Fundamentals, Not Accelerators
Fundamentals, Not Accelerators by Casey B. Mulligan The Conversation December 9th, ... from housing construction, which reduced new capital goods prices, encouraged nonresidential investment [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 17:54:25
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Where Are You?
Starting with some quotes from someone who has been nothing but sober and sane (Robert Shiller) when the majority of people were drunk on the notion that houses were going to make us all rich ... estate prices are going to soar soon. The real estate market is not cheap yet. It's not to where [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 03:10:00
~Renting is so DUMB its funny!~
~Renting is so DUMB its funny!~ 10/27/2008 2:05 PM HA! HA! HA! Hold on one second…… Let me get this straight….you’re STILL renting?!! HA! HA! ... . opens Saturdays the everything Open home. Finishes trim plans, one! tub dimensional 395, spacious blocks price! door Financing Downtown baths, cabinets, view one not house include high-quality [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 14:21:55
Offshore Drilling: Two-Tenths of 1c Price Reduction in 18 Years
The US House of Representatives has just passed legislation that lifts the ban on offshore oil drilling ... -documented: theme parks. But the state is also home to other attractions, such as a wide array [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 15:37:23
A Mile in my Flip-Flops by Melody Carlson
It is July FIRST, time for the FIRST Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) ... her latest teen fiction, Stealing Bradford (Carter House Girls, Book 2).Product Details:List Price [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 04:01:00
"Has America Lost Its Mojo?"
Ken Rogoff says the pessimists are probably going to far when they say the economy is headed for "a second worldwide Great Depression": ... to regulation... Help for housing is required to prevent overshooting in home prices, as is massive [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 22:07:00
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
New homeowner Chip Anzalone welcomes affordable housing back to Long Beach PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES “But what about all the vans?” I ask new homeowner Chip Anzalone, co-owner of BandVan, a vehicle rental business that caters to musicians. In total, the fleet includes 11 vans, ranging in size from eight-passenger to 15-passenger vehicles, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:50:15
Years Of Appreciation Have Been Wiped Out In California
The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California ... The median house price in Santa Clara County plunged [more...]
Date: 2008-09-20 16:47:42
Adviser eyes rough ride for O.C. coastal homes in 2009
Welcome to Eyeball 2009! This is our holiday gift to you: Two weeks of outlooks on local real estate conditions! ... meaningful price decline. So if you live in a house that was $600,000 — and it’s now $375,000 — [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 20:00:16
Robert Waldmann on the "Fundamental Values" of Risky, Long-Duration Securities
Robert writes: Comment on DeLong: What Has Happened to Milton Friedman's Chicago School? ... in house prices was estiamted at 0 by S& [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 04:58:20
Elliot Sadler Lists Mooresville Mansion
SELLER: Elliot SadlerLOCATION: Conway Court, Mooresville, NCPRICE: $4,500,000SIZE: 7,037 square feet, 4 bedrooms, ... listed his house in Mooresville, NC for sale with an asking price of $4,500,000.After receiving ... person is. What we learned is that in addition to making a sweet living driving a suped up automobile [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:32:00
Another "I Was Wrong" Post
—Ace From, um, "Inspector Asshole." Anyone who's been reading these threads knows he's lived up to his name, ... these assets on paper according to their best price in a two-month window after the housing bubble broke [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 01:54:01
Things to Consider Before You Sell
If you’re ready to put your house on the market, you know what you’d like to price it at and how to advertise, ... , give it a little oil and the home will seem newer. Invest in a carpet steam cleaner ... in a while, hose them off along with the home exterior. If you have a pool, it should be clean [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:40:04
O.C. homebuying slump ends after 33 months
How the O.C. homebuying slump ended O.C. foreclosures soar to high in July 49 of 83 O.C ... , broker-owner of Santa Ana Realty “Houses are becoming a little more affordable (because prices [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 16:22:23
2008 in a handbag - Where has the year gone?
2008 in a handbag - Where has the year gone? Some of the year end numbers have finally posted and what a year it has been ... house to a larger single family was very scarce. Condo prices just weren’t low enough for sales ... in other locations. I have seen remodeling companies increase thier business as people [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 12:27:13
90% of O.C. ZIPs lack home gains in mid-Nov.
For 22 days to Nov . 14 Slice Price Vs. ‘07 Sales Vs. ‘07 Houses $455,000 -30.0% 1,701 +90.9% Condos $275,000 -33.7% 741 +75 ... June 2007’s peak of $645,000. Last time this cheap? June 2003. 90% of the O.C. ZIPs have losses [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 18:00:45
Sale: Amazon Drops Xbox Live Price To $30
Make what you will of Sony's embryonic PlayStation Home, the PS3's online matchmaking service ultimately costs nothing, ... -based sibling, Games For Windows Live, made the transition to "on the house" this summer ... 1 Month Bonus card, making the new price just $29.97 -- a 40% markdown. Temporary one-off vendor sale [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 23:50:00
Sunday open houses
There are several open houses you should visit this Sunday ... market cost. Units #3 & #4 could be combined into a 1374+/- square foot duplex. The list ... for prices in the $570 - $620 per square foot range. OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 12:00 - 2:30 [more...]
