tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post8976709447855191032..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Robert Shiller is WrongRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-58454027212404400872007-05-23T10:35:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:35:00.000-07:00I disagree because it's all based on what's accept...I disagree because it's all based on what's acceptable at the time. And that's what mattersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-51229457020770991012007-05-23T06:33:00.000-07:002007-05-23T06:33:00.000-07:00There's a real case study based on a house in Amst...There's a real case study based on a house in Amsterdam, whose value was tracked over four *centuries*, during which time many of the factors you cited--modern amenities, etc.--were not relevant. Over three and a half centuries (up until the 1970s), its annualized return, adjusted for inflation, was 0.2%. Over the last 22 years, it's tripled in value.<BR/><BR/>Full story:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/03/news/tulips.php" REL="nofollow" TITLE="From Dutch history, a real estate lesson">From Dutch history, a real estate lesson</A>Peripheral Visionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489447120517274000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-30651528133502741922007-05-23T04:55:00.000-07:002007-05-23T04:55:00.000-07:00Hey, I'm putting in soapstone countertops to offse...Hey, I'm putting in soapstone countertops to offset the commercial/industrial look of the stainless appliances.<BR/>The stuff ain't cheap !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-56176121138816963002007-05-22T20:02:00.000-07:002007-05-22T20:02:00.000-07:00Hmm, sounds like I do live in an 1890 house. Exce...Hmm, sounds like I do live in an 1890 house. Except for the coal furnace part... I don't have any heat besides a fireplace (not that big a deal in San Diego). And it's not like I'm broke -- lots of people live just like me. I guess there are parts of the country where a typical middle class house is 1500+ sq ft with a yard and a garage, but it ain't here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-72578109438257026052007-05-22T18:20:00.000-07:002007-05-22T18:20:00.000-07:00Sorry Dawg, but I got to disagree.Small 1 room hov...Sorry Dawg, but I got to disagree.<BR/><BR/>Small 1 room hovel with soap stone sink, lousy furance and no parking. Sounds like 90% of the condos for sale...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-72759514499369051272007-05-22T18:11:00.000-07:002007-05-22T18:11:00.000-07:00hi benoithi benoitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1035275027652128822007-05-22T17:55:00.000-07:002007-05-22T17:55:00.000-07:00Last?Last?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-83628008915838131722007-05-22T17:54:00.000-07:002007-05-22T17:54:00.000-07:00first t smurstfirst t smurstAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com