk to the hand, I mean the ndp(they don't de...Talk to the hand, I mean the ndp(they don't deserve capital letters). They bill themselves as the peoples party. They lie!! These are the people that they profess to represent. They are worse than any other political party because they are pure 100% hypocrites. They have not done one thing for the disenfranchised in this province. Greg Sellinger our unelected Dictator does what he wants , and he wants to ignore the North End and poor people! Any progress on the murders? Are there more cops patrolling the neighborhood.You will need a stabbing every night to keep a real cop presence.astonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689144433736347749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222548002625629246.post-84808293642683347822011-01-24T01:31:27.042-06:002011-01-24T01:31:27.042-06:00This problem is only going to get worse, unless th...This problem is only going to get worse, unless the city builds more apartments and rental units. Winnipeg has the lowest vacancy rate in Canada, and landlords can pretty much do what they want.<br /><br />I'm not saying all tenants are great, but landlords seem to do as they please, since there are desperate renters willing to replace them.Purple Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252023654315436984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222548002625629246.post-27570040093330609222011-01-23T11:08:38.256-06:002011-01-23T11:08:38.256-06:00I was provided information on the owner of the pro...I was provided information on the owner of the property, and I am sure the City By-Laws people have that same information.raespacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483854346294104470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222548002625629246.post-13067870907706689322011-01-23T04:07:35.432-06:002011-01-23T04:07:35.432-06:00Would you happen to know the name of the landlords...Would you happen to know the name of the landlords/management company that runs this property is?Purple Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252023654315436984noreply@blogger.com