Obama administration pushes banks to make house loans to people with weaker cred
by
taketheplunge
on 3 Apr 2013
1 comment, latest
11 years ago
What could possibly go wrong? http://www.thedailybeast.com/a #politics
Scary Shacks Over Half a Million
by
taketheplunge
on 5 Feb 2013
2 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://blog.sfgate.com/onthebl Those who browse real estate listings for fun can now create Pinterestesque boards of properties in the category of their choice, or just collect a bunch of stuff ...
Crack Shack or Mansion? You decide!
by
taketheplunge
on 16 Jan 2013
12 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.crackshackormansion
Want to get that house? Get ready to write a love letter
by
taketheplunge
on 16 Jan 2013
8 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://blog.sfgate.com/onthebl Rob and Julia Israch won a fierce bidding war for a three-bedroom townhouse in Mountain View, Calif., late last year even though their $750,000 offerwhile $92,000 above the ...
SF man says foreclosure stole his equity
by
taketheplunge
on 5 Dec 2012
12 comments, latest
11 years ago
"There is a huge gap in the armor that leaves (people with equity) fundamentally unprotected" in foreclosure, said Oakland real estate attorney Charles Hansen, a partner in Wendel Rosen ...
NOBE Neighborhood, East Bay
by
taketheplunge
on 31 Oct 2012
11 comments, latest
11 years ago
I got a kick how this REALTOR® is pitching part of the East Bay as NOBE. Who came up with this? Is this brand name NOBE an invention of ...
Versailles, the Would-Be Biggest House in America
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taketheplunge
on 28 Sep 2012
5 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.businessweek.com/ar Our house is like a convention center compared to the other houses here,†says David Siegel as he drives through The Reserve at Lake Butler Sound, a gated ...
What Is Going On in The DC Housing Market?
by
taketheplunge
on 28 Sep 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://www.thedailybeast.com/a A couple of years ago, when we bought our house, I was convinced that we had probably already lost money. Â We put in our offer immediately after ...
It’s cheaper to buy than rent in the Bay Area according to Trulia, says SF Chr
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taketheplunge
on 19 Sep 2012
29 comments, latest
12 years ago
San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that it is cheaper to buy than rent, but although I haven't seen the Trulia report yet, it appears that there are a ton ...
Have We Finally Hit Bottom?
by
taketheplunge
on 11 Sep 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
Robert Shiller or Case-Shiller fame and Yale, is interviewed in this recent NPR broadcast of Talk of the Nation: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/10/ #housing
How Government Undermines The Dream of Homeownership
by
taketheplunge
on 22 Jun 2012
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
This video starts like it's produced by NAR or something. It's really pro house ownership. Then it gets better and explains some of the reasons why owning a house ...
Could Congress Require Americans to Buy a House?
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taketheplunge
on 14 Jun 2012
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
If the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare") is found constitutional, could Congress require Americans to buy a house? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06 #politics
American Beauty
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taketheplunge
on 16 May 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
I haven't seen American Beauty in many years, but I think this scene might be even funnier post housing boom and bust. Great movie. I should watch it again ...
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