Sellers are refusing to take less.
> But these are only list prices. Sellers, tired of holding on, and > needing cash, could sell for substantial discounts -- pegged to prices > of equivalent "regular" homes. > > What is the word on ths street. Are SV owners (or any property owners) > refusing deep discount offers, e.g. 40% off list? Or is demand so weak > that there are not even offers at this level (that is, no buyers can > even afford the properties at the discounted levels.? > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Those SV are so over=priced for the Ffld market! > > > > > > --- akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > More SV homes > > > > > > http://www.heartlandfairfield.com/$200,000+2.htm > > > > > > http://www.heartlandfairfield.com/$200,000+page3.htm > > > > > > http://www.heartlandfairfield.com/200,000+page4.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > SV homes > > > > > > > > > http://www.heartlandfairfield.com/$150,000-$200,000page1.htm > > > > > > > > http://www.heartlandfairfield.com/200000+1.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > FF Listing Brokers on Net > > > > > > > > http://www.goodearthfairfield.com/ > > > > > > > > http://www.heartlandfairfield.com/ > > > > > > > > http://www.c21hayesfairfieldiowa.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.davisandpalmerrealestate.com/listings.html > > > > > > > > http://www.fairfieldiowarealestate.com/ > > > > (the above site is currently not working, though > > > it had been up and > > > > running for some time. Did they go out of > > > business? They had some MSV > > > > homes listed ) > > > > > > > > Some of the homes listed have been on the market > > > for 6-12 months. I > > > > assume most homes would sell for quite discounted > > > offers off the list > > > > price. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm curious what the MSV houses are going for in > > > Ffld. > > > > > In my neck of the woods, South Florida, Broward > > > > > county, the median price of a home rose $89,000 > > > over > > > > > the last year. My wife and I bought our house a > > > little > > > > > over 4 years ago for $160,000. The same house > > > now > > > > > sells for $360,000. Talk about appreciation! I > > > don't > > > > > see the real estate bubble bursting here. Almost > > > all > > > > > available land has been built-out. The only > > > problem is > > > > > going to be in the rising interest rates and the > > > > > financial con of interest free mortgages. What's > > > > > killing people here are the property taxes on > > > new > > > > > properties. > > > > > > > > > > --- pibssmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > What does anyone out there think about real > > > estate > > > > > > prices in FF and > > > > > > what will happen to them? It seems that not > > > much > > > > > > land is being sold > > > > > > right now maybe the contractors online can > > > address > > > > > > this so that > > > > > > means only those with land already bought and > > > > > > planning to build this > > > > > > year will give any work to the contractors. > > > The > > > > > > architects I assume > > > > > > most who follow MMY are at a crossroads of > > > whether > > > > > > they wait and > > > > > > follow his new direction for Peace Palace > > > Colonies > > > > > > or build > > > > > > exisiting home plans that were once approved > > > to new > > > > > > home builders or > > > > > > if they are on hold. > > > > > > There are 12 or more MSV houses just sitting > > > on the > > > > > > market at > > > > > > unrealistic prices. The smartest seller in > > > town took > > > > > > a loss and > > > > > > moved on the rest are keeping their prices > > > where > > > > > > they need them to > > > > > > be to recoup their exspense but no one will > > > pay or > > > > > > can pay those > > > > > > prices and in the meantime they have taxes to > > > pay > > > > > > and maintenance. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then there is the nationwide bubble they claim > > > will > > > > > > break in the > > > > > > next few years if you read any of the real > > > estate > > > > > > articles in > > > > > > various cities by various percentages. In it > > > it > > > > > > states the things > > > > > > that drive a market to appreicate are jobs, > > > > > > population all the > > > > > > things we dont have and have never have. > > > > > > > > > > > > I wonder how long these various home owners > > > will > > > > > > hold out and when > > > > > > some of them will get real and sell out for > > > anything > > > > > > to cut their > > > > > > loses and move on. Most who are selling are > > > moving > > > > > > away or are > > > > > > financially in trouble or are not empty > > > nesters and > > > > > > did not stop to > > > > > > think 8 years ago who would want their large > > > house > > > > > > fast forward > > > > > > 8years when everyone else was in the same spot > > > plus > > > > > > aging and going > > > > > > to smaller and one story. I could go on and on > > > just > > > > > > wanting to know > > > > > > if anyone thinks about this and what their > > > feelings > > > > > > are. > > > > > > > > > > > > I feel a very big slow down right now. > > > > > > > > > > > > there are always those hopeful for pundits and > > > > > > hopeful for > > > > > > appreciation but those of us on this site know > > > these > > > > > > things will not > > > > > > occur. Are we the only ones? What are these > > > > > > homeowners thinking and > > > > > > what were they thinking when they paid $40 for > > > a one > > > > > > acres or less > > > > > > lot and built these houses? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > Or go to: > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > > > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > > > > Yahoo! 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