Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Darker U.S. homebuilder mood not just due to bad weather - Yahoo Finance

Darker U.S. homebuilder mood not just due to bad weather - Yahoo Finance: Jed Kolko, Trulia's chief economist, said because cities such as Las Vegas, Miami and Phoenix still have many vacant homes, those existing houses - rather than the weather - have been one of the biggest drags on the construction of new single-family homes, which account for roughly two-thirds of the U.S. housing market.
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Many of those vacant homes depressing this sector of the economy are in Privatopia.

Monday, February 17, 2014

HOAs give migraines, not help | The Rebel Yell

HOAs give migraines, not help | The Rebel Yell: If you have never lived in a homeowner association, I strongly caution you not to. If you have lived in one, you know about the harassment and the stress it causes.

I recommend that we get rid of them all. Cities like them because the builder will pay for some streets and services and pass the cost on to the homeowner, alleviating this burden from the city.
Unfortunately, the HOAs are taking over.

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A call for HOA Apocalypse Now.