Obviously no one can say for sure, but there are three factors at play that could put downward pressure on property values in the near term.
1. Supply. Nationwide, lenders are sitting on a backlog of approximately 1 million foreclosed homes. Under pressure from Uncle Sam, and in the interest of minimizing their own losses, they’ve [...]
This fine lady has been greeting me all week every time I pass through the laundry room.
She is a rare and valuable family heirloom that is being transported to southern California. We took her the first part of her journey on our drive back from Seattle. Unfortunately we don’t have much space, so she’s been [...]
Slow mergers are drivers who attempt to enter the freeway at speeds well below the pace of traffic. There are very few possible reasons why slow mergers do what they do:
They don’t understand how the freeway works
They’re suicidal
They want to save gas
I want to rule out the first two by assuming that at least 99.9% [...]
“Your checking account is pointless.”
That was the headline on a marketing piece I received from Citibank, advertising their own checking account that rewards users “Thank You” points. Come to think of it, my account with WaMu/Chase is “point-less.”
The headline works because:
Everyone has a checking account
Checking accounts are considered “practical,” not “pointless.”
The bold statement seemingly contradicts [...]
The passage below is an excerpt from Mike Garvey’s article in the Spring 2009 UW Foster School of Business magazine. I thought it was a great story to keep in mind the next time someone calls you “smart.”
When an academic or lawyer calls someone “smart,” it is meant as a compliment. It usually means that [...]
Does this make you feel old? There’s an entire generation of Internet users that won’t be able to even remember a time before tabbed browsing. The era of multiple browser windows really wasn’t that long ago (maybe 2004-2005?), but it might have well have been the dark ages. And the thing is, we didn’t even [...]
But not for long. Probably another month or so before they turn back to the familiar brown. I guess it’s the price you pay for no rain 9 months of the year.
I know buddy, yawn it out. March is booked. April and May too.
I believe the ML 320 debuted in 1997, while the Escape came out in 2000. Did Ford copy the Benz?
We should have a caption contest for what Mochi is thinking.
“Hit the whammy bar, mom.”
“Star power READY!”
“OK, my turn.”
