In a packed seminar January 30 on “How Far Will the Housing Bubble Burst?”, MIT Economist William C. Wheaton, showed how econometric forecasting models based on historic data were a lot of hooey. The models used to predict housing prices from 1998-2005, many of which were his own, were as accurate as a […]
Archive for February, 2007
Predicting Housing Prices Based on Historic Data Is Doo Doo
Published by February 26th, 2007 in Housing Prices. 1 CommentI found this neat online radio site on Weiberjager journey ( Argos) on MyBlogLog: Finetune.com.
Finetune is a community music site. You can create your own playlists from a large selection of music genres. (I’m listening to mine as I write this post.) You can search by artist, track or tag. They […]
Real Estate Economics Carnival by Brian Brady
Published by February 25th, 2007 in Economics. 2 CommentsBrian Brady is introducing a Carnival for Real Estate Economics.
This Blog Carnival is open to Active Rain Members who post submissions to the Economics of Real Estate Group dated Friday, February 23, 2006 through Wednesday, February 28, 2006. Entries will be closed for posts after 11:59PM on the 28h (CST).
The winner gets a […]
How to Stop Sites That Steal Your Content Using The Digital Millenium Copyright Act
Published by February 25th, 2007 in Legal Copyright DMCA. 5 CommentsThe Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) prohibits online copyright infringement and allows you to sue in Federal Court (without the need of registering the copyrighted work) any website, blog, syndicator, aggregator AND (possibly) Internet Service Providers that violate your copyrighted content PROVIDED they have actual notice of the infringement. To invoke the DMCA, […]
Firefox Users: Have You Set Your Master Password?
Published by February 25th, 2007 in Firefox technology tip.One of the nice things about Firefox is its ability to remember all those new passwords you keep dreaming up for all the new accounts you keep setting up. But if someone has access to your computer, they can boot it up and click through to your password protected accounts.
That’s why it’s a good […]
Photo of the Day: Frozen Niagara Falls
Published by February 24th, 2007 in Niagara Falls and Sellsius Real Estate Blog.Probably the American Falls. Date unknown but possibly between 1909-1912.
Technorati Tags: American Falls, Niagara Falls, New York
Dying To Move In: Cemetery Skyscrapers
Published by February 24th, 2007 in Real Estate Technology and trends. 8 CommentsWe discovered Italian Dumas from BLDG blog. We subscribed and found something quite interesting—the vertical cemetery. That’s right. The internment of loved ones in condominium style buildings is evidently sweeping Brazil and spreading.
The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica III, a vertical cemetery in Santos, Brazil (above) is the world’s tallest cemetery, with burial spaces […]
I Live in My Truck Instead of Renting - The Story of Andy Bussell
Published by February 23rd, 2007 in Save money on rent.Andy Bussell is a student that lives in his truck - by choice!
He was sick and tired of spending $1,600 a month on rent. Living in his truck was the solution he came up with. His story is really amazing. His enthusiasm is inspiring. Watch the video for an overview about his odyssey. Read his […]
Shakadoo is a new consumer facing niche blog-site for home lovers. It’s a multi part blog that is broken up into unique sections such as interior design, family, renovations, home electronics, Q&A and gardening. The interface is clean and overall the site is very refreshing.
Let’s face it, after we go through the process of buying […]
Earthquake Proof PreFab: Jeriko House: Look Ma, No Nails
Published by February 22nd, 2007 in Prefab Architecture Technology and Sellsius Real Estate Blog. 8 CommentsThat’s right. This beauty has no screws or nails but is durable enough to withstand earthquakes AND hurricanes (you’ll probably still have to board up the windows). The secret is aerospace grade aluminum and a unique modular interlocking system.
Jeriko House is environmentally friendly and energy efficient, can be built in as little as […]
