Monthly Archives: August 2007

The Cottage of The Clueless

August 31, 2007 – 10:38 pm

I went to an open house yesterday. I haven’t been going to many open houses lately, either because I’ve been working the weekends or because I’ve had better things to do with my time. There haven’t been that many homes that I might be interested in anyway. But there was one yesterday for a house [...]

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And So It Begins

August 28, 2007 – 11:19 am

U.S. Home Prices Fell by Record in Second Quarter – Bloomberg Home prices in the U.S. fell by a record in the second quarter as sales dropped and mortgage lenders made it tougher to get a loan. Home prices down 3.2% nationally in past year – Marketwatch U.S. home prices fell 3.2% in the second [...]

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The Top Ten Foreclosing Banks

August 27, 2007 – 4:55 pm

Courtesy of State Senator Jeff Klein, 34th district. Linked from a commenter on New Jersey Real Estate Report. Here are the top 10 foreclosing banks for the last 13 months and the number of foreclosure filings they have made in NYC, Westchester and Nassau. Please note that this list only reflects the final bank to [...]

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MLS Report – August 7th 2007

August 7, 2007 – 10:24 am

Entering the dog days of August, we can see that there’s been at least some motion in the Long Island real estate market. A few houses here and there have disappeared off the MLS, including more than a couple that I’ve been keeping my eye on. Of course, except for the ones I’ve actually driven [...]

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The Origin Of Babylon

August 1, 2007 – 8:32 am

From Newsday And Conover picked up a story: When Conklin built his house, there was a tavern nearby, but his mother objected, saying it was sinful. She went to her Bible, and picked a name she thought reflected its decadent state, and somehow it stuck. She called it “Babylon,” and Conklin told her no – [...]

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