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Only if you paid in full, a mortgage is legalized robbery. And even the Valley is not immune to housing crashes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_15:45:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "cab1041ab2de14f71e070c15f8ae968e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "$900,000 coming from a $440,000 is a horrible mortgage, good luck in your new job.<br>Cheers<br>Al", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_15:41:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "ff72424cfaf80900572429156c789a3d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647107": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nuclear power may be an option in the future, but there are far more dire problems, like the fact that the world oil supply is drying up (in addition to natural gas), but that's another story.  The U.S. wastes more energy per person than anywhere else, so I think that a necessary step is to change the culture to think about each persons energy use.  One way to do this is to come up with a monitoring technology that measures the energy use of all electric devices within the home.  I know that I would like to know how much energy my computer, refrigerator, washer/dryer use.  I bet that once people find out what their usage is they will start to reduce electricity use...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_15:40:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "f3be9273f709cc5f204d9bd578c9f279", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647108": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Isn't there the theory that there's enough free land on the Earth that if you filled it with Windmill turnbine's you have enough energy for the world's current power needs 5+ times over?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_15:37:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "b872323ed82c63ea7e6e410eb52a4f84", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647109": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert glad everything went the way you wanted happy days are yet to come looking at the world the way you do it's like the cable company it will come but people got to learn that's good for them and that takes time any way good luck with the new home and the new job you are doing alright .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_21:38:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "fcac7e7acdb1f8a45b6fa722ec37c509", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647110": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congrats on the success with your real estate. Success is essential in the bay area. I lived in San Jose most of my life. It seems since I left Dublin in 2000, the prices have really taken off. I love this since my parents don't need to worry about their retirement. But, of course, the cost of living is astronomical for anyone entering that real estate market.<br><br>I blogged the Steve Jobs video where he announced plans to stay in Cupertino (pruneridge and tantau). And, of course, this has a wonderful impact on the home owners in that area. It's interesting to see what a cool dude Jobs is during that presentation: <a href=\"http://viper64.blogspot.com/2006/07/apple-computers-ceo-steve-jobs.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://viper64.blogspot.com/2006/07/apple-compu...</a><br><br>Also, don't worry about the commute. You probably know, the bay area is really about BART. I'm not sure how far you are from work, but I've heard of plans to finally extend BART to the south bay.<br><br>Congrats", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_15:16:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "725337f5f731a0aa0de421f43b451dfa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "two agrees on the same post...ugg, what is the world coming to whenI actually agree with Scoble?<br><br>Zillow: Agree. My waterfront neighborhood in WA state has homes selling for up to 40% more than the zillow estimate. For instance, I live on a point and there is almost a $200k difference between houses on the point and similar houses more inland.  I suspect that my house is getting grouped in with houses at the beginning of the point and non-waterfront properties.<br><br>Nuclear Power: Agree.<br><br>Post something else quickly...I feel faint.<br><br>Booger", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_21:22:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "f620f4647fb816073c9152a284245e64", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647112": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First, Robert/Maryam... BIG congrats on the house. Hope the move is easy on the nerves.<br><br>Robert's right: Nuclear's going to ramp up as our electricity demands rise.<br><br>Until another source with safe/efficient conversion plants like Tritium - Hydrogen3 or Deuterium - Hydrogen3 are proven out economically... We're going in the nuclear direction folks. Get used to it. Three Mile Island and the Russian mess (forgetting the name right now) put a black eye on the industry. Deservedly so.<br><br>For reference, France derives 70% of it's electricity from nuclear sources. Grok that! Safely to boot!<br><br>Deke, we have all kinds of storage options... Yucca mountain for one. And, it's even economical to recycle the \"waste\" for other purposes such as nuclear medicine (among others... weapons are only one of the 'others').<br><br>Good books to read on the topic, \"Thousand Barrels a Second\" by Tertzakian and \"Return to the Moon\" by Schmidtt (this guys BRILLIANT and the last man to stand on the moon and a nice fellow to know).<br><br>More CLEAN energy is coming online every day. Coal is plentiful and is less dirty than it used to be. LNG is kinda sorta coming... Salt water to hydrogen is too costly to convert at present - takes more energy than it delivers. That could all change with smart scientists pressed against the problem. Univ of Wisconsin - Madison is pumping out crazy brilliant physicists working on these very problems. Watch them produce the next real life \"Manhattan Project\" only for the energy industry!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_14:48:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b64d14e32a5dbdc4534959d69c029f3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647113": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Deke: well, the problem is we're gonna need a lot more power in the future. What do you suggest? There aren't very many choices here.<br><br>Oil burners? They throw a lot more radioactivity into the air than any nuclear plant. And contribute to global warming. And, are more expensive over the long term.<br><br>Coal? Same thing.<br><br>Hydroelectric? We could dam up Yosemite. But there aren't many other places that are open for this.