Daily Archives: July 4, 2009
I may have to retract my kind words
Former GAR head Russ Pruner has weighed in to refute my data and says that there were “156 transactions completed this year” and that prices were “only 12% below 2005 values”. I wasn’t all that shaken, because the market value soared … Continue reading
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My goodness, here’s a real estate denier who didn’t get that way by reading my blog
The Ol’ Perfesser Glenn Reynolds has some choice bits on real estate follies nationwide. He links to a show called Real Estate Intervention that sounds fascinating. THE HOUSING COLLAPSE: As far as I can tell, it’s caused in no small … Continue reading
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This could prove interesting
Tax appeals burying municipalities. In theory, a town-wide reevaluation should hit everyone equally and a new, shrunken Grand List shouldn’t affect a Greenwich property owner one way or the other. In theory. But in practice, the next tax bills will … Continue reading
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Something new worth catching in the Sound
Dolphins swim into Long Island Sound chasing bunker and bluefish.
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Shhh! Don’t say a word.
My participation in a New York Times Magazine pictorial, “Ruins of the Second Gilded Age” has drawn flack from a number of readers, including Russ Pruner, head of Shore & Country Real Estate. I like and respect Russ and I especially like … Continue reading
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