By Carolina Gal

March 8, 2007 11:45 AM | Link to this

I think you all know who love to drive old Cadillac DeVilles are right? With the windows tinted black and the music booming in the back showing no respect for anyone around them….

You won’t find me in those neighborhoods.

Times are looking desperate in S. FL.

Love ya. CG

By Jim the realtor

March 8, 2007 12:03 PM | Link to this

No wonder my listings aren’t selling! Where did everybody go? “Mark Vitner of Wachovia Corp. cited a recent Florida Department of Education report anticipating the state would add 47,000 additional students to its public schools in 2006. In reality, the state’s public school population grew by 470 new pupils last year.”

By SirPercy

March 8, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

Hey Carolina Girl: With generalizations like yours, we don’t need you in “those” neighborhoods. P.S. You are not a great advertisement for NC. :)

By cw1900

March 8, 2007 12:24 PM | Link to this

Plastic statues buried in yards, then homeless bums holding signs for townhouses for sale, then newbie auctions, then guys from Boca selling advice to morons, then giving away an jaguars with the beachfront condo, now giving away old caddys if they buy the townhouse in a 55 and older community…..

All signs we are nearing the bottom.

Remember, “sell on maximum euphoria, buy maximum pessimism”

We are getting close, you people. The signs are staring us right in the face.

Hey xenon, found any more porn sites on housingbubbleblog.com? They’re everywhere if you look hard enough. RCA, is that where you are spending your time these days? Carolina Gal could advertise her website for old racist hookers selling NC white lightning…..

xenon, before you call me a liar, you better have good information. I gave you plenty of examples on the old blog. I repeat. You can’t win.

cw

By different site

March 8, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

try thehousingbubbleblog.com

By different site

March 8, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

try thehousingbubbleblog.com.

By cw1900

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

To “different site”,

Mooseface directly said,

By mooseface on March 7, 2007 6:14 PM

“max, please get off this blog. we talk about housing, not what ever else is on your mind. really, get over yourself. all the real bloggers took off a while back. come over to housingbubbleblog.com and get blasted to kingdom come.”

I went to the site he referred to.

Then xenon said,

By xenon at March 8, 2007 10:26 AM

“cw1900:

Saw the reference to thehousingbubbleblog and checked it out. Appears to be a variation on the Drudge Report; a collection of links and synopses regarding the real estate market. The links and the information are current. I saw no links to porn, but there may be some buried in the thousand or so replies to the articles. I found the information quite credible, as it is derived from newspapers and magazines from all across the country. Your characterization of thehousingubbleblog is false. Perhaps you find solace in denying reality. Lie to yourself, but spare us.”

Xenon didn’t read the earlier posts and had the wrong site, he was looking at a site that started with “the”. The site I was referring to did not have “the”. On my description of the site mooseface was referring to, I was accurate.

cw

By max is nuts

March 8, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this

Max, it seems you are feeling it.

Feeling that vodka.

You are crazy.

I’ve had our home in Olympia for sale for a year now.

I paid $650, asking $540K and no offers, no showings, no nothing.

you are just funny.

By Max is nuts

March 8, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this

I’ll take the hit on this house if it helps me get out of this ShtHo* place that you people seem to think is paradise.

I really think the lifestyle in PBC sucks for working people.

I have two teenage boys who can’t drive because our car insurance would go through the roof.

I also have a girl that graduated from FSU with a Masters degree (cost me a fortune), and any offers she is gets are far, far away.

There is NO opportunity for working families here. None at all.

My girl keeps telling me that she’s leaving Florida the minute she gets a good offer.

My boys tell me at least weekly they hate it here.

My wife just keeps coming up with reasons to visit her parents and after meeting the people nextdoor, she will sell this house at any amount just to get out.

I think it has allot to do with the pimped out Navigater in the driveway and all the gold teeth.

Florida is not what it used to be. It used to be nice.

You can have the whole state. and for the sake of the US, we should just break it off and push it over the cuba and give it castro since most of his people are here anyway.

Sell my house for me Max. PLEASE

By to max is nuts

March 8, 2007 3:36 PM | Link to this

I will give you 250 cash!

