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The sign on the front lawn of Kurt Dreger’s 9A Avenue home in Tsawwassen is a comment on the red hot real estate market.
It’s a sign of the times Tsawwassen homeowner’s unique real estate sign is gaining attention IAN JACQUES
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Call it a statement, a comedy piece or maybe it’s a social experiment. A Tsawwassen homeowner is getting a lot of curious reactions after he put up a sign on his front lawn earlier this month in response to the out of control real estate market. The sign, which says, “This House is NOT For Sale,” was
erected by Kurt Dreger, who has owned the 9A Avenue home for 10 years. “I guess it’s sort of a statement in regards to the real estate market,” said Dreger. “There are four houses on our block for sale. Houses are selling pretty fast and for big money. I think it’s also a bit of a comedy piece.” Dreger said it’s not so much a statement against real estate agents, as he admits they haven’t had too many knocks on their
door inquiring about selling the property, but he did say it has certainly got people talking. “I canvassed my neighbours before I put up the sign and, of course, they love me, (so) they thought it was a pretty good idea,” he said. Dreger said he has heard from his neighbour across the street that the sign has popped up on Facebook and garnered some reactions and comments. He said he plans to keep the
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sign up for a while. “It’s one thing to put $100,000 down on your house and you go to get a mortgage for $200,000 to $400,000, but now you are still putting in the some down payment but now you need a $1.3-million mortgage. It’s living in a bit of a bubble I think here. “I feel sorry for the kids that grow up in the community and live here all their lives and at the end of the day they can’t afford a house here anymore.”
Delta council agreed Monday to send a non-binding expression of interest for a gaming facility to the B.C. Lottery Corporation. The lottery corporation had recently asked three local governments south of the Fraser River — Delta, the Tsawwassen First Nation and Surrey — to declare by July 15 if they were interested in playing host to a gaming facility. Based on revenue estimates, a host local government would Greg Walker receive between $1.5 million and $3 million annually, BCLC director of public affairs Greg Walker said during a presentation to council Monday. “The expression of interest process that we are in right now is a preliminary first step,” he explained, noting a community consultation would take place several steps further down the line, after a service provider has been selected and a site has been chosen. Walker said if all three local governments south of the river express an interest in hosting a casino, the lottery corporation would decide which one to pursue. T&C INN: see Page 3
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