Category Archives: buying a house
Displacement, Boom, Euphoria, Profit Taking, and Panic
In the once widely-disdained credit cycle proposed by Hyman P. Minsky, we are currently in the panic stage of the housing/mortgage market, and interestingly, John Cassidy of The New Yorker does not blame Bush, but Fed Chief Greenspan for his … Continue reading →
house prices
My brother showed me a cool site (zillow.com), where you can type in any address (in the U.S.??) and it gives you an estimated value of the house. Great tool for eye shopping – and besides telling you how much … Continue reading →
a box of misc.
My new idea: Have a house-warming party and give everybody who comes a box marked “misc.” OR “books-unsorted.” My empty boxes almost reach the ceiling – and the crazier thing is that I have been bringing empty boxes to the … Continue reading →
buck wheat and other sweet things
I found my buckwheat pillow today! Only took me seven days after moving into my new house. My next goal is to find my toothbrush, my sonic care, the one I really use. I have been using my travel toothbrush, … Continue reading →
buying a house
Escrow closed on my house last week; I am officially a home-owner! It is a small 3-bedroom, 2-bath on .82 acres fenced with a two (ha, ha) car garage. I got it for $188,000. Yes, houses are still affordable if … Continue reading →