By Hurricanes are coming

March 8, 2007 3:42 PM | Link to this

I can feel hurricane season looming. This is going to be an active season, and even if we don’t get hit (we all should hope for that). That will scare off a lot of retirees/snowbirds from buying when they could rent for the winter.

And maximum euphoria/maximum pessemism, isn’t exactly the best timing rule. If you followed that you might have sold in 2004 and missed another 30% appreciation.

Even if we are near the bottom, there is nothing indicating that the market will pop again. You really do have to be a dreamer to actually believe that.

By Olympia

March 8, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this

How about $350,000 and you have a deal. Those houses aren’t worth anything more than that.

By squirrel trying to get a nut

March 8, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this

I will give $255 cash and a ‘85 Caddy.

By to max is nuts

March 8, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this

Sorry I just saw the mention of the gold teeth folks next door, I revoke my offer!

By Fl Renaissance

March 8, 2007 3:47 PM | Link to this

WHAT THE FUK HAPPENED?? I go away and am enjoying myself in a time zone that is 6 hours earlier than you folks and decide to review some goings on this RE blog. And what do I see???Religion bashing. Who gives a crap about who or what what higher anyone power anyone believes in; it could be a dog; like Son of Sam or the Pope or Moses or Allah the great. Who cares?? This is supposed to be a RealEstate blog! So the only postings here should be about that. I am a Capitalist and I was under the impression that the only stupids were the likes of Steve, RCA and the other renters. Why does Student, cw, Easy and Max stoop to such namecalling crap?? I’m very disappointed and will not return until it’s worthy to do so! Get back on topic and keep personal idiologies to yourself.

By Squirrel

March 8, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this

Close in 60 days from the time I sell my own home in Evergreene. LOL.

By cmgr

March 8, 2007 3:55 PM | Link to this

Pimed out Navigator and gold teeth in a $650K house next door? Is that some sort of joke, or are they lotto winners. If working class families cannot afford homes in Florida, how do pimps with gold teeth afford next to you for $650K?

The lies on this site by vulture posters are absolutely ridiculous.

If you guys haven’t broken the Palm Beach market with your doomsday bubble nonsense after two years, how on earth do you expect to now?

Go home to NC. No crash here.

Ciao.

By First Time Buyer

March 8, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

$256 cash, and an 05 Santa Fe! Close in 45 days. No contigencies, other than 30 day inspection period.

What do ya say?

By New Jersey

March 8, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this

Anyone familiar with the Princeton, NJ area? I have an opportunity to go there, and I’d love to hear your thoughts on the area.

By Max is nuts

March 8, 2007 4:13 PM | Link to this

I’d have to say the gold teeth and the pimped out Lincoln, along with the many, many guests that stop bye for just a couple of minutes each would suggest to me, they have a home based business.

Have you ever seen the Showtime TV show “Weed”.

That’s my guess.

Drugs, drug dealers and I have three kids within bullet range. and the way these homes are built, I won’t count on my walls to stop a bullet from an AK-47.

You can wrap florida up, turn it upside down and paint it blue, and I wouldn’t give you 5 cents for it.

The thought of growing old here, scares me to my back teeth.

I can’t wait to leave. Taking my company and the 43 jobs with me.

Later

By maxmoose03

March 8, 2007 4:26 PM | Link to this

It’s not easy to say anything with Jeff or some other a*****e removing all my posts. I guess Easy called up crying.

By cw1900

March 8, 2007 9:24 PM | Link to this

To “Max is nuts”: “NO opportunity for working families here….” ??? Don’t even start with that crap. Opportunity is you. You make it happen. We all have our shot. Stop it. You sound like that lady moving to Alabama.

You also said, “My wife just keeps coming up with reasons to visit her parents and after meeting the people nextdoor, she will sell this house at any amount just to get out. I think it has allot to do with the pimped out Navigater in the driveway and all the gold teeth.”

Wow, a bit of Carolina Gal in your wife, huh? A little racist, don’t you think?

cmgr, you are right on the money, as usual, imho.

