8 comments

  • GlibMonkeyDeath 13 hours ago ago

    "Since their pre-IPO stock is still locked up, they’re taking out “quiet loans” — borrowing against their equity beforehand so they can put in an all-cash offer. "

    What could possibly go wrong...

    • Ekaros 13 hours ago ago

      Depends on loan agreement I guess. Best case they are out of some worthless stock. Worst case well they overpaid for house and now their stock is worthless and they have to cover difference.

  • michaelastreiko 12 hours ago ago

    The financing angle makes the headline more nuanced: all-cash bids can be a liquidity premium, not simply a preference to avoid mortgages.

  • andsoitis 13 hours ago ago

    One of the most vocally progressive cities in the United States is the most regressive when it comes to actually improving real people's lives.

    • dlcarrier 11 hours ago ago

      Going off the actual definition, and not the political party that has historically used the term, the San Francisco bay area is one of the most conservative and least liberal regions in the country. The peninsula isn't even the most extreme, the north bay is.

    • bdangubic 13 hours ago ago

      they’d be great at it if that was anyone’s goal there

      • andsoitis 13 hours ago ago

        when you think words carry the same impact as actions, you get these very poor outcomes. talk is cheap. it soothes the ego but doesn't move atoms.

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