Comments on: Drive by sign of the times http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/ News & discussion about real estate & the housing bubble in the Seattle area. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:02:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mike2 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-78112 Mike2 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:55:38 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-78112 The place looks occupied based on the open window with the box fan. I doubt the HOA board has been established yet, so I'd assume the current owners/residents have every right to decorate the place as they please. This doesn't look like vandalism so much as a bunch of young kids doing whatever they want with the property.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('78112','Mike2',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('78112','Mike2','The place looks occupied based on the open window with the box fan. I doubt the HOA board has been established yet, so I\'d assume the current owners\/residents have every right to decorate the place as they please. \r\n\r\nThis doesn\'t look like vandalism so much as a bunch of young kids doing whatever they want with the property.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> The place looks occupied based on the open window with the box fan. I doubt the HOA board has been established yet, so I’d assume the current owners/residents have every right to decorate the place as they please.

This doesn’t look like vandalism so much as a bunch of young kids doing whatever they want with the property.

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]]> By: David Losh http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-78054 David Losh Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:02:34 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-78054 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-78005' rel="nofollow">mukoh @ 9</a> - <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-77990' rel="nofollow">mukoh @ 6</a> - What? Do you mean they are carving out lots as they build?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('78054','David Losh',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('78054','David Losh','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-78005\' rel=\"nofollow\">mukoh @ 9<\/a> - <b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-77990\' rel=\"nofollow\">mukoh @ 6<\/a> - \r\n\r\nWhat? Do you mean they are carving out lots as they build?',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: mukoh @ 9 – RE: mukoh @ 6 –

What? Do you mean they are carving out lots as they build?

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]]> By: Nobody Special http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-78050 Nobody Special Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:29:08 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-78050 OMG, it's the Bluth house from Arrested Development!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('78050','Nobody Special',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('78050','Nobody Special','OMG, it\'s the Bluth house from Arrested Development!',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> OMG, it’s the Bluth house from Arrested Development!
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]]> By: Seattle Waterfront Homes http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-78015 Seattle Waterfront Homes Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:12:40 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-78015 Great point on most buyers looking at bank-owned vs. foreclosures auctions. There are far too many hurdles/traps for an inexperience buyer to jump into the auction process.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('78015','Seattle Waterfront Homes',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('78015','Seattle Waterfront Homes','Great point on most buyers looking at bank-owned vs. foreclosures auctions. There are far too many hurdles\/traps for an inexperience buyer to jump into the auction process.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Great point on most buyers looking at bank-owned vs. foreclosures auctions. There are far too many hurdles/traps for an inexperience buyer to jump into the auction process.
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]]> By: deejayoh http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-78007 deejayoh Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:23:56 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-78007 That house looks to be vintage sixties. if the development is stalled, it looks to have been stalled a while!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('78007','deejayoh',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('78007','deejayoh','That house looks to be vintage sixties. if the development is stalled, it looks to have been stalled a while!',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> That house looks to be vintage sixties. if the development is stalled, it looks to have been stalled a while!
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]]> By: mukoh http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-78005 mukoh Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:12:39 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-78005 Kary, Huber had legal action against SnoCo and got the whole thing done as BLAs, it was not hugely publicized. It is unorthodox to take open space parcels BLA them with vacant land parcels in such a wild mix. A land use attorney involved is also my land use attorney.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('78005','mukoh',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('78005','mukoh','Kary, Huber had legal action against SnoCo and got the whole thing done as BLAs, it was not hugely publicized. It is unorthodox to take open space parcels BLA them with vacant land parcels in such a wild mix. A land use attorney involved is also my land use attorney.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Kary, Huber had legal action against SnoCo and got the whole thing done as BLAs, it was not hugely publicized. It is unorthodox to take open space parcels BLA them with vacant land parcels in such a wild mix. A land use attorney involved is also my land use attorney.
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]]> By: waitingforseattletocool http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-78004 waitingforseattletocool Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:08:20 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-78004 Ahh, just what I have always dreamed of ... a clear cut lot with a view of a highway and road noise! Can't wait to get home.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('78004','waitingforseattletocool',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('78004','waitingforseattletocool','Ahh, just what I have always dreamed of ... a clear cut lot with a view of a highway and road noise!\r\n\r\nCan\'t wait to get home.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Ahh, just what I have always dreamed of … a clear cut lot with a view of a highway and road noise!

Can’t wait to get home.