FL Ren, Criticism accepted. I agree we were way off topic, but when some of these holier than thou’s put their BS on me, I will call them out. It’s easy to do.

cw

By Mike Fink

March 8, 2007 10:02 PM | Link to this

I think most of the people on the blog will agree with me on this one..

Anyone who takes any incentive in FL is NUTS.

Because of our taxation system, any incentive you take (that is going to increase the sale price) is going to be figured directly into your taxes for the rest of the time you own the home! Do you want to pay RE tax on that caddy for the next 10 years?

Just lower the price. No cash back at close, no paying my closing costs, etc, etc. Just lower the price. Hand money under the table to lower the price. Do anything to get that price recorded as low as possible. Because that will set your taxes for the rest of your time in that home (under our current tax system).

Incentives with SOH? You would have to be retarted.

Oh, and if portability ever passes, you will get to pay RE tax on that stupid car/vacation/10K cash back/etc for the rest of the time you live in FL.

The upshot? Don’t take incentives, it’s not worth it and will cost you FAR more in the long run.

By Mike Fink

March 8, 2007 10:08 PM | Link to this

Oh, and BTW, for all those calling bottom..

Not even close. We have a whole new process to start (which is just finally kicking off) which is the death of the sub-prime lenders, and the return to traditional lending standards. That’s going to domino back through the housing market again, causing the Alt-A loans to start to falter.. This will further tighten credit. Will the prime loans go down? I don’t expect collapse in prime (I do in Sub and AltA). However, prime borrowers are still way over their heads in some cases; prime does not dicate that somone is not over their head, only that they are historically a good credit risk.

I give it 2 years, and we will be back to 10% down, no more then 3-4X income lent for any purchase, and only with a decent/good FICO. What do you think that’s going to do to our market? The median home price is right around 8X median income right now….

By To Fla Renaissance

March 8, 2007 10:11 PM | Link to this

Save yourself some time and stay off the blog for about a year or so. Nothing going on in real estate here. Real estate market is so boring here that they had to go to new topics on these blogs. Relax, it was great fun to see a broker show what a lunatic he was. Told you the market was slow and the moose’s rampant lunacy showed just how crazy those brokers and realtors will become in 2007. And you thought 2006 was slow. You haven’t seen nothing yet.

By 16 year old car - incentive?

March 8, 2007 10:28 PM | Link to this

Are you crazy? You think a 16 year old car is an incentive to buy property? Tell me you hot shots - you all know your cars and the values of cars. What does Kelly Blue Book say that car is worth?

Fink, why are you still here? Why don’t you take your IT skills and go to a region in the country that will pay you what you are worth and have affordable housing for you? You are just another lunatic on these blogs too making wild and ridiculus remarks - you can’t really be educated in IT field, cause you would have to have at least half a brain. You sound like you don’t have any brains at all let alone half of one. Grow up and get lost.

By spa

March 9, 2007 1:42 PM | Link to this

I just bought a home for $170K that appraised out at $195K legitimately, nowing how some of you investors had the homes you bought appraised out the roof and now you are sucking wind big time. I just waited patiently for this to happen! The seller paid all of my cloing cost and I got 100% financing with a 6.75% fixed 30yr mortg. All I brought to the table was my John Hancock and not one red cent not even an EMD oh and did I say that my home is on three (3) lots worth $140K and I’m an African-american Female so tell me who got screwed in this deal. I am laughing all the way to the bank!Hahahahahahahahaha

By wherebuyers went

March 9, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this

“Indeed, from downtown Tel Aviv to the heart of Jerusalem, foreigners — especially Americans — searching for second homes are redefining Israel’s high-end real estate market. Part of Tel Aviv is, in fact, in the midst of a mini-Manhattan makeover with the recent arrival of New York-style residential projects designed by the likes of Philippe Starck and Richard Meier. Even Donald Trump has entered the Tel Aviv marketplace with plans for a 70-story residential and commercial tower — Israel’s highest — in the suburb of Ramat Gan.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/realestate/greathomes/09israel.html

By to spa

March 9, 2007 4:15 PM | Link to this

ouch spa, that really hurts…you must be soooo much smarter than all of us…I’m sure you screwed something up and will get the short end of the stick in the long run….your 3 lots probably cover an abandoned dump…thanks but I’ll stay out west in my gated community on my half acre…

By fast one

March 9, 2007 5:30 PM | Link to this

It isn’t that hard to figure out. When I sold my house about 6 months ago, I put up my 1997 Z28 convertible as part of the deal. I used the whole “enjoy the florida sun” thing to sell my house and guess what? it worked. In todays market, youhad better be a step above the competition.

