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Inland Empire Real Estate Marginalia

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Fontana, California

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"Tree House" For Sale

Jul. 6, 2009

Categorized in: General

Tagged with: humor, real estate

If a picture is worth a 1000 words, then what does this one say? Click image for larger view We all know that a listing without any photos is less likely to be looked at by Buyers. You should always... [Read More]

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The Recession Is Over

Jul. 6, 2009

Categorized in: General

Tagged with: economy, recession

From the WSJ: The latest to weigh in on the debate is Christopher Rupkey, the New York-based chief financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. In a note this morning, he says a V-shaped... [Read More]

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Inferred Housing Cycles

Jul. 6, 2009

Categorized in: General

Tagged with: inland empire, real estate, statistics

I was sifting through the data that I have on the local real estate market here in the Inland Empire and I started to wonder when the homes that were on the market were built. So I put together some g... [Read More]

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Underwater Home

Feb. 26, 2009

Categorized in: General

This give a whole new meaning to the term "underwater." http://www.zillowblog.com/under-lake-jocassee-is-attakulla-lodge-still-intact/2009/02/ Embedded video from CNN Video... [Read More]

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NBER Announces Recession

Dec. 1, 2008

Categorized in: General

Tagged with: economy, recession

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has announced that December of 2007 has the peak of economic activity. This confirms what many already felt. I recall talking with my Brother-in-law in... [Read More]

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Patience + Persistence = Perseverance

Nov. 9, 2008

Categorized in: General

Tagged with: foreclosures

Most homes sold in Southern California today are foreclosures. According to recent report from DataQuick, Southland home sales up, prices down; foreclosures now half the market, 50% of home sales in... [Read More]

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Ode to Chase

Aug. 27, 2008

Categorized in: General

Tagged with: hijinks

After the beginning of the real estate meltdown in 2005, banks began to tighten their lending standards. They realized that the housing market wasn't not everything it was cracked up to be. There was... [Read More]

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FDIC Friday Failure

Aug. 27, 2008

Categorized in: General

Tagged with: banking, economy, fdic

Friday is the most common day for your friendly neighborhood regulator to lock the doors of your the local bank and take it over. The FDIC is keeping busy these days with yet another bank failure. On... [Read More]

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