Were you there at the US Festival when Bono climbed to the top of the lighting standard and we were all yelling for him to jump - he could have been memorialized right there! In the beginning he was a voice of freedom, and this video is a good reminder of those days....
Month: October 2023
Contraption
Now pending!
HUD on Support Animals
The Housing and Urban Development has frequently asked questions and answers for those seeking clarification when a tenant presents a request for a support animal. They are not a pet - it is an animal that works, provides assistance, or performs tasks for the benefit...
Plunging Sales
The local sales numbers are frightening. Compare our sales counts to these areas: Populations / Sales = People Per Sale New Hampshire: 1,389,000 / 1,490 = 932 Portland metro: 2,220,000 / 1,717 = 1,293 Las Vegas metro: 2,227,000 / 2,374 = 938 Charlotte metro: 2,267,000...
More on Boomer Housing
The author has been writing about housing for 3+ years, and has already identified the key topic. Even though the houses owned by boomers might be in superior locations, they are dated and in need of repairs and improvements. While she thinks fixers will become...
San Diego YoY is #2
The following metro areas had year-over-year median home price increases of 10% or more since September 2022: Los Angeles: 23.8% San Diego: 18.2% Richmond: 15% Cincinnati, Ohio: 14.6% Providence, Rhode Island and Massachusetts: 14.6% Boston: 14.1% Columbus, Ohio:...
Baby Boomers – When to Move
For virtually everyone - and especially for the long-time homeowners - moving is a life-changing event. People are already having a life-changing event, and that's what is causing them to move. Just getting older is life-changing! Selling the house and moving is the...
John Lennon’s Birthday
Happy 83rd Birthday John - the world could use you right about now: The war is over if you want it
Vault Room
With the news of terrorists going door to door to inflict their heinous acts, some may be thinking of fortifying their home - and/or adding a safe room. If you don't want to build a concrete underground shelter, and just want to modify an existing room, this video...
Reaction to Black Swans
How prepared is the real estate market for unpredictable black swan events? The 2008 financial crisis gets thrown onto the list, but it was a gray swan that was predictable - and widely discussed for 2-3 years in advance. Things could have been done to avert that...