tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post7302542197986332497..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Don Imus's Surprisingly Dignified DigsYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-69405319783799286822009-04-04T01:14:00.000-07:002009-04-04T01:14:00.000-07:00Hello....MCFLY... Zillow does list ACTUALLY LISTIN...Hello....MCFLY... Zillow does list ACTUALLY LISTING PRICES. And the taxes they pay on it.<BR/><BR/>ANON 8:26, 8:32...Stick that in your pipe and SMOKE IT. Can't stop the information Zillow has on asking prices baby! It is a great benchmark for prices in a given area. That is a fact! That is how listing prices go up and down.<BR/><BR/>WHO CARES ABOUT VALUATIONS!!!!!!! HOME PRICES CHANGE HOURLY IN LA, New York and any other elitist area. <BR/>Zillow uses a formula based on property sold over many years, so it is only a reference on valuation. But, the way prices are falling it soon will be back inline.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for yelling, but total idiots need to be screamed at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-6421348302459400642009-04-01T22:23:00.000-07:002009-04-01T22:23:00.000-07:00Wow The house was so beautiful. Looks like my drea...Wow The house was so beautiful. Looks like my dream house. Hope I could buy a house like that one day. Or maybe it just only in y dreams.<BR/><BR/>Jasonlucas law centerhttp://claimid.com/lucaslawcenternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-72813909347964035422009-03-31T12:29:00.000-07:002009-03-31T12:29:00.000-07:008:32 - They managed to do it in the same way that ...8:32 - They managed to do it in the same way that Bernie Madoff bamboozled people into believing he was their best option for investing. They prey on people who don't have the ability to think for themselves and are insecure about it. Their insecurity creates a distrust of anyone who knows more so they lash out (like 6:41 writing "greedy realtors")...or women who automatically assume an auto mechanic is going to rip them off. These kinds of people THINK they are leveling the playing field by using Zillow when in fact they are showing their hand - brokers know anyone quoting Zillow is uninformed and CAN be taken advantage of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-56972489003305283522009-03-31T08:32:00.000-07:002009-03-31T08:32:00.000-07:00The Zillow debate again? Zillow is a joke when it ...The Zillow debate again? <BR/><BR/>Zillow is a joke when it comes to property valuation.<BR/><BR/>You can't rely on a computer program to assign value, you have to hunt and peck through the recently sold records to make sure you're comparing like houses. Apples to apples.<BR/><BR/>Zillow regularly compares apples to bananas when valuing property. <BR/><BR/>But I will say, they've managed to bamboozle a huge segment of the population into believing what they say is totally, completely and wholey accurate. How did they do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-12253582808982094722009-03-31T08:26:00.000-07:002009-03-31T08:26:00.000-07:00Zillow is about as factual as Average Joe.There ar...Zillow is about as factual as Average Joe.<BR/><BR/>There are much better and more accurate ways for consumers to find out what properties have sold for, what nearby properties are listed for, and how to set an asking price. <BR/><BR/>There is a fixer-up in the Hollywood Hills that has been on the market forever with an asking price about a million dollars more than any listed comps. I'm not talking a many million dollar home trophy home, it is an entry level house that needs a lot of work.<BR/><BR/>Why is it listed for so much more than it should be? Because the sellers are heirs who live on the east coast and think the Zillow value is accurate. They are making all kind of excuses as to why many houses have come and gone on the market while they cling to an inaccurate Zillow number. The listing has gone through 3 brokers without a single offer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-87759106285934640702009-03-30T18:41:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:41:00.000-07:00Zillow is total kryptonite to greedy realtors! LO...Zillow is total kryptonite to greedy realtors! LOL<BR/><BR/>They don't want buyers to see what things have actually sold for, or what people are asking nearby. <BR/><BR/>Keep on stepping backward. Better yet, run and HIDE if you are a realtor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-44312288892060148342009-03-30T14:59:00.000-07:002009-03-30T14:59:00.000-07:00Anytime someone posts the word "zillow" in a serio...Anytime someone posts the word "zillow" in a serious context.....