Did you purchase a house since 2 years ago

Submitted by captcha on November 10, 2009 - 2:34pm
No
52% (26 votes)
Yes, primary residence
42% (21 votes)
Yes, investment property
6% (3 votes)
Total votes: 50
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I noticed a few frequent
Submitted by captcha on November 10, 2009 - 2:37pm.

I noticed a few frequent posters who bought over the past several months. I wonder how many have purchased since end of 2007.

Havent bought any but have
Submitted by sdrealtor on November 10, 2009 - 3:28pm.

Havent bought any but have sold alot;)

Bought a vaction home,
Submitted by waiting hawk on November 10, 2009 - 7:32pm.

Bought a vaction home, rental, and primary (in escrow on primary now).

As part of my divorce, I
Submitted by simonbart on November 11, 2009 - 4:41pm.

As part of my divorce, I bought out my ex-wifes position of our home.
It worked out well for me as the apprasial was really really low (Nov 09)

I'm glad that I didn't get a divorce back in 05 when the prices were sky-high.

Apprasal was down 38% from 2005.

Bought in Gaithersburg MD in
Submitted by Navydoc on November 12, 2009 - 10:24am.

Bought in Gaithersburg MD in June, posted the pics. Am now in the process of constructing my "Man Cave" in the basement. Remember basements? I can't believe how much I missed them in SoCal. I can actually park my cars in the garage now!

You want to know what's been a real bitch? USAA came through and inspected my property, and RAISED the assessed value! Instead of insuring it for the $775K I paid, they valued it @ $1.07 mil. Bastards increased my premium $400 a year. I might be wrong, but I'm willing to bet I couldn't flip a 20% profit on my place in the past few months in this market.

Have not bought. Now that
Submitted by poorgradstudent on November 12, 2009 - 4:37pm.

Have not bought. Now that I've finished my PhD and am in the job market I am considering buying in the next 12-18 months with my gf.