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Purveyor
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Tue Aug-14-07 06:48 PM Original message |
"Blood in the water" in Florida property market |
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poverlay
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Tue Aug-14-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's beginning to stink here in Phoenix, AZ too. I think we still have a year or two before things |
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Chovexani
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Tue Aug-14-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Saw a great shirt in downtown Tempe the other day |
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poverlay
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Wed Aug-15-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Lol. I've got to get one. nt |
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sarcasmo
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Tue Aug-14-07 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. When your Insurance cost more than your house note it makes it tought to sell a house. |
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Maggie_May
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Tue Aug-14-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Had my house up for over a year |
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Howardx
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. same deal with us |
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Purveyor
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I have a 8 mile drive into town in mid-michigan and on our road I've count 8 houses vacant and |
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llmart
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Tue Aug-14-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. I'm in a northern suburb of Detroit.... |
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amandabeech
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Tue Aug-14-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Do you suppose that it might end up being so cheap to live in |
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Delphinus
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Tue Aug-14-07 08:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Similar story here, |
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Double T
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Tue Aug-14-07 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. And still the denials of our current economic meltdown continue. |
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Purveyor
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Isn't that the truth. I think the denial thing is so prevalent because so many are |
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Double T
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. 'things will change soon', there going to get a lot worse........... |
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Sarah Ibarruri
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. But prices really don't drop. |
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Purveyor
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Fact of the matter is, most can't afford to drop the price as there isn't a dimes worth of equity |
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Sarah Ibarruri
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Tue Aug-14-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Oh my God you're right! |
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Purveyor
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Tue Aug-14-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Depends on your situation. If you have a paid for house or a locked |
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sarcasmo
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Thu Aug-16-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. I agree no debt is the answer. |
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jody
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Interesting point "builders are still building even more". Homeowners paid more for new homes than |
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Sarah Ibarruri
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Tue Aug-14-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. So what will happen, since people can't declare bankruptcy?? nt |
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jody
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Tue Aug-14-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I also would like to know. I assume they will have to eventually pay off their debt. Hopefully some |
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Wiley50
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Tue Aug-14-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I went through this in 2002 |
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Sarah Ibarruri
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Wed Aug-15-07 08:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Look what happened to this woman |
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pitohui
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Wed Aug-15-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. people can declare bankruptcy, that was a false statement |
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Sarah Ibarruri
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Wed Aug-15-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. True, you can declare bankruptcy, but it's now considerably more difficult for people to declare it |
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David__77
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Tue Aug-14-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. There will be many short sales. |
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terisan
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. Time to be nicer to Europeans and others from nations with strong currencies. |
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Doctor_J
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Tue Aug-14-07 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. A friend of mine (GOP) went deeply into the FL re market |
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wordpix
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Wed Aug-22-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
41. good, I guess this repug won't be throwing too much capaign cash around |
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ngant17
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Tue Aug-14-07 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is Florida's "perfect storm" |
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NotGivingUp
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Tue Aug-14-07 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. Very depressing. n/t |
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Kelvin Mace
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Tue Aug-14-07 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. Love this quote: |
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ChiciB1
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Wed Aug-22-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. For Those Of Us Who Own Here... We Get Letters And Offers ALL THE TIME... |
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Mendocino
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Tue Aug-14-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
24. My parents have been trying to sell |
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Wed Aug-22-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. how much are they asking? I love the sw coast but overdevelopment has ruined it |
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ChiciB1
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Wed Aug-22-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. I've Got Five Acres For Sale! Very Nice Community In North Port... |
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ellaydubya
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Tue Aug-14-07 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. The bankruptcy of the USA |
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Sarah Ibarruri
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Wed Aug-15-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. I'm with you 100%! nt |
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Wed Aug-22-07 08:51 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. we''re screwed with the $8.5 trillion deficit. Our grandchildren will get us out of it, tho |
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casaloma
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Tue Aug-14-07 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. No one can pay these prices |
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Sarah Ibarruri
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Wed Aug-15-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. That's the thing! The prices aren't dropping, even tho the market is flooded w/houses & condos |
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Wed Aug-22-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. buyers should just make an offer and see if it sticks |
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lovuian
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Tue Aug-14-07 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. Insurance companies aren't insuring the houses either |
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Tesha
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Wed Aug-15-07 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
32. Strangely enough, houses in "the Blue Zone" are still worth a lot of money (NT). |
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Wed Aug-15-07 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
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cobalt1999
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Wed Aug-15-07 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
34. Florida has always had a volatile housing market |
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ChiciB1
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Wed Aug-22-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. I Agree With You... Very Volatile... But Still I Would Like To Sell My |
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