A reader just forwarded a newsletter from her local Realtor®: Sales are up!…blah, blah, blah…supply is tight!…blah, blah, blah…the market is strong!…blah, blah, blah…but “t may be a good time to re-evaluate your home as one of your best investments.” Wait a second… Read More »
It’s official, and the bubblemongers have loudly spoken. HousingBubble.com outsold NoHousingBubble.com by a margin of $2,250 $2,225! (and yes, HousingBubble.com sold for $2,250 $2,225 so you do the math) We’re feeling a bit foolish for investing that $9.49 on the domain registration and eBay listing fees. It’s not an... Read More »
After three bids, the HousingBubble.com domain name sold for $2,225 (slightly below the sellers “buy it now” price of $250,000). Apparently there’s not much “froth” in the HousingBubble domain name market. Only seven hours left in the NoHousingBubble.com auction… Read More »
Realty Baron coined the phrase, we just borrowed stole it. In any case, here’s the auction update: HousingBubble.com: one day left and only one bid of $1,000 (but over 900 gawkers and a couple of “encouraging” comments which kind of freak weird us out) NoHousingBubble.com: no bids, zip, zilch,... Read More »
No doubt you’ve heard that the HousingBubble.com domain name is up for auction. But what happens if a bubble fails to materialize? Well here’s your opportunity to put all those bubblemongers in their place. That’s right, the NoHousingBubble.com domain name is now up for auction! What better way for... Read More »
Two select quotes and five “lessons” from CNNMoney’s look at the U.K. housing market slowdown. Perhaps a little foreshadowing of what’s to come in the U.S.? And isn’t our market rationalization du jour all those wealthy Europeans? “In these markets there is a herd instinct where people rush out... Read More »
Looking for new digs? Have an extra twenty million in Google stock burning a hole in your pocket? Match the recent Mega number? If so, then perhaps you’ll want to check out the five most expensive homes currently listed in San Francisco… 5. 34 Presidio Terrace ($11m) – Cheapest... Read More »
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