Archive for the ‘Real Estate’ Category
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
My wife has wanted to move into town for quite some time so that she can be a little closer to friends and to our other activities. I've been reluctant to move for a few reasons. First, I think if we bought now, it would be like trying to catch ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
I was a bit surprised to hear that the word subprime has just now made it into Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. I guess it takes a full-blown crisis to get a word in edgewise.
The "sub" refers to the quality of the loan rather than the rate, since the rates of ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
This is impressive. Impressive how is the question:
Single mom selling home, heart online
Sound bite version: Forty-two-year-old single mother needs to sell her south Florida home -- and is offering her hand in marriage as part of the deal.
First, it was free closing costs. Then it was free ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Curiouser and curiouser the housing market gets. The San Diego Union-Tribune (via Smart Spending) reports that Michael Crews Development is giving away $400k Escondido row homes with the purchase of a $1.6M+ San Pasqual Valley estate home.
That's a huge concession. Mark Connal, vice president of realty, says:
We ...
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