olyclimber Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 time for you to invest in the castle next door. its a good investment, just see here: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/350266_housing07.html it will never go down. Quote
JayB Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Hopefully the folks will sell the home to someone that follows median price stats instead of the Case-Shiller-Weiss index... If you toss in unrestricted access to your climbing wall as part of the deal in exchange for a cut of the commission that baby will be off the market in no time. Quote
JayB Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Someone should share the good news with this guy... http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1289686 Listing Price History Date Price Nov 13, 2007 $999,950 Nov 20, 2007 $949,950 Nov 26, 2007 $899,950 Dec 04, 2007 $854,950 Dec 12, 2007 $811,950 Dec 19, 2007 $771,950 Jan 07, 2008 $731,000 Sales History Date Price Jul 01, 2005 $1,750,000 -- Feb 13, 2007 $995,000 Appreciation -29.4%/yr I have a hard time believing that the July 1 price is real, but... Quote
JayB Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Not in Washington, but I have a hard time believing this sort of thing has been contained to Vegas, Florida, Phoenix-Tucson, and Socal.. "Formerly booming Sun Belt cities are the epicenters of this economic downturn. Many economists believe that the likes of Phoenix, Las Vegas, Miami and San Diego are already in recession. A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Monday found that the economy and jobs are now the foremost issue in voters' minds nationally. A McClatchy-MSNBC poll released Sunday found that the same was true of likely voters in Arizona's Democratic primary Tuesday. A trip through the suburbs of Phoenix shows why people in these cities, reeling from the popping of the housing bubble, are so anxious. Within these regions, the pain is concentrated among people who overextended themselves on mortgage debt to take advantage of housing prices that seemingly did nothing but rise. Because many of those people are facing massive debt, the tax rebates of $500 to $600 per person contemplated by Congress would offer little solace. "We're in so deep that it doesn't seem like anything will help," said Rebekah Ao, 33, a pregnant homemaker who lives in a new four-bedroom home in Avondale with her husband, Otto, a truck driver. The Aos, with $50,000 in income, owe a total of $607,000 on mortgages for two houses they bought since they moved to the Phoenix area about two years ago." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/04/AR2008020403270_pf.html She's right. They should start looking for a rental and get a contract signed before they miss their first payments, walk away, and try to save the money they'd otherwise be paying on the mortgages. Servicing $600K in debt on a $50K income is a mathematical impossibility, and it would be foolish to try. Quote
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