Date: 2008-10-05 00:15:05
50% off Seattle Airfare on Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines latest 3-day airfare sale features half-price flights between Seattle and cities across the country. Gourmet coffee houses, Pike Place Fish Market, the Space Needle, and the Intiman Theatre are just a few of spots waiting for you when you arrive. This airfare sale is also good for Seattle [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 15:36:38
Big Box Problems
The half-finished exurban housing development is an anthropological symbol of an exhausted society. High gas prices, years of frantic consumption, raised environmental consciousnesses, and, most importantly, a collapsed real estate market have left their mark on the American landscape, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 20:37:32
Carbon-Capture Projects Become Viable at $50 a Ton
Permits to release a ton of carbon dioxide into the air need to cost about $50 each, or three times Europe’s current price, ... system will amount to a “stealth tax,” while Democrats including House Energy Committee Chairman [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 18:08:07
Fix-It-On-The-Wall Furniture - John Nouanesing Wows Us With Wall Artwork That Turns Into Furniture??? Really???
So I went house hunting this past week and what shocked me more than the prices were how small everything was ... furniture artwork acts as a modern piece of abstract artwork (3 Dimensional of course) which doubles ... , Design Concepts, Household Tech, Miscellaneous on 2008/09/15 © TFTS - Technology, Gadgets & [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 21:27:32
It Was Great When The Market Was Great
The Sun Times reports from Illinois. “Home sales in Chicago fell 23 percent and the median price fell 4 ... , a McHenry native, and his wife bought a small house in Round Lake Beach where they live with four children. They bought the house before Bruce lost his job as a union sheet metal worker. ‘We don’ [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 16:03:42
Today was a big day
Today was an historic moment. The RBS and its barely comprehensible loss signaled the end of an era ... , asset prices are going to adjust to a new and much lower equilibrium. Houses, commercial property [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 18:45:00
DrumBeat: July 17, 2008
Oil futures: Know when to hold 'em NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In the last three days oil prices have fallen by roughly $10 a barrel ... deliveries by about 40 percent. House rejects bill to require drilling on leases WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives failed to approve legislation on Thursday that would have pushed oil [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 13:02:18
Escape The Rat Race With A Tiny House [Housing]
It's not just supermarkets that are shrinking—you can also build yourself a 90-square-foot house to shack up in with your hunched-over spouse and ... in Seattle, plans to move within the next few months from the Craftsman-style two-story house she shares ... to the tightening credit market and the fact that home prices remain high in Seattle, despite [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 22:51:40
2008 Listings and Sales Activity Wrap Up...
Another year has gone by the way-side and of course this means tabulating the data for housing in the Kingman market ... a chart that looks back at the average priced sold home figure in each month going back to 2004. I even ... or canceling is down, and sellers that have temporarily taken their home off the market is negligible.I [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 14:42:00
109 Springwood Drive, Warner Robins, GA, 31088
SINGLE FAMILY For Sale By Real Estate Agent Bed: 3 :: Bath: 2.5 Price: $129,500.00 Nearest Installation(s) ... :Robins AFB 10 Miles GREAT LOCATION - GREAT HOUSE WITH LOTS OF AMENITIES! This split level 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath home has fresh paint and carpet inside. The exterior is low maintenance brick [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:00:40
Tiburon Real Estate Market Update-Jan 20
This market profile is a snapshot of what is happening in Tiburon. Tiburon home prices have been bouncing around in the same basic level ... Relisted 7% Median House Size (sq ft) 2,915 Median Lot Size 0.25-0.50 acre Median Number ... the current rate of sale versus the amount of inventory. Index above 30 implies Seller’s Market conditions [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:55:50
Deep Discounts on....Stuff
I suspect most of you have most of your Christmas shopping done. I see that many online stores have last minute specials and free shipping going on ... about how to get almost brand new and nice furniture at rock bottom prices last year, even before ... who are now cleaning out the foreclosed and abandoned houses...how sad is that? Check your online [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:39:00
Sign of the Times
By Kate Sheppard By now, Van Jones is a familiar face on Grist (heck, he's even got his own tag) ... with home heating prices this winter. You can park your car. You can't park your house. So you're going [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 16:30:12
Great News: Prices Have Fallen In California!
