All Things in Moderation

Morning Report: Competition for Zillow’s Z-estimate 12/10/15

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   Kevin S. Willis, on December 10, 2015 at 9:04 am said:

   Frist!

   … and I’m unstoppable!

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   jnc4p, on December 10, 2015 at 9:05 am said:

   Southpark apparently channels the Obama administration:

   ““we are at war, but the only way to win this war is to be as understanding, non-biased, and politically correct as possible””

   http://www.salon.com/2015/12/10/always_brash_south_park_gets_brave_from_kids_with_guns_to_the_p_c_principal_this_was_their_most_compelling_and_self_aware_season/

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   Kevin S. Willis, on December 10, 2015 at 9:19 am said:

   I’m not sure Salon entirely gets it, but this season of South Park has, indeed, been incredibly awesome. I love those guys.

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   yellojkt, on December 10, 2015 at 9:30 am said:

   Zillow estimates tend to be fairly accurate but when they are wrong, they are really, really wrong.

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     ScottC, on December 10, 2015 at 10:06 am said:

     Know your tropes for exploiting terrorism:

     http://thefederalist.com/2015/12/10/know-your-tropes-for-exploiting-terrorism/

     You see how it all fits together. If we can’t admit to the real motive of Islamic terrorists or address their actual strategic goals, we need to invent new motives and goals and use these polite fictions to dictate what actions are acceptable and unacceptable as a response. And if we’re going to do that, we might as well invent motives and responses that allow us to remain comfortably in the rut of our established domestic political routine.

     In declaring that No True Muslim is inspired by the Religion of Peace to engage in terrorism, which has Nothing to Do with Islam, we invite ourselves to engage in Bin Laden Syndrome by Proxy, because otherwise we might be tempted to do Exactly What ISIS Wants. We had better continue along undisturbed in our pre-existing routine, Or the Terrorists Win.

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   novahockey, on December 10, 2015 at 10:21 am said:

   Interesting — Redfin came in at 41k higher than the appraisal i just had a month ago (refi). i think redfin is a tad high. but i also think the appraiser was a tad low. but it wasn’t so low that it skunked the deal.

   Redfin – 721
   Appraiser – 680
   Zillow — 600. and that’s not even blogging true.

   i really think it’s 700

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     ScottC, on December 10, 2015 at 10:30 am said:

     Redfin in New York and New Jersey but not in Connecticut? That seems odd. Any idea why, Brent?

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     ScottC, on December 10, 2015 at 10:31 am said:

     Good article by Mollie Hemingway on Trumpmania.

     http://thefederalist.com/2015/12/10/when-it-comes-to-donald-trump-i-hate-everyone/

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   novahockey, on December 10, 2015 at 11:43 am said:

   The American workforce is expected to shrink by the equivalent of about 2 million full-time workers in 2025 compared to its size had the ACA not been passed, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a report Monday (Dec. 7), while the labor force’s total pay will be nearly 1 percent less than it would have been without the law. The CBO predicts people will opt to work fewer hours and make less money in order to avoid higher taxes and increase their subsidies, a sister argument to the claim that employers will cut workers’ hours to dodge the requirement to offer them adequate insurance.

   https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51065

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   Let the mutherfuker burn!, on December 10, 2015 at 12:14 pm said:

   I’m told that having the law is better than the previous status quo.

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   novahockey, on December 10, 2015 at 12:16 pm said:

   That’s an improvement. I was told to STFU

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   Let the mutherfuker burn!, on December 10, 2015 at 12:48 pm said:

   I’m talking about here, at ATiM, not at PL. Sadly it did not get me a death wish from cao (who I’m told is a tender and considerate lover), though Quarterback and Scott (I think) did receive them for denigrating it.

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    yellojkt, on December 10, 2015 at 12:57 pm said:

    Zillow: $340,111
    Redfin: $350,809

    I like that Redfin shows comparable sales. I now know exactly how much my neighbor just paid for his.

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    ben1brigade, on December 10, 2015 at 3:41 pm said:

    “The American workforce is expected to shrink by the equivalent of about 2 million full-time workers in 2025 compared to its size had the ACA not been passed”

    We need more H-1Bs.

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    jnc4p, on December 10, 2015 at 4:53 pm said:

    This is awesome:

    “Attacks on Trump just make his supporters like him more

    To the amazement of a GOP media consultant, a focus group of Trump supporters hugged the candidate tighter after hearing negative information about him, saying they trust him — not the media or the GOP.

    By David Weigel”

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/attacking-trump-just-makes-these-voters-like-him-more/2015/12/10/2de9edf8-9f44-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpsupporters-135pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

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    Let the mutherfuker burn!, on December 10, 2015 at 6:07 pm said:

    The polling must be really bad.

    http://hotair.com/archives/2015/12/10/dem-rep-loretta-sanchez-id-say-oh-5-20-of-muslims-support-terrorism-to-bring-about-a-caliphate/

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      ScottC, on December 11, 2015 at 5:53 am said:

      The left really is intent on smearing Scalia.

      http://thefederalist.com/2015/12/10/this-dumb-dishonest-attack-on-justice-scalia-takes-the-cake/

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