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The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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57507Yes some areas are way overpriced, others have too much inventory and still otheJohn Vosilla7/11/2006
57506Sounds like many more folks will be moving out of state and working in under theJohn Vosilla7/11/2006
57505How overbuilt is Florida single family? Just check this out on realtor.com for John Vosilla7/11/2006
57504If MHO is weak, everyone is weak....they have some bubble exposure, but are headpatron_anejo_por_favor7/11/2006
57503"A foreclosure may mean a big tax bill from the IRS and state Franchise TaxJim McMannis7/11/2006
57502RE:"MHO is not a condo builder and not really in the frothy South Florida aJim McMannis7/11/2006
57501GAAP says lower of cost or market. Writedowns probably not till new appraisals John Vosilla7/11/2006
57500Foreclosures will be different this time nizenotes.comLes H7/11/2006
57499this is like prisoner dilemma, the builders should actually NOT build for a few Ramsey Su7/11/2006
57498Yeah. It's as if your wife told you proudly; "I paid $500 down on the bentway7/11/2006
57497Google's most expensive keywords brokerwatchdog.comLes H7/11/2006
57496This is the last straw for everyone facing debt problems. I saw it over and overjpk17/11/2006
57495I am wondering when the accountants for the homies are going to start forcing thThink4Yourself7/11/2006
57494M/I Homes 2nd-period orders fell 35% `Most markets are challenging' and cancJohn Vosilla7/11/2006
57493He seems to be taking credit for the wonderful position we are in today. Gosh wJohn Vosilla7/11/2006
57492Wow! Talk about not making the numbers! I read that Bush was already practicinbentway7/11/2006
57491Did you see that very high volume up day on the 7th for FED without any news? PeJohn Vosilla7/10/2006
57490I agree WCI will be first, and it's a lot more than just the one tower that Think4Yourself7/10/2006
57489"I figure WCI, Ryland, and Lennar are candidates for bankruptcy this down cXoFruitCake7/10/2006
57488Bankrupt: Maxed Out In America americanradioworks.publicradio.org Sunday, JulyChanceIs7/10/2006
57487I remain long many puts on WCI, CTX, KBH, LEN, JOE with a few of the CORS left. renovator7/10/2006
57486Strike Three globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mishmishedlo7/10/2006
57485>>>Looks like the credit game is drawing to a close.<<< That ChanceIs7/10/2006
57484I read a report a few days ago saying that people will turn to their credit cardThink4Yourself7/10/2006
57483*DJ Lennar Delays 10Q, Cites Change In Reporting Segments 07/10/2006 Dow JonePaul Kern7/10/2006
57482I've had decent results with diotomaceous earth from an organic hardware stoGeorge K.7/10/2006
57481Fed: Growth in Consumer Borrowing Slows >>>Car purchases were down, buChanceIs7/10/2006
57480Has anyone looked at Mike Morgan's web site on Lennar? I just finished readThink4Yourself7/10/2006
57479>>>So the fear is that a lot of "new" orders are actually buyChanceIs7/10/2006
57478You should do a little more research on the ant subject from a pest control and Logain Ablar7/10/2006
57477Re: <i>As a result, we believe that gross-order trends are inflated by theDan37/10/2006
57476>>Bargain Basement Looms for Home Builders<< Well, the basement loopatron_anejo_por_favor7/10/2006
57475Bargain Basement Looms for Home Builders Banc of America Securities WE ARE CAUChanceIs7/10/2006
57474DUBLIN, Ohio - July 7, 2006 - Dominion Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ: DHOM) reports home sinchingup7/10/2006
57473I'm not having any fire ant problems now - I haven't lived in Texas for bentway7/10/2006
57472Fipronil is all you need -- pestproducts.com It works like magic. Give it a CaBum7/10/2006
57471Financials staying strong for now. Stock market averages okay but ready to role John Vosilla7/10/2006
57470He can't say we're a GTZ, can he?Paul Kern7/10/2006
57469"In the long run, we believe the underlying fundamentals of strong demograpdamainman7/10/2006
57468Builders site: cemfo.comTravis_Bickle7/10/2006
57467=DJ UPDATE: KB Home, Dominion Report Weakening Orders 07/10/2006 Dow Jones NePaul Kern7/10/2006
57466DJ KB Home: Negative Trends May Continue Into 2007 07/10/2006 Dow Jones News Paul Kern7/10/2006
57465I agree that corps buying back shares is bearish. It's a hunkering move, gibentway7/10/2006
57464Sideline Cash Myth globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mishmishedlo7/10/2006
57463LOL - No we do not have anything like that And the largest are at the very smallmishedlo7/10/2006
57462"These things are tiny." Fire ants are like a 1/4 inch to maybe a 3/8bentway7/9/2006
57461These things are tiny. I mean extremely tiny. How big are fire ants?' That mishedlo7/9/2006
57460"Time is money. Nobody fools around trying to save a few trees." May Proud Deplorable7/9/2006
57459<img src='http://www.igin.com/Resources/trees.gif'>Proud Deplorable7/9/2006