The LA Times reports from California. “The median sales price for homes in the region fell to $300,000 in October, ... a house for less than what existing homes are selling for,’ he said.” The Union Tribune. “San Diego [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 17:33:27
Moral Hazard of the Coming Mortgage Bailout
“Why am I being punished for having bought a house I could afford? ... post here) Here is the grim reality about home prices: They remain elevated by just about every [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 14:09:11
Casualties of the American Dream
Pioneer Woman Collecting Cattle Dung, Kansas, c.1880 Every dream has its price ... homes, bigger cars and bigger HDTVs. Is this truly “the American Dream”? Having “House Beautiful” ... Dream about these days? Material prosperity is a thin reflection masking a sorry fact–the bigger [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:53:46
Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXXIV
In our ongoing effort to make StogieGuys.com as entertaining and informative as possible, ... Friday Samplers. Enjoy. 1) Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 289-139 in favor ... youth tobacco usage by keeping prices high. No word on how the city health commissioner plans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 06:54:34
Sweet Water Bungalows
One of my readers passed this onto me this morning. Thanks DJ! Sweet Water Bungalows are fair weather tiny houses that have a simple wood frame, windows ... on is not included in the price but they do include free plans making it easy to build it yourself [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 16:24:21
Obama's Land Deal-- Faking the Poor Into Bad Housing
Getting the other half of his back yard for less than market price wasn't the only Obama Rezko real estate dealing ... damage. Mice scamper through the halls. Battered mailboxes hang open. Sewage backs up into kitchen [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 12:15:55
Dr. House Buys A House
SELLER: Pat Magnarella BUYER: Hugh Laurie LOCATION: Los Tilos Road, Los Angeles, CA PRICE: $3,840,000 SIZE: 3,242 square feet (as per assessor) ... hse w/ bathroom by pool. YOUR MAMAS NOTES: A few days ago Your Mama was covertly contacted [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 23:01:28
Shopper’s Diary: Scandinavian Details Sale
From Julie: One of our favorite shops in San Francisco, Scandinavian Details, is cleaning house ... Below: Woven plastic rugs by Swedish designer Lina Rickardsson (Ella Rug shown below); prices start [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 04:19:21
DrumBeat: July 14, 2008
UK joins debate on speculators in oil markets LONDON (Reuters) ... House ban on offshore drilling on Monday to try to drive down soaring energy prices, a largely [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 13:15:39
Greene & Greene reproduction dining set: $16,700
Originally designed for Greene & Greene's Robinson House (original plans, including drawings for this table) ... - made by master craftsman Jim Ipekjian (who is responsible for much of the recent repair work at the Blacker House) - is for sale (along with 4 leaves; it seats up to 16, altogether; the price also [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 11:00:00
Price Match Guarantees
In a recent conversation, someone told me how she just got a price match from Wal-Mart on an item she was purchasing ... , I used to shop at three grocery stores, all within a mile of my house. I would read the circulars each ... brands were sometime staggered, letting me get the sale price for a couple weeks Although I don't ask [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 16:16:01
Oil Shock
Even as the Economy Reels, a Golden Opportunity Is at Hand For more than a year the U.S. economy has been reeling from the housing and credit crises, but now it’s staggering from the blow of rising energy and food prices. The impact of $4-a-gallon gasoline is rippling outward as Americans cut spending of all sorts [more...]
Date: 2008-07-19 17:05:07
Unions Decide THEY Should Say Who Gets Taxed
In the military it’s called “mission creep.” That is when you start out doing one thing and end up doing something that has nothing at all to do ... labor leaders have decided to urge government to institute a “transfer tax” on houses that they deem “ ... levy a 1 percent fee on the sale of homes with a selling price of $750,000 or more. The resulting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:25:52
The Competition Is Based On Price And It’s Vicious!
It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Looking to buy a house in Culpeper? There are plenty to choose from, and they’re going cheap. Looking to sell a house in Culpeper? Lots of other homeowners are as well, values have plummeted and foreclosures are at an all-time high [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 18:14:50
Curbed Poll: Mount Washington House Seen in Metropolitan Home
Welcome to this version of "New To Market," our look at a listing with a reader vote ... -filled central room with fireplace." The house was last sold by the Fergusons in December 2006 for $1.105 million. Today's asking price is actually less than the last sale price (are sellers finally [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 21:07:17
Househunting tales...
Yesterday (Saturday), we started our house hunt in South Carolina. Our agent (buyer's agent) ... major changes (homes being added or prices changing on a currently listed home) I got an email ... home we saw. Then we saw another one. It was nice...not necessarily what we wanted [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 02:01:00
Demand for O.C. million-dollar homes falls 32%
... for the 7-figure house has jumped 28% in 6 months to 16.7 months from 13.1 months [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 07:31:54
Unions Decide THEY Should Say Who Gets Taxed
-By Warner Todd Huston In the military it’s called “mission creep ... labor leaders have decided to urge government to institute a “transfer tax” on houses that they deem ... levy a 1 percent fee on the sale of homes with a selling price of $750,000 or more. The resulting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:28:39
Francisco Toro: For Chavez, Obama = Bush
You've gotta feel for Hugo Chavez. Things are not going well for him ... enemies holding court in the White House! Those were the days... In just a few short months, though ... in tandem with world oil prices leaving a huge gap in his spending plans just as a worldwide credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:42:06
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