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]]> By: Kary L. Krismer http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-77996 Kary L. Krismer Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:29:56 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-77996 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-77990' rel="nofollow">mukoh @ 6</a> - I never did that sort of legal work, but that's not fitting with what I know. You can't create more lots with a boundary adjustment--you can only adjust the boundary between two or more existing lots. And if it's 40 lots, I don't think there is any option other than a normal plat.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('77996','Kary L. Krismer',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('77996','Kary L. Krismer','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-77990\' rel=\"nofollow\">mukoh @ 6<\/a> - I never did that sort of legal work, but that\'s not fitting with what I know. You can\'t create more lots with a boundary adjustment--you can only adjust the boundary between two or more existing lots. And if it\'s 40 lots, I don\'t think there is any option other than a normal plat.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: mukoh @ 6 – I never did that sort of legal work, but that’s not fitting with what I know. You can’t create more lots with a boundary adjustment–you can only adjust the boundary between two or more existing lots. And if it’s 40 lots, I don’t think there is any option other than a normal plat.
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]]> By: mukoh http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-77990 mukoh Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:25:54 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-77990 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-77978' rel="nofollow">S-Crow @ 5</a> - S, the development is by Huber, and he has it free and clear, it has been a boundary line adjustment division not a typical plat. From what I know at least they are not a failure as they are just building at the pace they can sell at.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('77990','mukoh',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('77990','mukoh','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-77978\' rel=\"nofollow\">S-Crow @ 5<\/a> - S, the development is by Huber, and he has it free and clear, it has been a boundary line adjustment division not a typical plat. From what I know at least they are not a failure as they are just building at the pace they can sell at.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: S-Crow @ 5 – S, the development is by Huber, and he has it free and clear, it has been a boundary line adjustment division not a typical plat. From what I know at least they are not a failure as they are just building at the pace they can sell at.
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]]> By: S-Crow http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-77978 S-Crow Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:32:58 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-77978 Not sure how many lots are here, probably around 40 or so. They are starting to build on the very top but you cannot see the homes in the pictures.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('77978','S-Crow',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('77978','S-Crow','Not sure how many lots are here, probably around 40 or so. They are starting to build on the very top but you cannot see the homes in the pictures.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Not sure how many lots are here, probably around 40 or so. They are starting to build on the very top but you cannot see the homes in the pictures.
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]]> By: Softwarengineer http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-77975 Softwarengineer Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:06:51 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-77975 A GOOD USE FOR THE 95% OF THE $787B STIMULUS MONEY WE STILL HAVEN'T USED YET? The empty field in the picture reminded me of bull dozing. Perhaps its time to bulldoze excess houses and replant trees again. Call me a tree hugger, but it makes great economic sense now and would put many Americans to work creating new greenbelts for the next generation. It makes far more sense than trying to bail out the excess loans/houses that no one can buy with no jobs and the government can't afford to back. See the proof: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/5516536/US-cities-may-have-to-be-bulldozed-in-order-to-survive.html<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('77975','Softwarengineer',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('77975','Softwarengineer','A GOOD USE FOR THE 95% OF THE $787B STIMULUS MONEY WE STILL HAVEN\'T USED YET?\r\n\r\nThe empty field in the picture reminded me of bull dozing. Perhaps its time to bulldoze excess houses and replant trees again. Call me a tree hugger, but it makes great economic sense now and would put many Americans to work creating new greenbelts for the next generation. It makes far more sense than trying to bail out the excess loans\/houses that no one can buy with no jobs and the government can\'t afford to back.\r\n\r\nSee the proof:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/finance\/financetopics\/financialcrisis\/5516536\/US-cities-may-have-to-be-bulldozed-in-order-to-survive.html',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> A GOOD USE FOR THE 95% OF THE $787B STIMULUS MONEY WE STILL HAVEN’T USED YET?

The empty field in the picture reminded me of bull dozing. Perhaps its time to bulldoze excess houses and replant trees again. Call me a tree hugger, but it makes great economic sense now and would put many Americans to work creating new greenbelts for the next generation. It makes far more sense than trying to bail out the excess loans/houses that no one can buy with no jobs and the government can’t afford to back.

See the proof:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/5516536/US-cities-may-have-to-be-bulldozed-in-order-to-survive.html

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]]> By: Softwarengineer http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-77974 Softwarengineer Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:42:26 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-77974 MOWED DOWN TREES During earthquakes the best thing you have on a sloped lot like this development picture is lots of older evergreen trees with big root systems....its the best thing there is for preventing foundation slippage and cement seal cracking. Trees also prevent mud slides, that's why they plant them after putting in new freeways; but they're fairly useless until they've grown a few decades.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('77974','Softwarengineer',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('77974','Softwarengineer','MOWED DOWN TREES\r\n\r\nDuring earthquakes the best thing you have on a sloped lot like this development picture is lots of older evergreen trees with big root systems....its the best thing there is for preventing foundation slippage and cement seal cracking. Trees also prevent mud slides, that\'s why they plant them after putting in new freeways; but they\'re fairly useless until they\'ve grown a few decades.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> MOWED DOWN TREES

During earthquakes the best thing you have on a sloped lot like this development picture is lots of older evergreen trees with big root systems….its the best thing there is for preventing foundation slippage and cement seal cracking. Trees also prevent mud slides, that’s why they plant them after putting in new freeways; but they’re fairly useless until they’ve grown a few decades.

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]]> By: Geeksplosion http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-77971 Geeksplosion Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:51:36 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-77971 I drive by this every day as well. But you said there was "one lonely house" when there are clearly three.... But I find this a clear case of 'you reap what you sow'. They raped the landscape to turn a quick buck and got stomped on by the economy. Bummer....maybe if they had just sold the lots as needed there might actually be a tree left on this hillside. I wonder how long before the whole hill slides down onto the highway?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('77971','Geeksplosion',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('77971','Geeksplosion','I drive by this every day as well. But you said there was \"one lonely house\" when there are clearly three....\r\nBut I find this a clear case of \'you reap what you sow\'. They raped the landscape to turn a quick buck and got stomped on by the economy. Bummer....maybe if they had just sold the lots as needed there might actually be a tree left on this hillside. I wonder how long before the whole hill slides down onto the highway?',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> I drive by this every day as well. But you said there was “one lonely house” when there are clearly three….
But I find this a clear case of ‘you reap what you sow’. They raped the landscape to turn a quick buck and got stomped on by the economy. Bummer….maybe if they had just sold the lots as needed there might actually be a tree left on this hillside. I wonder how long before the whole hill slides down onto the highway?
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]]> By: The Tim http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/07/10/drive-by-sign-of-the-times/#comment-77966 The Tim Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:29:32 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=6317#comment-77966 Crazy stuff. So are you going to add this place to the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=108880603054360341047.00046c8fb51e0fa5c5258" rel="nofollow">stalled development map</a>?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('77966','The Tim',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('77966','The Tim','Crazy stuff. So are you going to add this place to the <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=108880603054360341047.00046c8fb51e0fa5c5258\" rel=\"nofollow\">stalled development map<\/a>?',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Crazy stuff. So are you going to add this place to the stalled development map?
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