Daily Archives: February 9, 2012

Wins approval for three houses in Riverside. If she’s entitled to do it then there’s nothing theoretically wrong with this result but as noted here before, Siefert spent years on the P&Z herself, making life miserable for all applicants and … Continue reading →

There is a market after all and three new accepted offers reported today prove it. 44 Parsonage Road, asking $2.795 (it sold for $2.877 in 2003) has a buyer, as does 246 Riverside Avenue, asking $1.595 (sold for $1.775 in … Continue reading →

Riverside is either in the biggest bubble of its history or the demand for new construction is huge and almost-unquenchable (which doesn’t rule out bubble-bursting in the future, of course). Latest example, reported today, is 11 Pinecrest Road, our not-at-all-lamented former … Continue reading →

Five big banks and various state and federal agencies have reached a settlement of sorts on the mortgage fiasco. A search of the net failed to turn up much on the way of specifics so I can’t tell what real relief this … Continue reading →

Just about nothing on the open house list today. I suppose I’ll go see 420 North Street, which sold for $2,862,500 via direct sale in 2003 and is now back on, asking $2.795 – by buying direct, these happy owners … Continue reading →

That’ a deceptive headline (I specialize in them) because 471 Field Point Road came up for sale in December, 2010 at $6.8 million, which was already below the $7.2 million paid for it in 2003. The owners did try that … Continue reading →

That was then, this is now, and the D.C. mobsters of all persuasion are ecstatic. A little secret about Washington: Everyone loves this decision. Democrats  get more money, strategists and pollsters and ad-makers get bigger checks;  Republicans will use this … Continue reading →

Predator drones, Gitmo, they’re all cool, now that the Messiah is running things. Majority of self-described “liberal Democrats” support keeping Gitmo open, whopping 77% of the same love, just love predator drones. No mention of how the Code Pink ladies … Continue reading →