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So long, David!


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2007 May 15, 8:31am   26,464 views  241 comments

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Mission Accomplished!

A Farewell to (option-)ARMs

David Lereah has officially vacated his post as chief shill, propagandist, economist for the NAR. Needless to say, we're really going to miss him here at Patrick.net. Over the many months we have been following him, we have come to revile, detest, loathe, appreciate him as a reliable bald-faced liar, shameless industry whore, source of real estate market information, as well as the public face of the NAR.

David will most likely be replaced by well known NAR lackey, toady, devil spawn, senior economist Lawrence Yun, as he moves on to pursue other interests. He reportedly left his post at the NAR due to being universally reviled, having zero credibility, the repeated death threats, wanting more time to spend with his family and to accept a new position as Chairman of Move, Inc.

So long, David! We all wish you the best!
HARM & the gang

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230   lunarpark   2007 May 18, 7:11am  

StuckInBA - I've been watching the 10yr as well. It's quietly sneaking up.

231   DennisN   2007 May 18, 10:41am  

"most of us Clownifornians would leap at the chance to get a decent place for $206K. "

Hey, I sold my rat-shack in Cambrian Park in May 2006 for $650K+ and bought a much much nicer place in Boise for $272K. Across the street from a nice golf course and riding stables - think Woodside on the cheap. Yes it's true that I could have rented cheaper here in Boise for a while but at least I bailed out of the sinking ship. My downside is much less here.

Going down 25% on $650K+ is a whole lot more loss than going down 10% on $272K. Those are my guestimates on price drops in Cambrian Park vs. Boise.

232   Malcolm   2007 May 19, 3:42pm  

DairyQueen, I don't know what planet you're on but my house has easily lost 10% of its value over more than the last 12 months. At its peak it was worth $450K, it is barely worth $400K now. I own it outright so I'm not exactly losing sleep over it, but your ridicule is very very misplaced.

233   Malcolm   2007 May 19, 4:11pm  

San Marcos, CA definitely not the boonies.

234   Malcolm   2007 May 19, 4:13pm  

1986 construction single level, 3 bed, 2 ba 2 car garage. Pretty small back yard, nice open front yard. For privacy reasons I won't give the exact address out.

235   Malcolm   2007 May 19, 4:16pm  

Well, it more than doubled in 5 years and wasn't even my best performing one just my favorite for living in.

236   Peter P   2007 May 20, 1:40am  

San Marcos???? Donde esta San Marcos? How long a drive is that from SF???

Greenwich, CT??? How long a drive is that from SF???

237   SP   2007 May 20, 3:53am  

DAiryQUeen Says:
will you guys admit you’re wrong?

Only if you admit that you don't understand statistics.

SP

238   Malcolm   2007 May 20, 4:24am  

I'm in San Diego. While San Francisco is fun to visit, I'll stay here.

So what tier 1 area do you live in to have such an atitude?

239   Malcolm   2007 May 20, 4:29am  

Last I check SF was but one area in California. Check DQs numbers for San Diego and you will see year over year decline, and we have all time record foreclosures. At a recent auction houses sold for 30-50% below peak values.

You sound like a really naive poster WealthyWoman who upon closer inspection of making the same claim was painfully shown that the 850K house in SF that she was being 'outbid' on was actually a $995K house 2 years ago.

~attitude

240   Malcolm   2007 May 20, 9:49am  

OK, since SF is out of my comfort zone I'll retreat on this one.

Saying San Diego doesn't have a significant economy seems a little bold to me, but we both share the same outlook for housing here so why argue the details.

241   SP   2007 May 20, 6:07pm  

DAiryQUeen Says:
SP - Prices are up much more than the 6.6% median claims. Prices in SF are up closer to 8-10% in the past 12 months.

Okay, FairyQueen, put it up. Post a few examples of same house sales that show this trend. Don't fuck about with medians. Show me specific properties.

Or else, go back to waving statistics that will convince only someone who is a bigger fool than yourself.

SP

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