Telling the Difference Between “Good” and “Bad” Real Estate Business Much has been made about today’s cautious, fussy Buyers. Not only do Sellers’ homes need to be updated and in pristine condition — they need to be tantalizingly priced, too. A lot less ink has been spilled about today’s fussy Realtors (including yours truly). Taking...Read More
Where are the First-Time Home Buyers? Living With Their Parents, Unemployed, & in Debt Hey Chel you know it’s kinda funny Texas always seems so big But you know you’re in the largest state in the Union When you’re anchored down in Anchorage –Michelle Shocked; lyrics, “Anchored Down in Anchorage” Is there a connection between...Read More
Labor Day Sentiments 2011, or, For Whom the (Job) Bell Tolls (Nov. 7, 2112 — Washington, D.C.) President Susan Wallace — riding last year’s surge in employment to 19.7% and the dollar’s continued appreciation against the Yen and Swiss Franc — easily coasted to victory at the polls yesterday in her bid for reelection to a second...Read More
Leasing a Mercedes for the Cost of a Toyota Is there trouble ahead for Toyota? That certainly seems possible, at least based on my (exhaustive) experience shopping for a new car lease starting Sept. 1 (keep reading to find out the winner). From below, Toyota faces intensifying pressure from Kia and Hyundai, which are essentially doing...Read More
The Pluses of Having Poor Friends (Just Not Too Poor) Want to know why it’s better to have more poor friends than rich friends? Rich friends are never around — or, if they are, are never free. So, they’re at their cabin, on vacation out east, out west . . . or somewhere. Or, if they’re in...Read More
. . . It’s Cavalia Minneapolis!” OK, so it’s not an Unidentified Flying Object, or even airborne. But, I’m sure it’s had at least a few Twin Citians (“Twins Itian’s?) scratching their heads the last few days, trying to figure out exactly what they were looking at (see photo, below). “It” is a very large, very dramatic,...Read More
