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The graph looks practically identical to the house price index graph that was used, specifically the one from:

http://www.irrationalexuberance.com

click on link in the second bullet, then click on the Fig 2.1 tab.

The only difference is that some of the minor ups and downs have been smoothed out – otherwise you could practically lay the two graphs over each other.

I also went to:

http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm

to find where the rent data came from, but there is so much stuff on that page I couldn’t find it.

In any case, I think all the graph in this thread is showing is that housing prices have been the driver in the graph up-and-downs (since it matches the house index graph), while rents have been fairly consistent in 1880 dollars since 1880. Otherwise, the graph shape would have changed shape, wouldn’t it? I dunno. I’m tired of thinking about it.

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Oh, great. Our kid was accepted two years ago at SDSU, too, but the nursing program is “impacted” and there’s a three-year waiting list. Goes to a private college in CA, big merit scholarship but we are tapped out after paying for the first two years. The kid will be a junior in the fall. Withougt student loans…sunk. Any advice appreciated.

It’s not clear – are you saying your kid is going to finish up at SDSU? If so, have your kid get a job on campus. After the probation period, campus employees are eligible for free tuition.

That’s the way one of our kids is going through school in the Cal State system. He takes pride in not relying on mom and pop. That makes me proud.

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Oh, great. Our kid was accepted two years ago at SDSU, too, but the nursing program is “impacted” and there’s a three-year waiting list. Goes to a private college in CA, big merit scholarship but we are tapped out after paying for the first two years. The kid will be a junior in the fall. Withougt student loans…sunk. Any advice appreciated.

It’s not clear – are you saying your kid is going to finish up at SDSU? If so, have your kid get a job on campus. After the probation period, campus employees are eligible for free tuition.

That’s the way one of our kids is going through school in the Cal State system. He takes pride in not relying on mom and pop. That makes me proud.

[svelte]

Oh, great. Our kid was accepted two years ago at SDSU, too, but the nursing program is “impacted” and there’s a three-year waiting list. Goes to a private college in CA, big merit scholarship but we are tapped out after paying for the first two years. The kid will be a junior in the fall. Withougt student loans…sunk. Any advice appreciated.

It’s not clear – are you saying your kid is going to finish up at SDSU? If so, have your kid get a job on campus. After the probation period, campus employees are eligible for free tuition.

That’s the way one of our kids is going through school in the Cal State system. He takes pride in not relying on mom and pop. That makes me proud.

[svelte]

Oh, great. Our kid was accepted two years ago at SDSU, too, but the nursing program is “impacted” and there’s a three-year waiting list. Goes to a private college in CA, big merit scholarship but we are tapped out after paying for the first two years. The kid will be a junior in the fall. Withougt student loans…sunk. Any advice appreciated.

It’s not clear – are you saying your kid is going to finish up at SDSU? If so, have your kid get a job on campus. After the probation period, campus employees are eligible for free tuition.

That’s the way one of our kids is going through school in the Cal State system. He takes pride in not relying on mom and pop. That makes me proud.

[svelte]

Oh, great. Our kid was accepted two years ago at SDSU, too, but the nursing program is “impacted” and there’s a three-year waiting list. Goes to a private college in CA, big merit scholarship but we are tapped out after paying for the first two years. The kid will be a junior in the fall. Withougt student loans…sunk. Any advice appreciated.

It’s not clear – are you saying your kid is going to finish up at SDSU? If so, have your kid get a job on campus. After the probation period, campus employees are eligible for free tuition.

That’s the way one of our kids is going through school in the Cal State system. He takes pride in not relying on mom and pop. That makes me proud.

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Man, it is hard to believe that 5915 Madra started at $988K in Sept.
Then it dropped $178K
Then $40K
Then $30K
Then $70K
And now another $60K and it’s still on the market…it’s dropped $348K so far.

That dog must have been way overpriced to start with!

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Man, it is hard to believe that 5915 Madra started at $988K in Sept.
Then it dropped $178K
Then $40K
Then $30K
Then $70K
And now another $60K and it’s still on the market…it’s dropped $348K so far.

That dog must have been way overpriced to start with!

[svelte]

Man, it is hard to believe that 5915 Madra started at $988K in Sept.
Then it dropped $178K
Then $40K
Then $30K
Then $70K
And now another $60K and it’s still on the market…it’s dropped $348K so far.

That dog must have been way overpriced to start with!

[svelte]

Man, it is hard to believe that 5915 Madra started at $988K in Sept.
Then it dropped $178K
Then $40K
Then $30K
Then $70K
And now another $60K and it’s still on the market…it’s dropped $348K so far.

That dog must have been way overpriced to start with!

[svelte]

Man, it is hard to believe that 5915 Madra started at $988K in Sept.
Then it dropped $178K
Then $40K
Then $30K
Then $70K
And now another $60K and it’s still on the market…it’s dropped $348K so far.

That dog must have been way overpriced to start with!

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When fighting for survival (even if it’s just financial survival), most humans toss morals out the window. Sad, but true.

There have been dishonest realtors since the days of selling swampland in Florida 100 years ago.

In the 1970s, my dad made an offer to the seller’s realtor on a house that had been on the market over 6 months. A week or two later, no response. So he called the seller directly and asked why they didn’t accept the offer. The seller said they never GOT the offer, and yes they would accept my father’s terms immediately (they had already moved and were tired of paying two mortgages). My pop still lives in that house today.

Turns out the seller’s realtor had found someone else who would buy that house once they sold theirs – which was also listed with him. He was apparently holding out for getting a commission on two homes, not just one.

Disgusting.

[svelte]

When fighting for survival (even if it’s just financial survival), most humans toss morals out the window. Sad, but true.

There have been dishonest realtors since the days of selling swampland in Florida 100 years ago.

In the 1970s, my dad made an offer to the seller’s realtor on a house that had been on the market over 6 months. A week or two later, no response. So he called the seller directly and asked why they didn’t accept the offer. The seller said they never GOT the offer, and yes they would accept my father’s terms immediately (they had already moved and were tired of paying two mortgages). My pop still lives in that house today.

Turns out the seller’s realtor had found someone else who would buy that house once they sold theirs – which was also listed with him. He was apparently holding out for getting a commission on two homes, not just one.

Disgusting.

[svelte]

When fighting for survival (even if it’s just financial survival), most humans toss morals out the window. Sad, but true.

There have been dishonest realtors since the days of selling swampland in Florida 100 years ago.

In the 1970s, my dad made an offer to the seller’s realtor on a house that had been on the market over 6 months. A week or two later, no response. So he called the seller directly and asked why they didn’t accept the offer. The seller said they never GOT the offer, and yes they would accept my father’s terms immediately (they had already moved and were tired of paying two mortgages). My pop still lives in that house today.

Turns out the seller’s realtor had found someone else who would buy that house once they sold theirs – which was also listed with him. He was apparently holding out for getting a commission on two homes, not just one.

Disgusting.

[svelte]

When fighting for survival (even if it’s just financial survival), most humans toss morals out the window. Sad, but true.

There have been dishonest realtors since the days of selling swampland in Florida 100 years ago.

In the 1970s, my dad made an offer to the seller’s realtor on a house that had been on the market over 6 months. A week or two later, no response. So he called the seller directly and asked why they didn’t accept the offer. The seller said they never GOT the offer, and yes they would accept my father’s terms immediately (they had already moved and were tired of paying two mortgages). My pop still lives in that house today.

Turns out the seller’s realtor had found someone else who would buy that house once they sold theirs – which was also listed with him. He was apparently holding out for getting a commission on two homes, not just one.

Disgusting.

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