By michele

March 9, 2007 6:44 PM | Link to this

spa

you must need an ak47 to livne in a neighborhood, where you bought for that price, and armour as well, i am glad you are pleased with your acquisition, stay alive long enough to enjoy it!! staying out west in my gated community

By michele is carolina gal

March 9, 2007 7:32 PM | Link to this

Michele is Carolina Gal or just another racist tramp. I’ve never seen so many racist a-holes lurking around this blog. Michele, let me tell you this. You suck, you little slut. Go to heII.

Here is “spa”, who is a new homeowner, maybe bragging a bit, but nonetheless, telling us about her obviously first home, she’s excited in her accomplishment, and here’s comes along this twit racist Michele. Maybe she is the wife of that Olympia loser?

Granted, 200k is probably not in the best neighborhood, but I’ll tell you what. You have to start somewhere in homeownership, and that’s what some of these new homeowners are not doing, and “spa” is. Some people think it is their god given right to have their first home be something larger than their wallet. That is why many people are singing the blues. They bought something they really couldn’t afford.

“spa” seems to me to be in a good position. I would advise her to stay positive and focused. Fix up the place to the best of your ability, make it yours, and enjoy it.

Michele, on the other hand, is a self-centered slob who thinks her turds smell like daisies. She needs a smack upside her filthy head.

By spa

March 9, 2007 9:41 PM | Link to this

Oookkkaaayyy, What was that all about? If you do your research the worst zip codes to live in are 33404 and 33407 and I bought the home in neither one! So for all your cousins Michelle and By to Spa who were buying up Villa Rosa like it is just what it says a Village of Roses I don’t think so but DR Horton suckered you all in with it’s Manor Homes more like an overpriced apartment right smack in the hood. Now you have to find renters because you just figured it out. My neighbors getting screwed I have you know that some of my closest friends are white to whoever (By To Spa) is. And Michele you never know Your husband probably gave me the money. We all know how they like a little Brown Sugar. The bleached blonde hair and fake boobs don’t get it all the time I work directly with by owners of my company who are white and millionaires you ever thought about the real reason he came home late maybe he was with me, maybe I will just have him put your @$$ out since all you know how to do is shop and run up his credit card bills and have me and my three children who are very well mannered unlike your little “Johnnie” I don’t know what to do with him and he is only four years old wait until he gets 14 and slapping you around and calling you every name under the sun OH! I forgot you like being called a B1@@tch!! I’m not bragging I am excited and the homes were going for $210K-$265K I lucked out I know… nah God was on my side but for you HATERS out there (thanks for the back up Big Rob)”DON’T HATE THE PALYER HATE THE GAME” I got the house already in great condition the owner renovated it completely with ceramic tile throughout the kitchen, bathroom dining room and living room. Brand new bathroom cabinets sink and all… and the kitchen is nice with the same hook up. Nothing to do but move in with all my $$$ I did save up for a down payment that I didn’t have to use. Thanks (By Michele is Carolina Gal) These people are crazy. Have you ever thought about I may be your neighbor now at the moment I live in a NEW GATED COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS BEFORE THEY EVEN CAME CLOSE TO SELLING OUT. Maybe you people who have a problem with real people who live real lives will think twice. Racist doesn’t even come close to what this is!!! To the HATERS I hope I never get one of your accounts where I work I might have to think twice! I’m done with this blog.

By Mike Fink

March 11, 2007 11:03 PM | Link to this

The 4 stages of grief, and how they relate to sepeculative bubbles:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070311/BUSINESS/703110531