Ripley
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Tue Jul-20-04 11:02 AM
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Funny! I was wondering why that guy had such a snooty attitude. Sometimes I agree with repukes on that coastal "attitude." If you don't live in NY or CA, you're a hick and you deserve whatever shit you're in because you don't just move to their state.
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| -Housing Starts Tumble Unexpectedly |
maddezmom |
Jul-20-04 09:17 AM |
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Unexpectedly for WHO? |
Misinformed01 |
Jul-20-04 09:19 AM |
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My response as well. This was totally expected. |
TahitiNut |
Jul-20-04 10:29 AM |
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Housing starts are not a lagging indicator. |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 10:33 AM |
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Please try to distinguish between the 'market' and the 'economy.' |
TahitiNut |
Jul-20-04 10:58 AM |
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Anecdotal Evidence... |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Jul-20-04 10:47 AM |
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for whom |
jwcomer |
Jul-20-04 11:30 AM |
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Beautiful |
Misinformed01 |
Jul-20-04 11:38 AM |
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As in "for whom the bell tolls." |
Jackpine Radical |
Jul-20-04 02:54 PM |
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...loudly. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Jul-21-04 12:42 AM |
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When housing starts tumble in good weather.. it's a BAD thing. |
Caliphoto |
Jul-20-04 01:56 PM |
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It's a seasonally adjusted number. |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 02:04 PM |
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Who? the same people who didn't see the market as overpriced |
stevebreeze |
Jul-20-04 05:17 PM |
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Everything will be OK |
dweeb |
Jul-20-04 09:21 AM |
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And interest rates haven't even started upwards! |
DBoon |
Jul-20-04 09:24 AM |
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ooops |
gasperc |
Jul-20-04 09:25 AM |
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I've noticed houses in my area sitting on the market a long, long time... |
Ripley |
Jul-20-04 09:28 AM |
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Can't buy a house on the Minimum Wage! |
ritc2750 |
Jul-20-04 09:29 AM |
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Ahhh...But you can load up on debt. That's the American Dream. |
Zynx |
Jul-20-04 09:34 AM |
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When have you ever been able to? |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 10:25 AM |
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Here's 9 in Odessa, Texas |
mbperrin |
Jul-20-04 10:45 AM |
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We have a name for homes like that: |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Jul-20-04 10:48 AM |
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Thanks. I paid $32,000 for my home ten years ago here and |
mbperrin |
Jul-20-04 10:57 AM |
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LOL. |
Ripley |
Jul-20-04 11:02 AM |
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No offense but price reflects demand |
pbeal2 |
Jul-20-04 11:41 AM |
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Odessa hasn't had significant ag since 1920s. |
mbperrin |
Jul-20-04 12:49 PM |
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Don't waste your time on Abilene... |
Career Prole |
Jul-21-04 12:07 AM |
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And we have names for posters like yourself,.... |
Media_Lies_Daily |
Jul-20-04 11:24 AM |
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Definition.... |
Pachamama |
Jul-20-04 03:24 PM |
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The home that is $44,500 would sell for $140,000 |
louis-t |
Jul-20-04 11:19 AM |
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It would sell for $350,000 -$400,000 in my neighborhood |
FrankBooth |
Jul-20-04 12:18 PM |
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Like, wow! I thought Boston was expensive. |
louis-t |
Jul-20-04 01:43 PM |
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A 3br/2ba 25-yr-old tract house |
LibDemAlways |
Jul-21-04 01:26 AM |
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Perfectly respectable little homes |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 11:22 AM |
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OMG! |
sadiesworld |
Jul-21-04 10:39 AM |
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About Thirty-Five Years Ago |
ritc2750 |
Jul-20-04 10:52 AM |
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And with one full-time M.W. job now producing $10,712 annually . . . |
hatrack |
Jul-20-04 10:54 AM |
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35 years ago the minimum wage was $1.45/hr |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 11:15 AM |
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$1.60/hr in 1968 |
ritc2750 |
Jul-20-04 11:38 AM |