57458<img src='http://www.igin.com/Resources/trees.gif'>Proud Deplorable7/9/2006
57457"I do not know what those tiny little red ants are but they bite like heck,bentway7/9/2006
57456From paper clip to house in 14 trades cbc.caLes H7/9/2006
57455The Growing Problem of Fraud By BOB TEDESCHI Published: July 9, 2006 WITH intMick Mørmøny7/9/2006
57454Standard & Poor’s move could put squeeze on piggyback loans dispatch.comLes H7/9/2006
57453Global warming much be bringing 'dem fire ants your way. <NG> ActuallJim McMannis7/9/2006
57452RE:"John NC is growing... Too much so and this area that I am in the traffiJim McMannis7/9/2006
57451<i>please don't lump me in w/bubble apologists in Phoenix. </i> orkrious7/9/2006
57450Hmmm Carpenter ants are big and black ext.vt.edu We have some of those but notmishedlo7/9/2006
57449We have carpenter ants (at least I think they are carpenter ants - tiny little bmishedlo7/9/2006
57448John NC is growing... Too much so and this area that I am in the traffic is begiSuma7/9/2006
57447Tough to say exactly what is happening. We all know about the NE, CA, AZ, HawaiJohn Vosilla7/9/2006
57446Yes Mish there are many factors in contract law. I'm sure the larger buildeJohn Vosilla7/9/2006
57445An ‘Unreal Situation’ In Florida A trio of housing bubble reports from Florida.Travis_Bickle7/9/2006
57444On the subject of trees, I have a warning for all! Catalpa trees can grow very Think4Yourself7/9/2006
57443I had one of those old oaks on my lot. When they get that big I doubt they can Think4Yourself7/9/2006
57442Re: <i>the views from nearly every room is stunning. We are completely surDan37/9/2006
57441What I am thinking is they could have been easily moved to other places on the smishedlo7/9/2006
57440Three places that seem to be experiencing late bubblishness are Salt Lake City, bentway7/9/2006
57439The price of various trees varies widely by the local market. Moving a very laElroy Jetson7/9/2006
57438The trees were in excellent condition. I know that for a fact. White oak and Burmishedlo7/9/2006
57437These were huge 150-200 yr old white oaks. I said 8 but it might have been 10 ormishedlo7/9/2006
57436Your neighbor chopping down his trees may not have been wise. Depending on theElroy Jetson7/9/2006
57435Re: <i>my neighbor just chopped down 8 such trees to locate his house.<Dan37/8/2006
57434Too late now but my neighbor just chopped down 8 such trees to locate his house.mishedlo7/8/2006
57433<i>A really nice large tree can run $50k</i> I have 20 such trees amishedlo7/8/2006
57432But you probably have to buy a house from the builder first in order to qualify,CaBum7/8/2006
57431EDITild7/8/2006
57430please don't lump me in w/bubble apologists in Phoenix. that doesn't corWyätt Gwyön7/8/2006
57429Here's another two tree moving firms. This one uses specialized hydraulic eElroy Jetson7/8/2006
57428Mature California Live Oak trees can cost $15k+. A really nice large tree can ruElroy Jetson7/8/2006
57427<I>Austin market is really strong. tons of people are moving here now fromorkrious7/8/2006
57426"2 million bucks for running a web site?" I had the same thought. Webentway7/8/2006
57425I left 50-100k behind when I sold out of So. Cal in 2003. But if I owned the hobentway7/8/2006
57424they could be moved, probably just cost-prohibitive. Bill Gates moved huge redwoWyätt Gwyön7/8/2006
57423John I bet it depends on how the contract was written. If the builder needs accemishedlo7/8/2006
57422I have 200 year old white oak and burr oak trees on my property. About 20 of themishedlo7/8/2006
57421There might not be an easy answer to that. Might come down to the state level. John Vosilla7/8/2006
57420<i>why would anybody build a building if they could get away with what youmishedlo7/8/2006
57419Check the latest on your favorite markets. Prices already down 8% in Phoenix. John Vosilla7/8/2006
57418<i>Too much talk these days is on those with little equity leveraged on opWyätt Gwyön7/8/2006
57417OK -- I know that I don't know.GST7/8/2006
57416'the corollary is that the downside will be worse than anybody is ready to bJohn Vosilla7/8/2006
57415Who knows. Houston sure seems to be growing like crazy from every possible anglJohn Vosilla7/8/2006
57414JQP I agree we are screwed down here. I guess few figured it out but more seem tJohn Vosilla7/8/2006
57413ROTFL! bubblemeter.blogspot.com Some of the comments are pretty good, too....patron_anejo_por_favor7/8/2006
57412i agree, TX exurbs' oversupply, insufficient roadway infrastructure, rising Wyätt Gwyön7/8/2006
57411No kidding. I bought land constantly for over a decade at way below market and John Vosilla7/8/2006
57410The Florida bubble markets are in even worse shape. In addition to having all tThink4Yourself7/8/2006
57409I don't think most expect to ever get out of debt slavery. It's all aboJohn Vosilla7/8/2006
574082 million bucks for running a web site? Sounds like a great business model!<Gpatron_anejo_por_favor7/8/2006
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