Monthly Archives: April 2011

Mansions going back to the banks. If you could figure out  way to make a living there, you can buy a whole lot of house for not a lot of money. Of course, you’d have to live in Las Vegas.

9 Spring Street A reflection more, I think, of a lack of inventory rather than any exceptional value, this house was listed at $2.150, went to contract in nine days and closed yesterday at $2.1 million

Lunch break? Late breakfast? Both?

18 Perryridge This spec house near the hospital was priced in June, 2010, at $4.650 million, which had to be at least $2 million more than any previous sale on the street. Its builder has been nibbling away at  his … Continue reading →

I’ve noticed that, as the price of gasoline soars, I take an increasingly critical look at the open house list. Re-treads get no second visit, houses in the fringe areas – north of the Merritt, west of Round Hill, etc., … Continue reading →

14 Stillman Lane, new construction, has sold for $4.375 million. Back in 2007, Stillman was commanding full price, $5.8 million.

Hedge funders switch to the Republicans after getting screwed by Obummer. Even little Stevie Cohen has rediscovered his GOP roots.

  Alex Kali-Nagy has taken the 0.6 acre lot of 26 Marks Road in Riverside, subdivided it and plans to cram in two houses, for which he is asking $3.999 each. He might get it: he sold an equally squashed in house on Riverside … Continue reading →

World’s last typewriter factory closes. After an entire student career spent working with them, I can’t say I’ll miss them. Or White-out. Do they still make slide rules, by the way? UPDATE: you can still buy vintage slide rules.

Get Lyme disease or rabies? Old Lyme man attacked by coyote while mowing his lawn. I think couch potatoing gets a bad rap.

Police union taking 96-year-old woman to the Regis show.

But they will be pruned. Sounds like a reasonable compromise to me.

EPA bans Shell Oil from drilling off Alaska. Emissions from ice breaker boat might affect air quality of an Eskimo village, pop. 245, 75 miles away. I’m guessing the Eskimos would have been glad for the jobs, but “environmentalists” are ecstatic.

Man caught peeing on cough drops at Walgreens.

Owners with no equity can’t cut their prices lower, owners who still have equity but have seen their home’s value drop 30% won’t drop further (yet) and there’s not much inventory. That doesn’t mean it’s a seller’s market, it means it’s … Continue reading →

No more get out of jail free card for many criminals.

It’s always sunrise in America, if you believe the National Association of Realtors, and it’s always the perfect time to buy a house. The NAR says house prices are at their lowest in 40 years. Experts say, hogwash.

Gas at $55 a gallon at at least one German station.

Fire sale at W. Lyon Farm? Unit 407 is assessed at $830,760 (which is supposed to be 70% of market value) but was only asking $649,000. It’s got a contract. On the other hand, Old Greenwich seems to be thriving. … Continue reading →

10 Riki beth Lane This Hillcrest Park house sold for $1.470 in 2002 and was put back up for sale last year for $1.775. 278 days later, it sold for $1.537. I think it’s a swell house and I like … Continue reading →