<br><br>Solar? Very expensive and inefficient. Certainly can't keep a data center running with solar yet.<br><br>Wind? Not enough of it in California to meet demand.<br><br>Translation: we're left with bad, bad, and bad choices.<br><br>What happens when we're left with that? We go with what's cheapest.<br><br>As to what to do with the waste? It doesn't rain much in Nevada. And with global warming we aren't likely to see more rain there. Just stick it in there in a cave.<br><br>I'd rather live next to a nuclear plant than an oil or coal burner.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_14:51:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647114": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillow's pricing fluctuates daily.  Since I first used them back in March - to get an idea on value for refi'g my place in Moss Beach - the \"base\" price has fluctuated from 907K$ to 1,020K$ - today it's 927K$.<br><br>But one correction on your post: you can include upgrades and investmentts that you have made to your property, and even correct any errors that Zillow may have.<br><br>For example, Zillow has our house as a 3BR/2BA.  It's actually 4BR/3BA, and, according to the son of the original owners [a USN mid-shipman who stopped by while on leave a few years ago] has been so all his life.  He should know he was raised here.  ;-)<br><br>Back to the point... Zillow does allow one to make those changes, add things like the cherry wood floors and cabinets, the granite countertops and hearth, new roofs, windows, landscaping, etc, etc.  You can even add things that are needed to be done, reducing the value.  You can use these things to get an idea of the current value.  What you CAN'T do right now is store those changes.  Zillow says it's coming though.<br><br>After all that though, I think the best tool on Zillow is the ability to chose \"comps\" for the home you're evaluating.  By choosing comps with similar home-size, lot-size, neighborhood, age, etc, and that recently sold, one can get a fair idea of the average sale price per square foot, and apply that to your home.<br><br>I found it to be a good tool, and it seems to be getting better all the time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_14:42:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "133b84c84209f21d0ea5b6fbc15ec240", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647115": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillow is a great tool for guesstimating a price range, but it is still a computer-based application.  Some \"guessing\" software does a decent job, but not nearly as much when there's so much that's left up the the people part of it.<br><br>A lot of Zillow's estimates are drawn from the county's records, and I'm sure their assessed value is way off from the sale prices.  I know my house's value isn't close to either the county's or Zillow's guess.  But hey, it is a great tool to get closer to the ballpark range.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_14:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "d5b75761926368e04c188abc56db70c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647116": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The following about nuclear fuel taken from socialist <a href=\"http://alternative.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">alternative.org</a><br><br>\"Nuclear power is no solution; it is part of the problem. It is unsafe, dirty, unsustainable, and produces the fuel for nuclear weapons. All nuclear reactors produce, as a by-product, the world's most deadly material, plutonium, the material for nuclear bombs.  A disaster similar to or worse than that at Chernobyl could happen at any reactor.<br><br>Nuclear power produces vast amounts of radioactive waste, for which we have no long term safe storage solution and every reactor at the end of its operational life becomes nuclear waste as the reactor core is radioactive. Uranium mining is a potent example of continued denial of Australia's indigenous people's right to their land. Like any other mineral, there are also limited supplies of uranium.  Currently, about 17% of the world's electricity is nuclear.  If we increase this greatly, uranium will start to run out.  It also takes at least ten years to build an average sized nuclear power plant. Enrichment of uranium, mostly done using centrifuge, is extremely costly and energy-intensive. Far from being \"clean and green\" the nuclear industry uses large amounts of fossil fuels. South Australia's Roxby mine used 15% of that state's electricity in 1995.<br><br>In the last 9 months the price of uranium has increased by over 300% as a result of the end of Russian surplus supplies.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_14:25:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "36ba92bb9f38ff7a408588b51c1fffc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647117": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jonathan: well, sticking a coal burning plant in your backyard is far worse for your health than a nuclear plant (such a thing throws thousands of times more radiation into the air than a nuclear plant would). And is far more expensive.<br><br>It won't happen this year, for sure. But 20 years from now? I bet we see a lot more nuclear plants in the world than we do now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_14:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647118": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>I disagree w/ your idea that Nuclear power will be comming.  There are too many people that tremble w/ fear when the word nuclear is used.  Everyone thinks \"Not in my neighborhood.\"  and so we will not have nuclear power.  Plus the red tape that a power company would go through to create a new plant is incredible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_14:17:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "99764a92633df6690c48efdffc2f1817", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647119": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All that I can say in a short sentence is, if Robert &amp; Maryam didn't but 3 years ago, and they just paid rent for that time period (which would not have had any tax write off) they would not have realixed a sales price of over @150,ooo over 3 years. Erica, you do the math.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_03:24:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "b22204cd1304a758366cf11d234b4e00", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "should have said \"realized a sales price of over @150,ooo over the purchased price of 3 years prior.