 |
bostonbubble.com
Boston Bubble - Boston Real Estate Analysis
|
|
SPONSORED LINKS
Advertise on Boston Bubble
Buyer brokers and motivated
sellers, reach potential buyers.
www.bostonbubble.com
YOUR AD HERE
|
|
DISCLAIMER: The information provided on this website and in the
associated forums comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, expressed
or implied. You assume all risk for your own use of the information
provided as the accuracy of the information is in no way guaranteed.
As always, cross check information that you would deem useful against
multiple, reliable, independent resources. The opinions expressed
belong to the individual authors and not necessarily to other parties.
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
vetranrealestateinvestor
Guest
|
 Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:43 am GMT Post subject: Aug 6 2013 dinner/drinks |
 |
|
| Hello - I am new here. I have been a real estate investor or over 26 years. I will join tomorrow. Look forward to meeting other serious investors. Thanks. amit |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
admin
Site Admin
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 1826
Location: Greater Boston
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:08 pm GMT Post subject: |
|
|
Amit, sounds great - glad to have you with us. If you want to email me at admin@bostonbubble.com , I will send you my cell number and let you know the name the reservation will be under (once that's figured out).
I think everybody else that's coming either has my cell number already or knows what I look like. This is what I have for the attendee list tonight:
- balor123
- admin
- John P.
- RealEstateCafe
- SoldAtTheTop
- vetranrealestateinvestor
If anybody else is interested, this is the last call. Either balor123 or I plan to make a reservation soon.
- admin |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RealEstateCafe
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
Posts: 235
Location: Cambridge, MA
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:56 pm GMT Post subject: |
|
|
| admin wrote: | This is what I have for the attendee list tonight:
If anybody else is interested, this is the last call. Either balor123 or I plan to make a reservation soon.
- admin |
Checking in about tonight's gathering, is it still on for 7PM at Punjab at 485 Mass Ave in Arlington? If so, guess this evening is separate from the event being organized on Boston Bubble MeetUp on October 8:
Meetup.com/Boston-Bubble/. [/quote]
1. Want to call this to your attention:
Wall Street Journal @WSJ
President Obama is holding a housing Q&A online using questions submitted with #AskObamaHousing. http://on.wsj.com/15AgDHE
Should we coauthor some questions at tonight's Boston Bubble MeetUp to ask President Obama during tomorrow's housing Q & A online? It's difficult to track the 1,200+ comments and questions on @Zillow's Facebook page http://bit.ly/AskObamaHousing so I'd like to invite homebuyers in Boston and other overheated housing markets to ask questions, vote and comment on others using the collaborative platform on our blog post today:
http://bit.ly/SubmitQ
2. As I have written BostonBubble.com's admin privately, I haven't Tweeted anything about tonight's dinner or the MeetUp because I want to lay low and see if the group grows organically, hopefully virally on it's own.
I'd also like to raise questions about the best way to involve real estate professionals. Allowing agent and investors, etc. to participate could have unintended consequences and raise questions about whether the event will be peer-to-peer or agents demonstrating their expertise, directly or indirectly, to recruit clients.
Of course that applies to me, so I invite comments on my own potential attendance, and active involvement tonight or at future Boston Bubble MeetUps. More broadly, does it make sense to develop a participation policy for broker / real estate professions, investors, etc?
Real Estate Cafe has got lots to contribute, potentially, but my own experience is that MeetUps can be meandering, disjointed mosh pits of sound bites particularly if
they are over food.
Has the housing market already entered the beginning of an unsustainable burst? Some of us may have knee jerk opinions, but the topic is complex, has billion dollar
implications locally and trillion dollar implications nationally so it deserves more structured conversation than gabbing over food.
I've got ideas about how to structure the content and conversation, but glad to do that INDEPENDENTLY. Boston Bubble readers may not know that the Real Estate Cafe coined the phrase "Bubble Hour" and launched the first series in 2006. So we're willing to maintain a separate track confident we'll co-create synergy to counter bidding war hype and help homebuyers make more informed decisions.
