Seattlest: Housing Market Is Safe as Houses, Say Papers

TroyJMorris

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:00:42 -0800

And I KNOW you can redecorate a condo... Slap. Either way, I'm going to live in a tent.

MvB

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:35:06 -0800

bigyaz: Actually, I hear the P-I headline changed several times before the latest warm & fuzzy version. Hopefully it's clear from the post that I disagree that you can conclude the market is "showing signs of warmth" based on single month-to-month comparison.

bigyaz

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:20:26 -0800

MvB: The lead of the P-I story says pretty much *exactly* what you're saying. Why the snark? "The local housing market showed some signs of warmth in June, although it still was decidedly cooler than a year earlier, according to statistics released Monday."

bigyaz

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:18:38 -0800

Romulus: Put another way, a condo is a house without the yard maintenance, snow shoveling, exterior painting, etc. But as others have pointed out you can certainly renovate (you OWN it), and you get the very significant tax benefits over renting. (I own a house, but previously owned a condo -- in fact, the condo's appreciation made it possible for me to buy a nice house.)

Katelyn

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:48:56 -0800

And I KNOW you can redecorate a condo...

ruffhauser

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:46:35 -0800

Why can't you renovate or remodel a condo?

romulus

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:23:58 -0800

Since when is a condo a house? A condo is an apartment with higher monthly payments, no ability to expand, renovate, or redecorate, and no landlord to fix shit for you.

MvB

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:42:24 -0800

Untrue, J! Your new steroid-enhanced CHS is obviously too big for your britches. I just commented on the Biltmore post yesterday. I'm the only commenter there, so I'm easy to spot. You go check.

jseattle

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:11:26 -0800

Good luck on the condo hunt, MvB. Even though you don't post (as MvB, anyhow) on www.capitolhillseattle.com we still like having you in the neighborhood.