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republican Loc: Glendora. Ca

Amen to that brother, Ca. is in big trouble the economy is a typical democrat farce spend spend spend on anything to keep the dems in power

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Richard94611 wrote:

In the midst of some of our heated political discu... (show quote)

I am not political, but I am a Californian, if we are in such trouble as many of you state can you duplicate this in your state? Houses are selling in the bay area up to $100,000 more than the asking price. Compare that with Nevada? As we say if California coughs Nevada has pneumonia.

TheeGambler Loc: The green pastures of Northeast Texas

If repubs are irrelevant then so is their money!

Mexifornia is a socialist sink-hole that can't survive without other people's money. Live by your own legislation or die by it... No other State wants to support you.

There is nothing to brag about when it comes to mexifornia unless you like the demographics!

pigpen

blacks2 wrote:

I am not political, but I am a Californian, if we are in such trouble as many of you state can you duplicate this in your state? Houses are selling in the bay area up to $100,000 more than the asking price. Compare that with Nevada? As we say if California coughs Nevada has pneumonia.

You see this as a good thing? All it does is put even more people out of range of affordable housing. Typical California, lends spend more than we have to.

TheeGambler Loc: The green pastures of Northeast Texas

blacks2 wrote:

I am not political, but I am a Californian, if we are in such trouble as many of you state can you duplicate this in your state? Houses are selling in the bay area up to $100,000 more than the asking price. Compare that with Nevada? As we say if California coughs Nevada has pneumonia.

Please tell me how one goes about paying $100,000 more than the "asking price?" (That is if I believed you in the first place.) I used to live in Riverside, CA.

All the more reason to call Mexifornia the land of fruits and nuts!

neil43

Blurryeyed wrote:

LOL NYT opinion pages.... says republicans are irrelevant, big surprise there, maybe they did not get the memo that more and more the Times is viewed as a rag, hardly a bastion of unbiased reporting.

I just read an article that California is in need of an additional $40 billion to finish its train to nowhere, do you know anything about that?

LOL . The New York Times is still the paper of record. It's demise
is the fevered wishful thinking of the fringe right, which lives in its own fantasy world of manufactured "facts."

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

neil43 wrote:

LOL . The New York Times is still the paper of record. It's demise
is the fevered wishful thinking of the fringe right, which lives in its own fantasy world of manufactured "facts."

The paper of record for whom? New Yorkers and DC politicians? Few other people take the Times seriously anymore and if you can't see their bias... well, maybe you should schedule a visit with the eye doctor.

cudakite Loc: San Antonio

neil43 wrote:

LOL . The New York Times is still the paper of record. It's demise
is the fevered wishful thinking of the fringe right, which lives in its own fantasy world of manufactured "facts."

Seriously?! Have you followed its circulation trends? Yikes! If it's not dead just yet, it is well on its way to being so. So sad. =(

artlover Loc: NM

My father was a statistician and stated that statistics don't
lie but statisticians can.

CA was about the 6th largest economy in the world about 10-12
years ago. We were the "bread basket" to the world. They
started taking out about 20K acres a year for building homes
and businesses. The mid state agricultural areas are dying
off. Where in CA is agriculture being taught?

Just wondering. Of course what so I know? I'm just a liar.

gmcase Loc: Galt's Gulch

TheeGambler wrote:

Please tell me how one goes about paying $100,000 more than the "asking price?" (That is if I believed you in the first place.) I used to live in Riverside, CA.

All the more reason to call Mexifornia the land of fruits and nuts!

I'm not defending California's progressive sink hole but houses can sell more than the asking price when a bidding war breaks out in a short supply market. It happens when there are more buyers than sellers. The market will always correct itself unless the government meddles with it.

cudakite Loc: San Antonio

TheeGambler wrote:

If repubs are irrelevant then so is their money!

Mexifornia is a socialist sink-hole that can't survive without other people's money. Live by your own legislation or die by it... No other State wants to support you.

There is nothing to brag about when it comes to mexifornia unless you like the demographics!

Nailed it with clear-eyed precision once again. Open borders, sanctuary cities, 94% of outstanding murder warrants in the greater LA region from the southern border, some of THE most despicable unions in existence, failed public education system, and, oh gosh, I could go on and on and on. You'd never guess I truly love California, would ya? but it's true. The fact I adore the physical state so very much is undoubtedly the source of my vitriol against those who govern it. The sheer numbers of upper middle class former Cali tax payers we've met, just here in San Antonio alone, is nothing short of astonishing! SOO sad for my beloved former home state. =(

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

gmcase wrote:

I'm not defending California's progressive sink hole but houses can sell more than the asking price when a bidding war breaks out in a short supply market. It happens when there are more buyers and sellers. The market will always correct itself unless the government meddles with it.

I agree, I had a home that I was selling several years ago and after sitting on it for six months without a serious offer two individuals became interested at the same moment and although they did not bid more than my asking price they both bid asking because they were aware of each other, it came down to looking at who was more qualified as to which offer I accepted....

NOSLEEP Loc: Calgary

blacks2 wrote:

I am not political, but I am a Californian, if we are in such trouble as many of you state can you duplicate this in your state? Houses are selling in the bay area up to $100,000 more than the asking price. Compare that with Nevada? As we say if California coughs Nevada has pneumonia.

The ONLY reason prices are up in the 100k range is simply because they fell so... far in the housing melt down in 2008-9. The market is having its largest recovery at this very time...

yhtomit Loc: Port Land. Oregon

gmcase wrote:

I'm not defending California's progressive sink hole but houses can sell more than the asking price when a bidding war breaks out in a short supply market. It happens when there are more buyers and sellers. The market will always correct itself unless the government meddles with it.

Remember bubbles always pop.

Richard94611 Loc: Oakland, CA

You must be one of the reasonable ones because you didn't sink into a mass of insult, etc., etc.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/california-beaming/

donrosshill wrote:

I think you have forgotten something. Where is the link to the article. ???
I am a Republican and apparently not capable of Devining the article location.