'FCalifornia! The state is hopelessly mired in debt and corruption. I say get out now, before real estate starts to fall in value (because it will as more and more high wage earners move away). The trends population demographics are already being noted in the national press.
(I moved to Oregon from California after law school and living in Indiana. Had lived in CA for 33 years before law school. Looking back on all of that, Indiana was a great experience except for the weather.)
Half of Tahoe is in California...LOL. And I have a buddy in Oregon that says the liberals, tree huggers and endless rain in Oregon winters are turning him into a freaking alcoholic...
'FCalifornia! The state is hopelessly mired in debt and corruption. I say get out now, before real estate starts to fall in value (because it will as more and more high wage earners move away).
They have been saying that for years. Only so much prime land and existing homes to go around. Supply and demand. And the prices continue to inch up, even in bad economy. The realestate market is so bad here, people are getting offers ABOVE listed prices. LOL!
The trends population demographics are already being noted in the national press.
Yeah, welcome to Meximerica. Get used to it.
(I moved to Oregon from California after law school and living in Indiana. Had lived in CA for 33 years before law school. Looking back on all of that, Indiana was a great experience except for the weather.)
You mean the weather in Oregon is better than Indiana?
As far as Indiana goes, it's crawling with illegals. So much so Mexico just opened a brand new Mexican Consulate in downtown Indianapolis. And Oregon is loaded, I mean loaded with enviro freaks and other assorted x-hippy types.
Here's a recent article from Indiana. There are many more if you care to see them. Let me know.
ISP Stop Van Load Of Suspected Illegal Immigrants [And release them!] The Associated Press ^ | September 15, 2003 | The Associated Press
BEDFORD, INDIANA. -- A traffic stop in Lawrence County led to the arrests of 28 illegal immigrants from Mexico Saturday, police said.
The arrests occurred after an Indiana State Police trooper pulled over a van at the intersection of U.S. 50 and Indiana 446, according to police reports.
Police said the trooper discovered that the driver, 30-year-old Perfecco Gonzalez, was not licensed, then requested help from other officers when he found the back of the van filled with people.
Among the 28 were men, women and minors, said Agent Mark Summers of Indiana Immigration and Customs Enforcement. All but Gonzalez were taken into custody by state immigration officials and driven from the Lawrence County Jail to Indianapolis on Sunday.
Gonzalez remained in Lawrence County on a charge of driving without a license. He had previously been deported for being an illegal alien and was to be processed by immigration officials as soon as he was released from jail.
Immigration officials had not yet interviewed Gonzalez at length, Summers said. It was unclear who else might have been involved in bringing the van through Indiana. According to police reports, the van's passengers claimed they had traveled from Mexico to Colorado to pick potatoes and were then traveling to Kentucky to pick tomatoes. "Communications are very difficult -- they are either refusing to speak or are unable to," a state police dispatcher's log said.
The 28 arrests were believe to have been the most made at one time by Indiana immigration officials this year, Summers said.
After being driven to Indianapolis, the van's passengers were processed and issued legal documents giving each 30 days to leave the country before they are again in violation of law. They were released later Sunday. None had prior criminal convictions or had previously been in the country illegally, Summers said.
This is just one current article. Care to see more?
Hehehe. And you suggest people move to the Nevada desert? Check out this current article.
15 States License Illegals To Drive
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, September 17, 2003 | By Jon Dougherty
Amid the outrage over California Gov. Gray Davis' decision to sign legislation allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses comes the stunning revelation by immigration experts that the Golden State is neither unique nor alone: 14 other states also allow illegal aliens to drive legally on their highways.
While many of those states – Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and West Virginia – have had such laws in place for some time, they have become increasingly scrutinized since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, say analysts with the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
Sorry about raining on your parade....
Sorry to disappoint you..
Orange County home sales jump
August was the busiest month in 15 years, helping to boost the median price to another record high.
By HANG NGUYEN The Orange County Register
Higher mortgage rates couldn't stop August from being the busiest month for local home sales in 15 years.
In Orange County, 5,511 homes were purchased last month, an 18 percent jump from August 2002. It's the biggest annual percentage increase since May 2002.
August's sales reflected decisions made in June and July. Average fixed- mortgage rates with a two-point fee crept up from a decades-low 4.9 percent in mid-June to 5.6 percent on July 31.
The strong sales activity helped boost the median home price to $435,000 – another record high. That's 2 percent higher than July and an 18 percent jump from a year ago.
Buyers partially deflected the higher price of loans by increasing the use of adjustable-rate loans to 47 percent of all deals in August, up from 38 percent in July.
Shoppers also bought 20 percent more resale condos than a year ago – the biggest annual jump since DataQuick started tracking in 1988.
"We're seeing many more people come into the market than leave the market" because of the higher rates, said DataQuick analyst John Karevoll. "That's probably a trend that will be with us for a few more months."