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Two other observations come to mind. 1. TX is pretty dogfriendly, like LA. My Lab went to Lowes with us yesterday. We went on a nice long jog on the Katy Trail today. Former railroad easement, now inhabited by fitness people and their dogs. Lots of big dogs with pools at home. Must be...

So, here is the field report from Dallas. So far it's a very positive impression. Some things are pretty much as advertised: -Lower traffic, yes. Of course, that's true anywhere but NY, Cairo, Mexico City, or Tokyo. Average rushhour speeds on freeways are 50+ mph. Not quite...

"Downtown also has buses/tramps that operate regularly and will save you the hassle of traffic bottlenecks during rush hour." Nothing like tramps that operate regularly to make the rush hour go better. I am also looking for the original ad, but I saw an overabbreviated one...

I received this last week from a real estate agent who is usually hyping the market. Usually, you get ok data with spin. Check this out... "Here are the stats for March, which was a 'garbage' month so far as SFR is concerned compared to January and February when AVERAGE PRICE was $3.2...

Companies without dividends still sometimes buy back shares of their own stock. The people who place the least value on their shares sell it to them. Sometimes they are bought out. You might receive either cash or shares in the acquirer.

It is my personal opinion that BofA won't make it. However, it's also my personal opinion that most of the big banks won't make it past 2010. JPM and Wells Fargo have the best chances among the large banks. However, each of them is probably just one stupid/forced/good-idea-at-the-time...

There is a survey/quiz that I would like to post to IHB. I already have the questions and answers. Looking for someone who could easily turn it into a survey that could be posted on the blog, and the results compiled. There are 15 multiple choice questions, each with 2 to 6 possible answers...

Actually, it's this image I was trying to link to <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4ZgohmRDQmI/SVSWCJtkICI/AAAAAAAAARE/-SJIxeCdhz8/s400/Sept2008CVLTV.jpg" alt="" />

I found an interesting chart for Ventura County on another site. I'm wondering how hard it would be to make something similar for Irvine/OC. What I find most interesting is the strong tendency of buyers to cluster at underwriting boundaries. There is one group at 3.5% FHA downpayments...

"That Gorilla is backstopped by the voters of the state of California who voted to get tough on crime, force manditory mininums on schools, and won?t refuse care to the poor and indigant." California didn't get tough on crime. California got DUMB on crime. The original three strikes...

My most interesting experience was New Year's Eve. We wanted to get dinner at a nice place, and then probably go somewhere else to a bar close to home for a drink around midnight. Since all of the places mentioned are public bars and restaurants, I hope they don't mind me naming names...

File a Duplicate Notice of Default request with your county recorder. You'll be notified if they are late on the house payments. You can also go directly to the recorder and see if any such notices have been filed already. Note that many county recorders don't have online searching. It...