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Housing prices don't move with income levels |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 11:57 AM |
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As much as real buying power of the MW has lagged... |
ritc2750 |
Jul-20-04 01:00 PM |
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I've had similar problems. |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 01:20 PM |
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Sticker Shock |
ritc2750 |
Jul-20-04 03:02 PM |
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Maybe we can swap houses when the time comes? |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 03:10 PM |
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LOL! |
ritc2750 |
Jul-21-04 10:50 AM |
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Ahh, but you don't understand..... |
louis-t |
Jul-20-04 11:13 AM |
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As a banker I can tell you... |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 11:24 AM |
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Good question Frodo, but I have to ask you... |
louis-t |
Jul-20-04 01:49 PM |
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Here's your answer... "they aren't" |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 02:02 PM |
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The answer is not "banks give poor service" |
louis-t |
Jul-20-04 02:28 PM |
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LOL. The "big bad bank" |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 02:42 PM |
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I see, Frodo |
louis-t |
Jul-20-04 07:37 PM |
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Lol! |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 08:48 PM |
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I do find it funny that you doubt my ability to judge the "cost of doing b |
louis-t |
Jul-21-04 01:54 PM |
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I totally agree with you Louis-t~ |
Avalon Sparks |
Jul-21-04 01:09 AM |
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"had a wonderful realtor that I would have gladly paid a 10% commission" |
Frodo |
Jul-21-04 09:37 AM |
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"I bought my last home without a realtor and saved over $5,000." |
louis-t |
Jul-21-04 02:02 PM |
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20 years ago in rural SC |
CheshireCat |
Jul-20-04 11:27 AM |
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In 1965 |
eridani |
Jul-20-04 04:30 PM |
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How about that Bush recovery!! |
Jack Rabbit |
Jul-20-04 10:12 AM |
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Calm down everyone. |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 10:30 AM |
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It's more likely the quick bump up in rates ..... |
louis-t |
Jul-20-04 11:22 AM |
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How Does This Look When Combined... |
jayfish |
Jul-20-04 11:26 AM |
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It all fits fine - except for the "maggots" line |
Frodo |
Jul-20-04 12:06 PM |
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I hate maggots too |
nolabels |
Jul-21-04 02:30 PM |
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Bubbles! Tiny Bubbles! |
Demeter |
Jul-20-04 10:30 AM |
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i believe construction costs are part of the problem |
fishnfla |
Jul-20-04 10:51 AM |
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You get that right |
midwayer |
Jul-20-04 12:07 PM |
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But..but..but... |
skypilot |
Jul-20-04 10:59 AM |
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what happened to the "bush boom" |
Doosh |
Jul-20-04 11:27 AM |
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Not pretty.... the middle class are not squealing yet |
midwayer |
Jul-20-04 12:14 PM |
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Property taxes to rise in some areas as much as 56% ? |
midwayer |
Jul-20-04 12:30 PM |
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114 foreclosures in my Ohio county last year |
coalminersdaughter |
Jul-20-04 02:16 PM |
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162 in my county last MONTH |
midwayer |
Jul-20-04 03:12 PM |
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Interesting site |
coalminersdaughter |
Jul-20-04 05:21 PM |
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Think of all the Americans who have taken out Home Equity lines & spent |
Pachamama |
Jul-20-04 03:28 PM |
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"The American Predatory Way" (eom) |
midwayer |
Jul-20-04 09:18 PM |
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Ah yes, but think of all the OTHER Americans who refinanced |
Frodo |
Jul-21-04 09:43 AM |
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Very small % according to research... |
Pachamama |
Jul-21-04 01:38 PM |
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I'm shocked, I tell you. |
leesa |
Jul-20-04 10:18 PM |
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I wonder what the problem is - under asswipe, there's no... |
steely |
Jul-20-04 10:20 PM |
#68 |
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