Islamist candidates won 24 of 50 seats in Kuwait’s parliamentary elections on Saturday, a gain of two seats over their total in the last round of elections there two years ago, according to official results released Sunday.

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I wonder what our friends, whom we liberated, might be thinking about us in a year or two and whetherthis development will have any effect on our economy.

I see a poem in this somewhere:

…and there is no joy in Brigadoon, mighty Graydon’s designer cleats couldn’t save him from falling when Clot’s thuggish band failed tp use the subjunctive case properly when telling Graydon just where they intended to stick the ball.

Well it needs some work, but I bet rhyming can get it in shape by morning.

3-1, game never in doubt. The Brigadongs lay down and quit after we took the lead.

Of course, we were able to play because the game was at Brigadoon’s state-of-the art turf field. However, the (mild) rain did not agree with them. They couldn’t get in all their yoga stretches before kickoff.

Gary, you’ll be proud to know that we made Graydon, Trip (and a couple of others) cry.

And, there’s no crying in soccer.

Sorry I wasn’t in today to defend you from the hordes. I think many here, in assessing the rent/buy arbitrage, just don’t take into full account the needs, desires and circumstances of people not necessarily in the same position as they are.

My gut- assuming the buyer isn’t subject to AMT- is that someone in your position… with great credit, a good DP and a 5+ year expected occupancy horizon…can make a good buy these days.

The funny thing is, there aren’t a lot of folks out there like you right now. Ergo, you don’t see a lot of transactions happening.

However, the fact that buyers like you are rare does not mean that you are wrong, or that your reasons for buying are not valid.

We’re in a very similar position (lease up this fall, checking out Union County towns). Cranford is topping the list because we prefer a larger town and like its down-to-earth vibe. Although prices have come down a bit since last year, there are still many “motivated” sellers asking very unmotivating prices!

Hmmmm, i’m going to look into this. Thank you.

Many thanks.

Cranford is still a possibility for us. We haven’t really started looking yet. Our lease doesn’t end till October so we’re going to start looking more seriously in june or july.

We don’t have an agent in that area yet.

We actually don’t know that much about Cranford. We’re planning on spending sometime in its downtown and going to some open houses over the next few months to get a feel of the place.

We’re going to start hitting open houses starting next weekend. We’re going to look at Green Brook, Warren, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Cranford, Westfield, Summit, Madison, and Chatham. (Not in the same weekend though)

I’d prefer something in Cranford or on the midtown direct line in case I go back to working in NY.

I actually commuted to NY from the Metuchen station for a few years.

Ouch. i just saw the listing and was amazed there’s something at 450k in millburn. I thought a year ago there was hardly anything below 600k in millburn. We didn’t even consider Millbrnwith the high prices.

I think you said at one point that you’re looking at Cranford and were considering renting for a year to try out the town. Do I have that right? We’re thinking of doing the same. Have you had any luck in finding rentals? Do you have an agent in the area you like? Also, how are you evaluating list prices? When we were looking in Metuchen, we’d use Property Shark for last sale info, but I’m not sure how to find that info for Union County. Any advice would be appreciated:-)

Good luck to you Jumbo. It looks like the last mortgage on the house is $440,000.