When do bids start flying in at the REA auction?

[Shoele$$]

Originally Posted by Jlighter

Gold and Artwork are "worthless" it's up to the marketplace to assign value.

I'm still waiting for the "marketplace" to think 1200 sq. ft homes in Las Vegas are worth $400,000 again ......I've got a few properties left in that size range that I'd love to sell at that price

As has been said many, many times......all bubbles......eventually burst.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Shoele$$

I'm still waiting for the "marketplace" to think 1200 sq. ft homes in Las Vegas are worth $400,000 again ......I've got a few properties left in that size range that I'd love to sell at that price

Hey, seems like the Phoenix area is starting to turn around pretty nicely.. Vegas next? if not already?

BTW- in response to earlier post, gold actually does have nice practicle value as a corrosion resistant, flexible metal... just ask the first US spacewalker Ed White and all who followed that were able to breath through flexible gold coated hoses.

[ullmandds]

gold is still one of the best dental restorative materials...i'd much rather have gold than rare backed t206's!

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Hey, seems like the Phoenix area is starting to turn around pretty nicely.. Vegas next? if not already?

BTW- in response to earlier post, gold actually does have nice practicle value as a corrosion resistant, flexible metal... just ask the first US spacewalker Ed White and all who followed that were able to breath through flexible gold coated hoses.

Originally Posted by ullmandds

gold is still one of the best dental restorative materials...i'd much rather have gold than rare backed t206's!

But these uses still don't make Gold VERY useful as compared to copper. If Gold didn't have value as an anti-inflation tool and jewelry, the value would be minimal.

[Zone91]

TIC TIC TIC the countdown to Saturday 4h00pm is coming real fast...still winning all the items I bid on....time will tell!!

Here in Canada even if you buy a second property you have to pay 50% capital gains taxes when selling it so it is not worth it...rare baseball cards seem to be doing better and other rare collectibles as well...but I never buy a collectible hoping to make money I buy it because I simply enjoy it just to make that clear!!

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[wonkaticket]

Monday morning.

Am I the only one who's not a fan of the outbid sound Rob added to the interface?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Monday morning.

Am I the only one who's not a fan of the outbid sound Rob added to the interface?

I like it!!

[Shoele$$]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Hey, seems like the Phoenix area is starting to turn around pretty nicely.. Vegas next? if not already?

Not even close......there's still TONS of defaulted and currently defaulting loans that are back logged where people are still living their homes and not paying their mortgage. The media and local real estate professionals are trying to "hype" the real estate market and get people thinking inventory of REOs and short sales are dwindling....yeah right!

The devil is truly in the details, and housing markets across the US in areas where the bubble burst the biggest are soon to be flooded again with all of these homes that are still in default.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Shoele$$

The devil is truly in the details, and housing markets across the US in areas where the bubble burst the biggest are soon to be flooded again with all of these homes that are still in default.

And a hell of a lot of houses in developments that were never completed and/or occupied. Seems like it will be a longer road back anywhere there were many more houses built than needed. I have a small investment property in AZ, and been watching it steadily climb over the past year, but it's still at about 50% of its high pre-recession.

My old roommate moved to Vegas in about 2005 and promptly bought up a bunch there. I don't keep in close contact with him anymore, but know he's got a ways to go till he gets his investments back.

The low housing inventory places (like within SF) are going nuts right now though... Prices up like 25-30% in the past year.

[Shoele$$]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

My old roommate moved to Vegas in about 2005 and promptly bought up a bunch there. I don't keep in close contact with him anymore, but know he's got a ways to go till he gets his investments back.

OMG talk about bad timing for him. I feel bad for your friend. 2005-2006 was the absolute PEAK. Anybody who bought a house during that time in Las Vegas is at least 50% upside down......that's a killer. It's gonna be a LONG time before he sees that money again.