<BR/><BR/>I back away slowly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-19445122451075849792009-03-30T14:55:00.000-07:002009-03-30T14:55:00.000-07:00Good luck getting that inflated price now.The huge...Good luck getting that inflated price now.<BR/><BR/>The huge lot that is two doors to the north of their's is the ex-Phil Donahue/Marlow Thomas house. They sold it a few years ago at around 25mil. Someone needs to double check Zillow. <BR/><BR/> The Donahue house is older and smaller, but the lot is just huge with expansive lawns and monster water front. I think they sold it to the ex-ceo of Merrill Lynch? Good timing to unload it when they did.<BR/><BR/>I'll take large property over a fancy house any day. <BR/><BR/>Picture of house -<BR/>http://www.luxist.com/2005/09/03/phil-donahue-and-margot-thomas-put-their-connecticut-home-on/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-52353098783811396812009-03-30T10:58:00.000-07:002009-03-30T10:58:00.000-07:00For some reason, I envision the Michigan commentor...For some reason, I envision the Michigan commentor as Chevy Chase's "Clark Griswold" character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79153497399976279232009-03-30T10:01:00.000-07:002009-03-30T10:01:00.000-07:00Ok, let's just stop the NY/ Michigan comparisons. ...Ok, let's just stop the NY/ Michigan comparisons. What it comes down to is you're stuck there, and that's fine with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-2335676077791470362009-03-30T09:36:00.000-07:002009-03-30T09:36:00.000-07:00To Anon 7:55:Old Man: "Interesting"Stewie: "Indeed...To Anon 7:55:<BR/>Old Man: "Interesting"<BR/>Stewie: "Indeed"<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the additional pics! (to Anon who provided the link)<BR/><BR/>Question, how does one reliably gut-check the value of real estate in the Hamptons when there are so few trades and the houses are all one-off's anyway? I'm thinking that if ten houses are listed at $25-40 million and five chop their prices to $15-25 million, does that mean the 'market has fallen by 40%' or does that mean that those particular houses had a hard time finding buyers at extremely elevated pricing?..And then, if the 11th hits the market with a $30million asking price and a retired hedgefund mgr pays list because he/she fell in love...does that mean the market has rebounded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28777934386240324132009-03-30T08:43:00.000-07:002009-03-30T08:43:00.000-07:00Dear Georgica--- interesting... not only did Doll...Dear Georgica--- interesting... not only did Dolly earn her stripes flogging studios, she did it wearing the most appalling schmatas... but with success came a makeover. You go, girl. Who doesn't want to be the next-generation Dolly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-30763904523924202662009-03-30T08:35:00.000-07:002009-03-30T08:35:00.000-07:00Hey.......what's the new word id thing at the bott...Hey.......what's the new word id thing at the bottom of the comments section? I have never seen it before.StPaulSnowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590800489107567022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-71004468508614217212009-03-30T08:27:00.000-07:002009-03-30T08:27:00.000-07:00To the poor s.o.b. who can't afford the coasts and...To the poor s.o.b. who can't afford the coasts and who tries doggedly to convince himself that he's luckier to live in Michigan than California or anywhere else -- you're only reminding the rest of us to get down on our knees and kiss our own rattling earth. Michigan! Give it up, Jeff Daniels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-34876100957565911062009-03-30T07:55:00.000-07:002009-03-30T07:55:00.000-07:00Oh stop it, stop it! You can't become a bloody fi...Oh stop it, stop it! You can't become a bloody fiscal hermit crab every time the Nikkei undergoes a self-correction, Asia's market has nowhere to go but up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27267982243646990042009-03-30T07:24:00.000-07:002009-03-30T07:24:00.000-07:00Anon 12:46 is quite correct about the drop in NY r...Anon 12:46 is quite correct about the drop in NY real estate, especially The Hamptons. If the primnary home market is tanking, consider the second home market. <BR/>I will die out here with my cats and racoons, LOL.Georgica Pondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-26754293556127769232009-03-30T00:47:00.000-07:002009-03-30T00:47:00.000-07:00btw the same house that rented for $3000 in the ho...btw the same house that rented for $3000 in the hollywood hills is now renting for $15,000Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-80717468216436467462009-03-30T00:46:00.000-07:002009-03-30T00:46:00.000-07:00wronnnnngNY prices outside of manhattan have dropp...wronnnnng<BR/><BR/>NY prices outside of manhattan have dropped by 40% in manhattan 20%<BR/><BR/>as a matter of fact it is common knowledge to offer 50% to anyone currently selling outside of manhattan, many homes and estates have recently sold in the hamptons 50% off of their listing priceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-47315051856850696862009-03-29T21:51:00.000-07:002009-03-29T21:51:00.000-07:00New York housing prices are not plummeting, Michig...New York housing prices are not plummeting, Michigan pricing is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65688580662330260342009-03-29T21:49:00.000-07:002009-03-29T21:49:00.000-07:00Um, Michigan is facing the worst real estate slump...Um, Michigan is facing the worst real estate slump in history, and NYC is, well.. not? <BR/><BR/>You really need to calm down. Everything in NYC costs more. It has nothing to do with higher salaries and higher cost of materials, the fact of the matter is, these prices can be commanded for top suburban neighborhoods in the better areas of the USA: West LA, Bergen County NJ, Westchester County NY, Fairfield County CT.<BR/><BR/>I think it's in MI where people were paying $500,000 for houses last year that are worth $200,000 now, and here it says he paid 4.6M and it is now 30M.... hmmmmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-70165700997429969362009-03-29T21:18:00.000-07:002009-03-29T21:18:00.000-07:007:45 - I know Michigan is backwoods but I suspect ...7:45 - I know Michigan is backwoods but I suspect they have such a thing as building codes, contractor licensing, and inspections. But just in case they don't, in California, you can't hire day laborers and put them to work as carpenters and drywallers.<BR/><BR/>I am entitled to my opinion, and that opinion is that you made a racist comment. <BR/><BR/>The fact that you seem to think only a white person can make a racist comment and that you couldn't have made a racist comment because you aren't white (I don't believe that either) shows just ignorant and racist you truly are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-41562785859330858822009-03-29T20:05:00.000-07:002009-03-29T20:05:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28289689648314780742009-03-29T19:45:00.000-07:002009-03-29T19:45:00.000-07:00Anon 7:25.Are you a moron.What I said was not raci...Anon 7:25.<BR/>Are you a moron.<BR/>What I said was not racist and you know it.<BR/>And for your information, I am not white either, so you can eat it.<BR/>It is a well known fact that Mexican immigrants/day laborers work for much less money than American citizens.<BR/>Why do you think most of the large landscaping companies use them?<BR/>I am in the real estate and construction business in Michigan, so I wold know better than you who the employees are here. <BR/>Salaries in California than Michigan, but only slightly, not enough to justify the exorbitant price gouging you guys endure. So, are your carpenters and dry wallers making $300,000 to $500,000 a year out there each? If so, then you should be ok and there will be no housing crisis anymore because they will be able to buy all the houses out there with their super high salaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-18934965744791738152009-03-29T19:25:00.000-07:002009-03-29T19:25:00.000-07:004:11 - What a racist crock of sh*t. There are mino...4:11 - What a racist crock of sh*t. There are minorities working in construction in Michigan. And there are whites working in construction in California & New York. I realize this is a story about a racist old man but that doesn't give you the right to come in here and spew your racist crap around.<BR/><BR/>The cost of LIVING is higher in California and New York. That dictates HIGHER salaries, not RACE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-92132184478038641652009-03-29T18:27:00.000-07:002009-03-29T18:27:00.000-07:00Patois of this site..........I love that!Patois of this site..........I love that!StPaulSnowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590800489107567022noreply@blogger.com