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I don't think anyone thought the rate cut would have an immediate impact on mortgage rates. Wait a few months.

<p>My opinion is that if you're both young and it's your first marriage, it's not worth it. The whole point of marriage is being part of a team, working towards common goals, joining as one, etc. If you start out with the "mine is mine" mentality, you probably shouldn't be getting married.</p>...

<p>It is in most builders' interests to build the best home they can at the lowest cost they can get away with.</p>

graph -- I wasn't trying to be a dick. The housing situation is what it is. I don't blame anyone for it, since, as you said, it's Econ 101 (well, except for people who committed outright fraud -- they should be punished).

IR -- are you worried about your job? Just curious.

<p>I'm calling bulls*** on your story, for a few reasons. First, every builder out there is currently offering co-ops to brokers. Second, in this market, a broker with a serious buyer, as you purport to be, would be bending over backwards to show you houses and negotiate with sellers/builders...

My experience with HOAs is that they do increase, and the increases can jump pretty quickly if the board doesn't budget properly. It's important to get knowledgeable people on the board. The worst are the board members that decide the community needs something like a slurry seal of the...

As long as they can afford it, good for them.

awgee -- it would be smarter of you to go long brk.b when you thought it <em>unwise</em> to be long equities. Berkshire Hathaway is a great hedge in market downturns. But when the market is hot, it tends to underperform, because people don't see the value in so much cash on the balance sheet...

<p>Like a present day Jonathan Swift. Wrong on so many levels.</p>

Huh? B of A has the option to buy CW stock at $18 regardless of whether CW becomes insolvent. Read the 8-K and you can see exactly what B of A is getting in return for its equity investment. For one, B of A has a right of first refusal to buy the entire company if a third party makes an offer.

<p>Not true morekaos. Also not possible -- bond covenants wouldn't allow it.</p>

bkshopr -- you know a lot about urban planning, development, architecture, and tract homes. But your diatribe on why Chapman students are more likely to commit rape is totally bonkers.

<p>I heard a lot of opinion, but not much explanation other than placing the blame squarely on Greenspan.</p> <p>I'm skeptical of those that blame everything on the government, and in the same breath say that the government is powerless to do anything, any action taken by the government will...

<p>Wouldn't the mirror over the entrance also reflect away the <em>good</em> spirits? Or do mirrors only work on evil spirits?</p>

<p>"The Promise" -- that's interesting.</p> <p>Speaking of which, LL, have you had any discussions with the sales counselors at BC about getting a reduction in your purchase price? The reason I ask is because some of those homes are starting to fall out of escrow, and one I noticed is priced...

If the Flux Capacitor Living Trust bought a property you wouldn't be able to tell who the beneficiaries of the trust are by looking at the public records.

<p>Don't hate, for once you're on the right side! </p>

<p>Maybe the Flux Capacitor Living Trust.</p>

Wow, another way to invade people's privacy over the internet. Note to self: hold property in generically named trust.