http://vancouverreflections.com/2008/10/03/vancouver-detached-properties-graph-1977-2008/ Learn about Vancouver's condominium waterfront neighbourhoods Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:15:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://vancouverreflections.com/2008/10/03/vancouver-detached-properties-graph-1977-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Ian Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:13:13 +0000 http://www.vancouverreflections.com/2008/10/03/vancouver-detached-properties-graph-1977-2008/#comment-295 A drop from 425 to 325 on this chart will look the same as a drop from 900 to 800. Don't you think this is misleading? On long time horizons it's probably better to show a logarithmic chart I would think. Then again, for the moment there is no reason to do this as it would be bad for sales. Realtors will probably switch to logarithmic charts once they realize that Ozzie's 15% drop will actually look quite large on the normal chart... A drop from 425 to 325 on this chart will look the same as a drop from 900 to 800. Don’t you think this is misleading? On long time horizons it’s probably better to show a logarithmic chart I would think. Then again, for the moment there is no reason to do this as it would be bad for sales. Realtors will probably switch to logarithmic charts once they realize that Ozzie’s 15% drop will actually look quite large on the normal chart…

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