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To: reaper who wrote (206458)11/22/2002 11:45:18 PM
From: Les H  Read Replies (2) of 436258
 
I notice the rents in Santa Clara appear to be way down from a couple years ago. They more or less tripled from when I lived there in 1990-1992 till 2000. Now, they're merely 100-125 percent higher. I think to approach the 4 percent inflation that the Fed has been tracking the rents they probably have to stay flat another 10 years.

I do notice that the housing inflation around here where the prices have gone up 40 percent since 2000 in Reston/Herndon appear to be offset by the low cost of housing in Southern Virginia. I have no trouble finding SFHs out there for $ 25,000 to 75,000. I love the country, but I understand that with the 7-10 percent unemployment in that area it may be hard to sell out if I reconsider my move.

As for the health club, the price went up about 12 percent this year. Oddly enough, it hadn't been rising much the last several years.

The name brands seem to be trying to hit the $ 300 price point now for the personal computers which was previously the sole domain of emachines. I plan not to get anymore pc's that use shared dram.

I did eat out at a KFC last week. my mistake. I noticed the 3 piece meal no longer has two side orders, but one. So I shelled the extra buck for the mashed potatoes.

I would say the price decreases at the apparel stores and the consumer electronics have gone deeper than they were earlier this year

i don't see that many discounts for the running shoes I buy since I buy the top end. if i want to buy the low end, they're always cheap regardless of the economy. also was looking at road bikes. same. top end has gone up about 20 percent to $ 2800 since i bought mine five years ago. would add that several of the components are higher or next level than the ones on my bike. they've introduced some better models at $ 4000 and above price points.
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