- Crash 2006
- OverPriced DC
- Overvalued
- Thereisnohousingbubble (former satire site)
- Housing.com Blog (domain is being sold)
Housing.com is being sold. Others may have been hacked. These were quality blogs. The losses of these five blogs in recent weeks is disappointing. Despite, these losses the bubblesphere is strong and will continue to spread the truth.
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A visit to OverPricedDC was how I found out about BubbleMeter and all the other housing bubble blogs. Although I only found out about these blogs recently, I will miss OverPricedDC. I don't know what happened to the blog. Just a few days earlier, he told me via email not to get discouraged about the lack of visitors to my own new housing bubble site. He told me that unfortunately he had created three blogs and was always short of things to write about. He said he wouldn't do that again. But I got absolutely no indication from his email that his site would be disappearing soon. Quite the opposite in fact. Whatever happened, I think it must have been either an abrupt decision or a hack. I have sent him email since, but haven't heard back. It is very suspicious that all three of his blogs were immediately replaced with what look like spam sites. (Perhaps he had an easily guessable password? I'm just speculating.)
ReplyDeleteAlthough OverPricedDC and the others can't be replaced, I have created a new housing bubble forum that perhaps can help fill the void.
According to the "hacked" link you posted, Crash 2006 was taken down by spammers. Crash 2006, OverPricedDC, and I think Overvalued, were all maintained by the same person. If HousingPanic is right, then three birds were hit with one stone.
ReplyDeleteThe realestate industrial complex has become desperate and will stop at nothing. They have eyes and ears everywhere. Stay strong bubble enthusiasts. You have no idea how high up this thing goes.
ReplyDeleteI think there is a little parnoia going on here. Too much speculation. Let's get some hard facts people.
ReplyDeleteMaybe one of these condo developers offer 50K off on one of their units (plasma tv and starbucks gift certificates included) if the blogmaster shuts his blogmaster. Maybe David Bubblemeter will be getting emails from these developers offering hugh savings on one bedroom studios. A 300K value marked down to 225K...ground floor opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI think there is a network effect with blogs. People go to the blogs where there are a lot of good posts, which then attracts more people. Look how this site has picked up. I think the fact that some blogs dissapear is natural and is not unique to bubble blogs.
ReplyDeleteNOVA Fence Sitter
Hi, just found this news, thanks, our site security will be upped just as a security measure, keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteregards
http://forum.globalhousepricecrash.com
I definately agree that there's a network affect with blogs. That's how I use it. I go to one housing bubble blog and read its recent posts, then click on one of its links to go to other related blogs.
ReplyDeleteThe bigger the network, the greater the chance that someone will find one blog via Google or Yahoo, then it becomes easy for the visitor to go from one related blog to the next.
Also, Google's PageRank ranking system is greatly influenced by how many other web pages link to a particular web page. So by interlinking, the blogs collectively increase their Google PageRank.
OT - Stephen Fuller was on Washington Post radio this morning touting the DC market. Basically said DC has nothing to worry about because we are creating job and YoY price increase is still 5%. Now that I have Mr. Fuller's ok I'm going to buy a couple condos. I will let everyone know how it works out.
ReplyDeleteNOVA Fence Sitter
It seems like in lots of major cities people are giving the same argument, "Housing prices won't fall in this area because..."
ReplyDeleteMartin from Housing.com here!
ReplyDeleteBefore everyone gets up in arms about us, don't worry--I'm still around. I can't reveal all of the specifics, but the Housing blog is too powerful to be laid low so easily. I'll provide more detail as soon as I can.
On a related note, I think it's interesting that so many housing bubble blogs are dying as the market dies. I hope some of us continue to ride the storm out and chronicle what home buying is like in a post-crash market. I know I fully intend to, in one form or another.
Don't give up yet!
good to hear from you Martin. :-)
ReplyDeleteAstute as always.
" think it's interesting that so many housing bubble blogs are dying as the market dies. "
ReplyDeleteYeah, right. You mean as the bubble myth dies.
keep drinking Lereah's Kool Aid
ReplyDelete" think it's interesting that so many housing bubble blogs are dying as the market dies. "
ReplyDeleteYeah, right. You mean as the bubble myth dies.
As I said before, new housing bubble sites are being born as the old ones die:
http://housingbubble.forumsplace.com/
The housing-heads can't win.
"keep drinking Lereah's Kool Aid "
ReplyDeleteNot drinking Kool Aid - just noticing that bubble blogs can't stay operational.
"The housing-heads can't win. "
Looks like you're the ones who can't keep a blog going.
David.. I've been reading bubble blogs daily for the last 2 years. It's a shame about the others.. but will only make yours more valuable. Keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteCheers
William
NoVa Bubble Head
I can't believe you all actually believe there is a "housing industrial complex" taking down these blogs. As rentors, you ought to be worried more about a noisy neighbor moving in next to you.
ReplyDelete-joe06
anon 9:32,
ReplyDeleteNot all of us believe that. I don't have enough evidence to say.