“Recently, Overstock.com — an online retailer — agreed to accept bitcoins; the Sacramento Kings basketball team will do likewise. According to coinmap.org, about 2,600 stores and businesses worldwide accept bitcoins, with concentrations in Western Europe, California and New York.” –“Bitcoin: Is it a Boom, Or a Bubble?”; Robert Samuelson (Jan. 20, 2014) Sooner or later,...Read More
Tear-Downs Spread to Less Expensive Neighborhoods, Busier Streets Literally one day after the Golden Valley home pictured above sold for $77,000 last month ($2k over ask), the new owner listed the to-be-built new construction on MLS (photo, below). Asking price: $449,900 for 5 BR/4 Baths and almost 2,900 finished square feet. Not a bad bump,...Read More