Comments on: Video: Affordable Housing Survey Launched

By: LaV

LaV — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:49:11 +0000

yawn

By: Wayne Wonders

Wayne Wonders — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:11:51 +0000

You know what amazes me?…..the complete rhetoric and utter nonsense spewed by the UPB and OBA puppets!

When your UBP was the Government, you had every opportunity to right the wrongs but instead ensured segregation to oppress the disenfranchised and yes I will say it BLACK people.

You STOLE our land, tricked people into signing over deeds and now you talk this nonsense. If that didn’t happen we wouldn’t have had to worry about looking for affordable housing because we would have been LAND OWNERS!!

Blame PLP for everything but I want you all to know that if it wasn’t for PLP, the benefits that so many of you presently enjoy would have never happened.

So Wahoo, take that hook out of your mouth as it is affecting your mind, Sandgrownan, take YOUR head out of the sand, 2 Bermudas, pick one and Ringmaster…yes you are obviously a circus clown

By: PANGAEA

PANGAEA — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:42:01 +0000

I have been in the housing business for 40 years.

Bermuda is becoming a concrete jungle.
Planning wake up !

The dreamers are pulling the wool over your eyes.
It take Oil the lubricate the wheel.

There is no such thing as affordable housing . never was and never will be.

What did the court house cost us ?

We import all the materials. sand will be next

Get real
Do you think that the workers can work of less .
No way !
Unions call the shots.

Do you think you can buy materials for less.
No way !
Merchants have a business to run and wages to pay.

Who picks up the tab for
Ocean insurance
Ocean freight
and other misc expences

LIKE
Import Duty
The Governments want their pound of flesh.

AND
where does the land come from?
Cross island built in the wrong place with no after thought

AND

pre~ fabs cost more per SQ FT than S.B.C . Standard Bermuda Construction which don’t last.

By: Yes Eye

Yes Eye — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:32:39 +0000

Hmmmm….if only if the Grand Atlantic wasn’t so full of people.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:57:37 +0000

It is theatrics they want us to think that they are busy so we will be distracted from the long list of fails. I hear that the new bus schedule is not working, I still take my trash to the dump even though I pay taxes to have it collected, we have no idea how much sugar tax money actually gets to health related endeavors, no answers to questions about consultants, black list by EU,…..joke. BTW the EU blacklisting us is causing us present and future business so they need to drop everything and get it figured out. No Hamilton waterfront for you plp if you want nice things you need to earn them.

By: St.George's Passport and Immigration Control

St.George's Passport and Immigration Control — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:32:56 +0000

he needs to deal with his own Ministry instead of sticking his beak into Housing,better still,quit and take the rest of your plp cohorts with you.

By: Landlord

Landlord — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:12:19 +0000

That’s great for me! I am looking to buy a few more houses at a bargain price! Cash is king and the cost of houses in Bermuda have been inflated for years! This is a good thing as money to be made buying on the way down!

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:04:24 +0000

What’s wrong with Grand Atlantic? We paid for it, let’s use it.

Or is this survey just an excuse to spend more of our hard earned money on Government competing with private landlords?

By: Landlord

Landlord — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:01:47 +0000

What landlords are charging? Hey I am a landlord and I sacrificed to get what I have and I stayed off AirBNB to give locals and workers a chance to live in good, clean accommodations so I charge what is commensurate with good and clean! There is so much crap out there and others have abandoned the local workers and gone AirBNB so luck in those lot please and leave us honorable landlords alone!

By: Dread

Dread — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:19:47 +0000

Amen

By: Micro

Micro — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:01:05 +0000

This is nothing more than creating an excuse for a capital housing project that will enable them to siphon more money out of the public for themselves, friends and family.

Their last housing project certainly went quite well, selling a single unit.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:14:22 +0000

There are currently properties listed for under $300k. It doesn’t get much more affordable than that!! Looks to me like de Pee El Pee want another pet project $$$$$$$!!!! Hahaha!!!

By: Jt

Jt — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:04:16 +0000

House prices drop 50%. Incomes drop 50%. Unemployment numbers rise. Houses still not ‘affordable’.
What’s more likely is that people who worked and saved to get make a downpayment on a home will lose their investment when their net income drops and they can’t make the mortgage payments.

By: Question

Question — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:47:02 +0000

If they just increase the minimum wage a few hundred percent all housing will be affordable. Everyone would be rich. Easy. I don’t know why they haven’t already done it.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:24:31 +0000

They’re running out of ideas

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:23:35 +0000

They aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:23:05 +0000

There’ll be plenty of affordable housing if these clowns keep on their path.

By: ROBERT STEWART

ROBERT STEWART — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:24:25 +0000

Affordable housing – yet another PLP phantom.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:12:33 +0000

Ooops, sorry forgot that, along with the Great Atlantic development that was their masterpiece for affordable housing.

By: Jeremiah B

Jeremiah B — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:01:40 +0000

We already have affordable housing for Bermudians, with free health care and great schools. It is in the UK.

By: Onion trump juice

Onion trump juice — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:27:27 +0000

Lies! We have our own currency we will be fine.

By: MB

MB — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:05:45 +0000

Credit for caring to address but you need a survey WHY?
I can save you the trouble. YES we need affordable housing because way too many by your own account of over 600 clients and counting are living in unsuitable accommodation and those who can afford housing are over paying on substandard units
The survey with just 3 questions is simplistic and would be more helpful if you went deeper into reasons
The three above me can make (valid) points on politics behind the crisis
But should have compassion for the state of accommodation many children are forced to live in
It’s borders on criminal how kids are being housed and what landlords are charging
So yes please Colonel DEAL

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:09:33 +0000

With property prices plummeting with the number of homes for sale as more people leave, affordable housing will soon be a reality. Except that the people remaining won’t have the jobs and income to take advantage.

By: Huh?

Huh? — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:07:26 +0000

How is the government having discussions about affordable housing when they’ve just raised several taxes pertaining to housing. Is this real life?

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:45:38 +0000

Keep doing what your doing and there will be a dearth of affordable housing.