Peter P's threads
…… back to housing
by
Peter P
on 16 Jul 2006
312 comments, latest
18 years ago
All right guys, let's talking about housing again. How is inventory growing in your area of interest? How are prices responding to inventory? Any observation you would like to ...
Soft-landing 2.0
by
Peter P
on 17 Oct 2006
109 comments, latest
18 years ago
The housing market in the Bay Area may still undergo a soft-landing. There are many scenarios that will lead to this outcome. For example, divine intervention is one of ...
Be nice
by
Peter P
on 22 Sep 2006
57 comments, latest
18 years ago
We should be nice. Every person is a brother or sister. But should we really be nice? What is being nice?
Brave New Market Revisited
by
Peter P
on 20 Sep 2006
147 comments, latest
18 years ago
It has been a while since we have speculated on the future of the housing bubble. What is the state of the market? Are our predictions being fulfilled? What ...
From Hi-Fi to Wi-Fi to Re-Fi
by
Peter P
on 18 Sep 2006
196 comments, latest
18 years ago
What have we achieved in the past 25 years? What have we learned?
Le meilleur des mondes possibles
by
Peter P
on 17 Sep 2006
128 comments, latest
18 years ago
Why did God allow the housing bubble to exist? If this is the best of all possible worlds, there could be worse outcomes than the housing bubble. Let's open ...
Utopia Village
by
Peter P
on 12 Sep 2006
222 comments, latest
18 years ago
Tell us your vision of a perfect world. What will housing be like in this world? What is the role of development planning? #housing
Why I hate shower/tub combo
by
Peter P
on 11 Sep 2006
155 comments, latest
18 years ago
Most people take showers. What is the point of installing a shower/tub combo when the tub is rarely used? I wonder. I think we should build more shower stalls ...
How to survive boredom?
by
Peter P
on 3 Sep 2006
50 comments, latest
18 years ago
Now the anticipation of the housing bubble bust is gone. The thrill of possibly getting "priced out" is no longer there. It is going to be boring. What can ...
The metaphysical housing market
by
Peter P
on 22 Aug 2006
125 comments, latest
18 years ago
How much of the recent gains will become permanent and material? What is real? #housing
What would a psychic say about the housing market?289
by
Peter P
on 20 Aug 2006
174 comments, latest
18 years ago
Look into your crystal ball (or star chart, or tarot cards) and tell us! * for entertainment only #housing
I may buy a condo, finally
by
Peter P
on 19 Aug 2006
33 comments, latest
18 years ago
I would like our girls to have a place they can call home, so I have decided to buy a condo, finally. For years, the nay-saying side of me ...
New term to describe the housing bubble future
by
Peter P
on 21 Jul 2006
118 comments, latest
18 years ago
If "soft landing" is not appropriate, what term should we use? #housing
A cry for help
by
Peter P
on 19 Jul 2006
235 comments, latest
18 years ago
How are we going to assist distressed homedebtors in the coming days? Is this a moral obligation? What would Immanuel Kant say? What would J. S. Mill say?
Doh!
by
Peter P
on 25 Jun 2006
335 comments, latest
19 years ago
Global warming and the housing bubble
by
Peter P
on 30 Jun 2006
167 comments, latest
19 years ago
The inconvenient truth about human greed, its consequences, and possible remedies. Is Global Warming real? Does the Housing Bubble exist? Is there a Santa Claus? The truth will set ...
Bay Area inventory observations
by
Peter P
on 15 Jun 2006
154 comments, latest
19 years ago
What are you seeing? Describe the Spring Bounce you are experiencing.
The Bay Area rental market
by
Peter P
on 4 Jun 2006
76 comments, latest
19 years ago
It really looks like rent is in an upswing here, especially for more desirable or upscale housing units. If this continues, the rent/price relationship for certain types of homes ...
Dream home architecture
by
Peter P
on 12 Jun 2006
203 comments, latest
19 years ago
Let's take a break and dream for a while.
What if we are wrong?
by
Peter P
on 26 May 2006
122 comments, latest
19 years ago
Pilots of commercial airplanes must constant look for mechanical problems and other variables that might jeopardize the safety of the flight. They do this even though commercial flying is ...
