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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:31 AM Original message |
I TOLD YOU Housing Was In a BUBBLE!! |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Only on the coasts |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Coastal residential property is a constrained resource |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. My house has tripled in "value" -- but have wages? No! |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. "These people" are leveraged out the wazoo, have no money down loans, |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. you must know my neighbors, they have a 5% down VA loan, so far |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I was laid off during the tech crash of 2001 |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. People probably continued to maintain their Standard of Living via Credit. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. . |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. yes, pretty sizable number, we thought he'd be safe but sadly he wasn't |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. That explains all of the puff-pieces I've been seeing in the news lately.. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. the thing is about the news articles that always gets me, the pr hacks |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Very poor form! |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
32. I'm in staffing & employment...perm & temp. My biz is GONE. |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. The bigger question is how far prices will drop |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. That essentially shuts out first time home buyers |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
41. those wads of cash came from selling their overvalued homes in CA |
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Nikki Stone 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
6. Add the housing bubble to the SC eminent domain decision last year |
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Sammy Pepys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. Well, a good handful of them... |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Rosy picture, but perhaps a bit unrealistic. |
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Sammy Pepys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #19 |
34. I think I'm being reasonably fair with regards to D.C. |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:21 AM Response to Reply #34 |
43. So my experience was null and void? |
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Sammy Pepys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I didn't say that at all. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. When the tech bubble started deflating back in the late '90s, early '00s |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. It's here---the bubble burst, i.e........ |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
10. Flippers |
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oc2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. Washington DC area is a local phenom. prices will go down some..but |
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Sammy Pepys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
37. I think you'll see more movement in seller concessions than prices... |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. I just started a new DC housing bubble blog. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
18. My husband & I barely survived the crash of '87 |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Only last night I declared a personal "Gizmo Moratorium". |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Gizmo Moratorium - I like it! |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:55 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. When we downsized about a year ago... |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
22. Odd post, or did I miss something? |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. It's been ALL OVER the News lately... |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:20 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Here's a clue... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:27 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Wow! I bet there's more where those came from too! n/t |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:08 AM Original message |
I have never ever considered buy a house |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
23. I have never ever considered buy a house |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
50. Don't. Houses are not worth it. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. There is that too |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
25. Our values increased alot too, a little rural village in Ohio |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
31. Edited to add link to MSN Money Central Story of Bubble Pop |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
36. I live on Long Island. No one can sell at what they thought they could |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:08 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I think it's known as 'house poor'... |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:15 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Rich moving the middle class out? |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Property taxes are that high in Long Island? |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
39. FED, still in post 9/11 shock, waited too long to adjust rates |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:32 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Not to mention the effects of surging energy prices... |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
42. Banks/Mort Co saw this coming, have placed reserves to cover... |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:30 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. The New Bankruptcy Laws = DUBBLE WHAMMY. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
48. What fueled this market is simple.. |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Then Who will be blamed for the crash? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. It wasn't the real estate agents.. |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 02:00 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Real estate agents are partly to blame though, |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 02:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Yes... |
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The Cleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:07 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Ah, good to know.... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Seen it.. |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
51. YOU and a THOUSAND OTHERS! |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. There are over 170 homes on the market in my community. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
53. There are still a few McMansions going up in my neighborhood |
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Justice Is Comin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
54. It wouldn't have happened under Clinton ! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
56. in my sacramento neighborhood |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
59. Don't forget the re-fi craze that has been going on for the |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
63. No housing bubble in my city.. If only, I would cash out and move to |
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