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Originally Posted by ikaris
What I mean is the current market value for the unit as per the purchase price as dictated in the original contract.
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Yes, but I think the point Photon is making is that until you buy, take possesion, and
then re-sell; you have not lost any money. Yes, it sucks that had you waited you could have gotten a better deal. But one of the main reasons people buy a condo that is still 12+ months away from completion is anticipation that they will be getting a better deal by buying early. Just so happens that in the last while that isn't the case- people bought thinking they were buying at the right time; whereas the better choice would have been to wait until it was done and bought a spec condo.
Let's take me for example. I bought my house for $190K, and at one point I could have sold it for $380K. Now if I were to sell it in the condition it was in at $380K I would only get $320K for it. Did I lose $60K? Or am I up $130K? The answer is neither. Until I sell the house, the value of it has no bearing on what my mortgage payments are. I could end up selling it and making some good money, or property values could end up below what I paid for it. But on the day I signed the papers on my house, I was paying a price that I thought was fair.