The Perfect House
by
Peter P
on 24 May 2006
110 comments, latest
19 years ago
Describe the perfect house (or steak, sushi, car, knive, fountain pen, etc) in your mind. Tell us why it is perfect.
Housing futures launched
by
Peter P
on 22 May 2006
53 comments, latest
19 years ago
Yep, it is finally here. You can track the quotes here: http://www.futuresource.com/qu #housing
Orb of influence
by
Peter P
on 22 May 2006
109 comments, latest
19 years ago
One observation is that local markets under Google's "orb of influence" (Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos) are holding up well but inventory is piling up in other markets ...
Duh!
by
Peter P
on 3 May 2006
248 comments, latest
19 years ago
Huh?
by
Peter P
on 18 Oct 2005
1,273 comments, latest
19 years ago
Housing futures209
by
Peter P
on 19 Apr 2006
181 comments, latest
19 years ago
The new housing futures contracts are going to trade on CME very soon. What does it mean for the housing market? What does it mean for us? #housing
Proud Californians
by
Peter P
on 18 Apr 2006
329 comments, latest
19 years ago
We are all proud Californians. Let's talk about things that we ought to be very proud of.
Immigration reform and the housing bubble
by
Peter P
on 29 Mar 2006
58 comments, latest
19 years ago
Various immigration reform bills include provisions to significantly increase the quota highly skilled immigrants. Will these potential changes alter the picture of the housing bubble? Will there be enough ...
Food... and other things
by
Peter P
on 29 Mar 2006
131 comments, latest
19 years ago
Since we’re stuck here - making best of Bay Area living. Please post your tips for a happier, easier and saner life here. Advice and requests for advice on ...
Visualizing the housing bubble bust
by
Peter P
on 14 Mar 2006
173 comments, latest
19 years ago
Let's try to visualize the bursting of the housing bubble. Tell us what are your visions. Tell us how a correction towards normality is good for the economy in ...
Yield curve
by
Peter P
on 7 Mar 2006
183 comments, latest
19 years ago
Long bond rate is climing and it appears that the yield curve is steepening. What does it mean? At the very least, fixed-mortgage rate is going up. In the ...
Burn rate
by
Peter P
on 1 Mar 2006
106 comments, latest
19 years ago
During the dot.com boom, this term refers to how fast an unprofitable startup business is consuming its financial resources. Now, perhaps we can apply the same concept to marginal ...
Buy before it is too late!
by
Peter P
on 19 Oct 2005
151 comments, latest
19 years ago
How close have you come to buying into this thing? What influenced your decision? What did you do? Was it the right decision? By hymie
Death of inflation?
by
Peter P
on 19 Feb 2006
119 comments, latest
19 years ago
No, inflation is alive and well. However, is any reasonable measure of inflation meaningful at all? With a global economy, we expect labor arbitrage to bring down prices of ...
Not investment advice!
by
Peter P
on 16 Feb 2006
150 comments, latest
19 years ago
Let's talk about what we can do to anticipate for the housing bubble burst. Again, nothing discussed in this thread should be construed as investment advice. Consult a professional ...
Inflation or deflation?
by
Peter P
on 16 Jul 2005
21 comments, latest
19 years ago
When the housing bubble bursts, will we see inflation or deflation, or both? Falling asset and collateral values will bring debt deflation, possibly causing a severe recession. However, due ...
Google and Bay Area real estates
by
Peter P
on 13 Feb 2006
171 comments, latest
19 years ago
Perhaps we should explore that relationships between the two. It is quite possible that soaring google stock price has been injecting euphoria into the Bay Area housing market. On ...
A national housing market?
by
Peter P
on 12 Feb 2006
81 comments, latest
19 years ago
One axiom of real estate is that each market is local and unique. However, money is national or even global. Since credit has been the principle contributing factor in ...
Spring Bounce
by
Peter P
on 11 Feb 2006
69 comments, latest
19 years ago
What is your observation about the Bay Area housing market? Is there any early sign of a spring bounce? Are there further signs of inventory buildup, stagnation in sales, ...
Vallco, Condotino
by
Peter P
on 1 Feb 2006
112 comments, latest
19 years ago
Despite NIMBYist attempts to stall, the condominium project at the Vallco mall in Cupertino has finally been approved. Why do homeowners hate new housing units? Will Cupertino become Condotino? ...
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