_________________
Bill Wendel
The Real Estate Cafe
Serving a menu of money-saving services since 1995
97a Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-661-4046
realestatecafe@gmail.com
http://realestatecafe.com/blog
http://twitter.com/RealEstateCafe |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
admin
Site Admin
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 1826
Location: Greater Boston
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:25 pm GMT Post subject: |
|
|
Yes, there is a meeting tonight at 7PM at Pujab, which is 485 Mass Ave in Arlington. Note: this is not Punjabi Tadka, which is a few doors down and also on Mass ave. I've made a reservation for six people.
- admin |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
balor123
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
Posts: 1204
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:39 am GMT Post subject: |
|
|
Yeah it was great sorry we missed you. I don't think we have an organizer for the meetups RealEstateCafe. Would you be interested in taking the job? I'm not really local so it's hard for me to do it here. You make a good point about investors but maybe we should see after the first meetup?
As to the questions for the President, thanks for the link. Given the short time constraint, I submitted this question:
| Quote: | | Mr President, the cornerstone of American affordable housing policy has long been demand side. Why hasn't supply side been considered as well? It seems like Federal policy encouraging construction of new housing stock, especially in high demand areas rich with employment opportunities, would be far more effective at increasing housing affordability, not to mention promoting growth and reducing unemployment. |
I couldn't tell how they're going to pick which to submit to the President but if its by likes, well then please like mine but if others are any guide probably mine won't be selected.
On an unrelated note, they took our jobs! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RealEstateCafe
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
Posts: 235
Location: Cambridge, MA
|
| Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:14 am GMT Post subject: |
|
|
| balor123 wrote: | | Sorry we missed you. I don't think we have an organizer for the meetups RealEstateCafe. Would you be interested in taking the job? |
Thank you for the suggestion. Are you referring to the newly formed MeetUp group below, or is that group separate from this group, the original "Boston Bubble"?
http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Bubble/
FLASHBACK:
“Bubble Hour” banned in Boston? (April 21, 2005)
http://realestatecafe.com/2005421bubble-hour-banned-in-boston-html/
Glad BostonBubble.com stepped in to fill this void:
"With Boston.com reporting that traffic on their real estate section surpassed 7 million pageviews for the first time in March 2005 and more than 1 million homes-for-sale searches, isn’t it fair to ask if consumers should think twice before rushing into an overheated housing market and to give them a forum — online and off — to learn more about the risks and benefits of buying in a real estate bubble?
To dismiss that question as spam seems to have been a disservice to CraigsList users."
_________________
Bill Wendel
The Real Estate Cafe
Serving a menu of money-saving services since 1995
97a Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-661-4046
realestatecafe@gmail.com
http://realestatecafe.com/blog
http://twitter.com/RealEstateCafe |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
balor123
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
Posts: 1204
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:13 am GMT Post subject: |
|
|
| Yup that's the one. Look me up on the Memberlist and send me an email so that I can add you as an organizer. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RealEstateCafe
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
Posts: 235
Location: Cambridge, MA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RealEstateCafe
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
Posts: 235
Location: Cambridge, MA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RealEstateCafe
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
Posts: 235
Location: Cambridge, MA
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:55 pm GMT Post subject: Boston Bubble MeetUp, going, going, ... gone? |
|
|
Just as the chatter about the housing bubble is getting interesting, see latest threads on
http://bit.ly/SiliCONthis
The proposed Boston Bubble MeetUp has reached "D-Day," time for a show of hands:
1. Save the Boston Bubble Meetup, or
2. Let the Boston Bubble MeetUp phase out.
Regardless of the vote, RealEstateCafe will continue to host Bubble Hours, as we have on and off since 2005. Here are some of the topics that were proposed for discussion last night:
http://bit.ly/BubbleHour_Demo1
Glad to repeat or do Google Hangouts "on demand" for individuals or small groups online (or off).
_________________
Bill Wendel
The Real Estate Cafe
Serving a menu of money-saving services since 1995
97a Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-661-4046
realestatecafe@gmail.com
http://realestatecafe.com/blog
http://twitter.com/RealEstateCafe |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
Forum posts are owned by the original posters.
Forum boards are Copyright 2005 - present, bostonbubble.com.
Privacy policy in effect.
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
