Bronty Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 12:06 PM, comix4fun said: I totally thought one of those was going to be "Curvaceous" ....dammit. I thought you were going to go with a different CU.. word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 11:52 AM, delekkerste said: The Astros suck. oh snap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 12:55 PM, batman_fan said: From my personal perspective 2. Real Estate - will let you know, we are selling a condo that has appreciated significantly from when we bought it ~ 4 yrs ago. We remodeled it before putting it on the market. The trades expense was definitely higher that prior ones we have flipped, but scheduling was easy enough we went from start to finish in just over 2 weeks. That was rip out everything and replaces everything (literally). Everything was readily available versus ~1 to 2 years ago where is was hard to get a lot of stuff. Material cost including appliances was definitely down from the peak. Real estate is likely to have multiple segments each giving their own signs of strength and weakness. You're in a good segment with the condo sale. I'd wager if it's well-priced you'll likely get people fighting to overpay right away. *Places Real Estate Nerd Hat on His Nerd Head* Local to me, residential real estate is insanely on fire for anything from $200,000 to $900,000 (which gets you either a starter home in the sticks up to a nice 4 bedroom in a suburb with good schools) having mortgage rates trending 3-4 percentage point above the last several years has slowed down absolutely nothing in that range. It's all counter-intuitive when experienced agents, brokers and attorneys try to compare it to almost any other time in the last 30 years. Commercial real estate is a different monster. Urban center office and retail is sending off every negative signal you can imagine. None of it is really tied to market, inflation, or any of the other traditional indicators. We're still feeling the after-effects of Covid closures and offices seeing the economic benefit of a smaller office footprint and, as their leases expire (five year leases signed just before Covid are going to be coming up soon) in rolling fashion over the next few years we're going to see massive vacancies and greatly reduced psf rates. We just negotiated with several office buildings for our firm's space and secured a 30% all-in cost psf reduction over the current lease without really pushing. Declining office density will impact office buildings for sure. but the lower density absolutely guts urban center retail that depends on extremely high daily volume monday-friday to make the high rent psf and weekend dead zone. Without full office buildings they can't get close the break-even volume. Suburban retail seems to be doing well and rebounding nicely, their nut isn't nearly as high as something in a Central Business District of a major city. But I have a feeling you're going to kickass on that condo sale. tth2 and Fischb1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 7:05 PM, delekkerste said: For me, Frazetta art is all about the "three Cs" - Conan, Conan, Conan, in that order. I agree with this. Still think Death Dealer is THE Frazetta character and DD1 the most iconic Frazetta work. Conan covers a close second. In the DK vs EQ debate, I hesitated to post this but why not. Fellas with kids and spouses may get a side eye for hanging EQ above the kitchen table. EQ also has the racial angle going for or against it, which just reared its head again with the Netflix show (apparently). Frazetta painting African folks also has something of a different nuance to it post some of the Doc Dave "revelations". I can't help but look at things slightly differently now. All DK has going against it is the testicle... Molly Hatchett>Eerie cover. My 2 cents. Hope this doesn't get political... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 8:55 PM, batman_fan said: From my personal perspective 1. Stock market, killing it. Accounts are way up, partially because I have a heavy presence in AI based upside companies. 2. Real Estate - will let you know, we are selling a condo that has appreciated significantly from when we bought it ~ 4 yrs ago. We remodeled it before putting it on the market. The trades expense was definitely higher that prior ones we have flipped, but scheduling was easy enough we went from start to finish in just over 2 weeks. That was rip out everything and replaces everything (literally). Everything was readily available versus ~1 to 2 years ago where is was hard to get a lot of stuff. Material cost including appliances was definitely down from the peak. 3. High tech hardware side - definitely seeing a decrease in demand, largely driven by customers over buying and now have a lot of inventory to burn off. If the slowdown in tech continues, my company will see some decline in revenue. Been looking for a second house nearish an east coast beach and its brutal. Zillow past home sales are meant to make you feel awful about what could have been, insane runups and little cooling off where I am looking. Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 10:52 AM, delekkerste said: The Astros suck. True statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyCollector Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 3:00 PM, cstojano said: Been looking for a second house nearish an east coast beach and its brutal. Zillow past home sales are meant to make you feel awful about what could have been, insane runups and little cooling off where I am looking. Don't forget to add the $5,000-$10,000 annually for hurricane/wind/flood insurance... many forget this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 12:44 PM, comix4fun said: Real estate is likely to have multiple segments each giving their own signs of strength and weakness. You're in a good segment with the condo sale. I'd wager if it's well-priced you'll likely get people fighting to overpay right away. *Places Real Estate Nerd Hat on His Nerd Head* Local to me, residential real estate is insanely on fire for anything from $200,000 to $900,000 (which gets you either a starter home in the sticks up to a nice 4 bedroom in a suburb with good schools) having mortgage rates trending 3-4 percentage point above the last several years has slowed down absolutely nothing in that range. It's all counter-intuitive when experienced agents, brokers and attorneys try to compare it to almost any other time in the last 30 years. Commercial real estate is a different monster. Urban center office and retail is sending off every negative signal you can imagine. None of it is really tied to market, inflation, or any of the other traditional indicators. We're still feeling the after-effects of Covid closures and offices seeing the economic benefit of a smaller office footprint and, as their leases expire (five year leases signed just before Covid are going to be coming up soon) in rolling fashion over the next few years we're going to see massive vacancies and greatly reduced psf rates. We just negotiated with several office buildings for our firm's space and secured a 30% all-in cost psf reduction over the current lease without really pushing. Declining office density will impact office buildings for sure. but the lower density absolutely guts urban center retail that depends on extremely high daily volume monday-friday to make the high rent psf and weekend dead zone. Without full office buildings they can't get close the break-even volume. Suburban retail seems to be doing well and rebounding nicely, their nut isn't nearly as high as something in a Central Business District of a major city. But I have a feeling you're going to kickass on that condo sale. In our area we are seeing residential prices above 2 million having resistance but stuff in the 1 to 2 million is moving especially if it is in decent shape. I see a ton of commercial office available, especially where my office is but they have just broken ground for a huge new commercial development with a multi-building complex. This is in an area that has to be around 50% occupied buildings already. I assume the development was already locked in and financing secured because I can’t imagine moving forward with it in todays environment. Fingers crossed on the condo. Have quite a few showings and questions from potential buyers coming in. comix4fun and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 10:28 PM, KirbyCollector said: Don't forget to add the $5,000-$10,000 annually for hurricane/wind/flood insurance... many forget this Because I plan to not be there half the year, I have been leaning toward condo/townhouse arrangements. The monthly fees are also just insane, to add to the perpetual costs of ownership of coastal properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 8:52 AM, delekkerste said: The Astros suck. Angels have their moments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 3:00 PM, cstojano said: Been looking for a second house nearish an east coast beach and its brutal. Zillow past home sales are meant to make you feel awful about what could have been, insane runups and little cooling off where I am looking. Interesting to hear that POV. Where I am there’s a hard line in the sand price point wise and things below that line are hot and things above that line are cold due to high mortgage rates. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsumavila Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Anyone have their sights set on any items in Day 1 of the auction? I'm just observing today; tracking a couple smaller pieces that go up on Sunday. particularly interested to see where that Kamandi Kirby splash ends up ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 3:02 AM, mtlevy1 said: Angels have their moments! Only on Lucifer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 9:13 AM, fsumavila said: Anyone have their sights set on any items in Day 1 of the auction? I'm just observing today; tracking a couple smaller pieces that go up on Sunday. particularly interested to see where that Kamandi Kirby splash ends up ... There's stuff I'd like (Jim Lee Hush cover), but nothing I could realistically win, so i'm just an observer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 How does live bidding work? Do people have representatives on the floor actually raising bids? Who are all these other people in the room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 9:05 AM, delekkerste said: For me, Frazetta art is all about the "three Cs" - Conan, Conan, Conan, in that order. This from the guy who hoarded Vampirella at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Frazetta piece is up now. I could only dream of being able to throw that kind of money at artwork. I mean, the cut alone is more than I could spend on art. Edited June 22, 2023 by ExNihilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bronty Posted June 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2023 The only button I pushed during the Frazetta lot was "Disable Live Bidding." tth2, Rick2you2, gregreece and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fischb1 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Today's prices have been super strong so far. Agree? On 6/22/2023 at 1:24 PM, Bronty said: The only button I pushed during the Frazetta lot was "Disable Live Bidding." tth2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I put in a valiant effort for the Frazetta piece. Apparently organs are not worth as much as I thought they were. Mighty Hal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
