September 18, 2007

Random Commuter Observation

On a "for sale" sign at a house down the street from Orgle Manor, which sign has been in place for many weeks now, I noticed this morning that an additional sign reading "price improvement" had been added to it. This strikes me as one of the clunkier euphemisms I've seen.

Posted by Robert at September 18, 2007 07:29 AM | TrackBack
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Hmm...you must live in one of those fancy neighborhoods ;) In our neighborhood they just go straight to either "New Low Price" or "Price Reduced!" Frankly, I'm still waiting for "Blue Light Special" on this one house that's been on the market for a little over a year now.

Posted by: beth at September 18, 2007 07:55 AM

This is actually the only sign of this sort I've ever seen. I expect it's calculated to appeal to the kind of person who gets excited at the phrase "Lexus-certified preowned vehicle", but it seemes especially odd given the current market.

Posted by: Robbo the LB at September 18, 2007 08:40 AM

How about "Help me survive the sub-prime mortgage fiasco with my credit in tack?"

Or, "Help, I didn't read the fine print on my loan documents."

"This crummy house isn't worth as much as I thought it was."

I'm sure you can come up with others.

Posted by: Zendo Deb at September 18, 2007 09:47 AM

How about, "Help! I wanted to keep up the pretense of a high-flying lifestyle, but I've already pawned the silver and sold the last of my children to Barbary pirates and don't have any choice left but to climb down!"

Posted by: Robbo the LB at September 18, 2007 09:55 AM

There is not much that is more full of shi* than a real estate agent. Plastic smiles, glad-handing, "tie-down" questions, and bullshi* marketing methods. No wonder idiots like Kyosaki can make a killing selling books about "buying assets" to my fellow agents. Shameful.

Posted by: Dan Patterson at September 18, 2007 11:44 AM