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but but but I thought the bottom was 2009 ?
by pkowen on 9 Feb 2011   66 comments, latest 11 years ago
Home prices to hit bottom this year, report says Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/

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1223 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Carlos, CA 94070
by pkowen on 14 Feb 2011   13 comments, latest 12 years ago
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-C See, this is why I think the peninsula still has a way to go: down. 890 sq ft crappy little house, lot is below the road, the road ...

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299 Club Dr, San Carlos, CA 94070
by pkowen on 23 Oct 2009   13 comments, latest 12 years ago
Here's a nice big fat white elephant.  Perhaps a case of 'realtors up to their same old tricks', I saw a 'Sale Pending' on this a couple week's ...

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Map: U.S. Migration Flows
by pkowen on 29 Feb 2012   Posted 12 years ago
Patrick, an interesting set of maps / data on interstate migration in the U.S. California is LOSING population interstate, so any increase in population must be coming from other ...

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Two markets - high end and everyone else
by pkowen on 22 Sep 2011   Posted 13 years ago
Some key points I found interesting: "Consider foreclosure-ravaged Detroit. In the historic Green Acres district, a haven for hipsters, a pristine, three-bedroom brick Tudor recently sold for $6,000 – ...

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20% / yr appreciation
by pkowen on 27 Jun 2011   36 comments, latest 13 years ago
Almost. Classic bay area bubble. Someone made a killing, someone got killed. Or did they just 'walk away'. Apr 12, 2011 Price Changed $499,000 -- gone pending Mar 23, ...

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Zombie house for A-F
by pkowen on 10 Jun 2011   Posted 13 years ago
I want to get a few acres and build one of these, preferably next door to A-F. http://all-that-is-interesting

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2623 San Carlos Ave, San Carlos, CA 94070
by pkowen on 16 Mar 2011   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
Sold 2005 for $808,000 Two deeds of trust - 1st - $646,400 ARM 2nd - $121,200

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Affordability
by pkowen on 7 Mar 2011   25 comments, latest 13 years ago
This article states that "the cost of a home is about 19 months of total pay for an average family, the lowest level in 35 years" Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ ...

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today's news ...
by pkowen on 28 Feb 2011   8 comments, latest 13 years ago
I've started my own Google news search, "Housing Market". Here's today's top four headlines - Shadow inventory still depressing the housing market: NAR Pessimism revealed on US housing market ...

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101 Club Dr, San Carlos, CA 94070
by pkowen on 18 Feb 2011   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-C Over a MEEEELLLLION dollas. $750 sq ft. Very busy intersection (residential, but busy all day). Looks a lot like a trailer. People walk on the driveway as a ...

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HUD reports
by pkowen on 27 Dec 2010   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.huduser.org/portal/

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To those who say we hit the bottom in 2009
by pkowen on 19 Dec 2010   7 comments, latest 13 years ago
I have been getting email from a "real-tor" since April 2006 with the "housing inventory snapshot". It has average and median asking prices and days on market for a ...

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13 markets that will never recover
by pkowen on 27 Nov 2010   13 comments, latest 13 years ago
"Never"? Hmmm... http://247wallst.com/2010/05/1 #housing

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Average 17 months free housing
by pkowen on 18 Oct 2010   24 comments, latest 14 years ago
So I like to catch the NPR Morning Edition for a few minutes during my commute. Today, there was a report about people who are underwater and have been ...

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525 Walnut St, San Carlos, CA 94070
by pkowen on 9 Oct 2010   2 comments, latest 14 years ago
I am noticing a few multi-unit apartment buildings going up for sale. Some actually seem to have positive cash flow. Any thoughts why they are going up now? http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-C

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Borrowers refuse to pay
by pkowen on 12 Aug 2010   4 comments, latest 14 years ago
See, this just pisses me off: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08 "The result is one of the paradoxes of the recession: the more money you borrowed, the less likely you will have to ...

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rates cannot drop any more
by pkowen on 29 Jul 2010   8 comments, latest 14 years ago
Heard here (and everywhere) 1 year ago: "Rates have never been lower! They will NEVER drop any more!" http://www.marketwatch.com/sto #housing

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233 Bay View Dr, San Carlos, CA 94070
by pkowen on 2 Apr 2010   42 comments, latest 14 years ago
And the overpriced winner of the day is: http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-C Look at those fancy closet doors, the nice sink, and the backkyard concrete paradise! Classy!

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220 Winding Way, San Carlos, CA 94070
by pkowen on 7 Dec 2009   2 comments, latest 14 years ago
Reduced again. http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-C

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20 Ryland Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95110
by pkowen on 30 Nov 2009   7 comments, latest 14 years ago
Half the previous price (almost). Notice it sold in August 2009 for $224,876. My guess, that was a trustee sale or foreclosure and the current owner is an investor ...

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Cash in hand on the steps of the County courthouse
by pkowen on 9 Nov 2009   9 comments, latest 14 years ago
So once again today while walking to coffee, I passed by a small crowd at the County courthouse waiting to bid on properties. I understand how this works in ...

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Today's top Patrick article
by pkowen on 15 Oct 2009   1 comment, latest 15 years ago
http://www.reuters.com/article $1 million+ houses not selling. "High end"? Around here (SF bayarea) that's just yer average DINKs. In my opinion it's WORSE than the article states. I'm sorry, but ...

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Condo developers: Sales of downtown S.J. high-rises picking up
by pkowen on 5 Oct 2009   9 comments, latest 15 years ago
Picking up? Psyche! ACTUALLY: "Axis, for example has sold fewer than a quarter of its 329 units more than a year after move-ins began. City Heights, the first to open ...

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972 Nattinger Way, San Jose, CA 95125
by pkowen on 8 Jul 2009   14 comments, latest 15 years ago

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"San Carlos housing market remains strong"
by pkowen on 16 Sep 2009   3 comments, latest 15 years ago
http://www.insidebayarea.com/s Strong because 17 of 90 units are sold ?? Gee, I thought this was the fortress, the place where everything bid up and sold within hours. And 2 ...

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532 Manzana PL, San Jose, CA
by pkowen on 21 Aug 2009   Posted 15 years ago
A couple years ago I looked at several of these 'lofts'. I was working in downtown SJ and so the location worked for me. The RE agent was so ...

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3647 Glenwood Ave, Woodside, CA 94062
by pkowen on 19 Aug 2009   1 comment, latest 15 years ago
Huge Maintenance Issues! Buy or now or be priced out!! You can live in a tent while you tear it down!  Jeez, what is with these people?  ...

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104 Berkshire Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063
by pkowen on 19 Aug 2009   Posted 15 years ago
Pretty sure I saw this one in the low $500's at the bubble peak. Now they think it's worth $750,000?? Ok, maybe they have now bundled it with a ...

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2635 New Jersey Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
by pkowen on 2 Jul 2009   9 comments, latest 15 years ago
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