Reflections of Real Estate

Roses are red
Violets are blue
McMansions last year
the price of one now for two!

Howard Will Mock You

Howard does his best impersonation of the real estate market.
Notice the demon-possessed eye.

Stick a Fork in It

McMansions...the other red meat.
Tough and chewy and snaps back at you when you take a bite.
Tastes a little like chicken.

Up for Auction

One of the few houses on the auction block that is not totally thrashed. It has nice wood/tile floors, fireplace, decent sized yard, and in a quiet neighborhood. Needs a little work, but nothing like what's out there in the foreclosure market. I'd buy it, but I'd miss the cheerleaders and the car alarm that goes off every 2 hours on a regular basis.

Low starting bid.

Howard and the 3 Stages of Foreclosure

Howard thinks he is better than the other well known real estate sign dog, as he can do various facial expressions for you depending upon which stage of foreclosure you are in.

Above: Maybe we can sell it for what we owe.

Second stage: Ruh Roh...This isn't looking so good.

Third stage: The auction can have this dump.

the REAL deal

the REAL deal

Is this different from the PIPE DREAMS mortgage companies were pushing a short year and a half ago? Where were the big banners in the heydays that said:

the SHAFT come and get it

Hang-over

From the Modesto Bee

Well let me just tell you what went wrong. Houses went up fast and furious and times were great and people were buying them up like it was the last house being built. Builders were holding lotteries and people were camping out to be the first in line to buy the next over-priced house. Anyone could get a loan. Who honestly thought it would last forever? It was a greedy-shark feeding frenzy. So, what a stupid question. It's like pissing in the wind and asking, "Hey, how did I just get all this piss on me?"

It's only a question someone drunk or high would ask. So now people are finally waking up from the stupor of living high, wide, and handsome off of loans that they could not afford. This is going to be one long hang-over.

Coffee anyone?