\"<br><br>Granted there were sales costs, costs of repairs, etc, however, if you consider the tax write off, and still realizing a substantial profit after 3 years of home ownership (which would have been non-existent if paying only rent over the same period)...it would appear to be a wise investment to buy instead of rent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_03:56:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "b22204cd1304a758366cf11d234b4e00", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647121": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, has this conversation gone on for awhile.  A lot of buttons being pushed, it seems.  The conversation has gone into a direction similar to Dan Gillmor'a <a href=\"http://sf.backfence.com/news/showPost.cfm?myComm=PA&amp;bid=2592\" rel=\"nofollow\">on-going Housing Bubble</a> conversation.<br><br>I bought my first house in 1979, in Delaware.  When I first moved to California, in 1984, I set my limit at 200K$ and looked for two years.  I was outbid on every home I attempted to buy [and to answer Robert Porter's question: yep, bidding wars above the asking price are allowed in CA].  I wound up renting for far too long, and kick myself often because of it.  Those same homes that sold for ~220K$ in 1986 are going for well over THREE million today.  My realator tells me that the home I bought on the Coastside for 395K$ in 1999, and into which I've put about 80K$ of improvements over the past 7 years, would list for 975K$ and likely sell quickly for more than that.  The <a href=\"http://press.teleinteractive.net/cynasuralog/2005/12/31/the_holy_cypress_is_no_more\" rel=\"nofollow\">tree falling</a> and improving the view, helped too.  ;-)  Not a bad return, and add in the tax advantages and you have a great return.  I agree with LayZ.  But, as pointed out, folk can make poor decisions and fail at any investment strategy, or good ones, and succeed in any market environment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_19:15:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "133b84c84209f21d0ea5b6fbc15ec240", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647122": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillow is a great tool to have in your back pocket for illustrative Comparitive Market Analyses, but it is certainly not the be-all and end-all. Still, it's something consumers should be made aware of to enable them to do their own due diligence. Multiple Listing websites are great for research as well. Licensed Realtors(R) should have access to a host of other tools as well, including comprehensive CMA's. One thing to consider when using any of these tools is that they are only as current as the data fed into them. That data could be as old as a year, if not more, so Zillow et. al. should not be the sole source of your research. Try to look at the market through a variety of windows. Read the paper. Visit <a href=\"http://Realtor.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Realtor.com</a>. Eventually, you should get a fairly decent picture. As far as currency of data is concerned, I speak from personal experience, no only as a licensed real estate agent, but as a recent home buyer. We've been in our house for over 8 months now, yet the county clerk has yet to update their records. They informed me that it could take up to a year for that to happen. (This is in Suffolk County, New York.) Since Zillow pulls data directly from public records, this has a direct impact on accuracy. Regarding the market overall, I've been informed that right now, it's \"Nobody's Market\" (<a href=\"http://skillzdesign.com/blog/2006/07/26/nobodys-market/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://skillzdesign.com/blog/2006/07/26/nobodys...</a>). All this means is that the market is no more predictable now than it has ever been, except in hindsight. As far as selling your house is concerned, never say never (also true with most things, real estate-related or otherwise). The only rule is there are no hard and fast rules. Go with your gut instinct, and don't let yourself be influenced by the naysayers. There will always be plenty of them. It's nice to hear someone speaking positively about real estate agents. Some of us are actually in it for the right reasons. Congratulations on sticking to your guns.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_17:21:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "a8a726972c798b40940731866da98a30", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert - First let me congratulate you on the sale of your home - as you already know, Stan is THE MAN !!!!<br><br>I also second your suggestion to slashchick to stick to the day job.<br><br>Lastly, regarding energy, gwhiz suggested a book that I'd urge anyone with concerns or interests about the global energy situation to read: \"One Thousand Barrels a Second\" by Peter Tertzakian.<br><br>The author know what he's talking about - the title of his book equates to the current daily global oil consumption (1,000 bbl/sec = 85,000,000 bbls/day). In a nutshell, it's all about a country's \"energy mix\" - how much dependence on any one source does a country rely on.<br><br>European countries such as France and Britain made a conscious decision in the late 70's to increase the nuclear portion of their country's energy mix, hence they aren't affected the same way that countries such as the USA (and Canada) are when prices spike.<br><br>The USA must (and will) increase their reliance on nuclear energy -- don't be surprised to see Bush (and future Presidents) harp on this. Coal also plays a growing role in the energy mix.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_16:53:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "CalgaryRealtor", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647124": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt; do you have any examples of when real estate did<br>&gt; not appreciate from the day one purchased it?<br><br>A bunch of my friends who bought properties in a panic mode in 2004/2005 way over asking price on IO/ARM. They are way down and with comming appretiation boom at the end it will be interesting to watch the game. Some of them cannot miss a month without paid job so that's what I'm talking about.<br><br>I work in this business (not RE) and I could tell you stories for hours and hours what people in BA are able to do in order to get into the house...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_12:31:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "acae3d3ed39401f0549c6ead4c3b091a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647125": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Stan,<br><br>just minus interest, downpayment, remodeling and plus principal (which is very low in the first years of your mortgage) and tax write off. It's simple. And 150.000 would be suddenly less than a half.<br><br>And imagine that you will have environment where appreciation will be around 5-6% (copying inflation) as it is today. Do the math again.<br><br>If you are able to hold on for a long time (and you don't think about your house primarly as an investment but a place to live with your family) you will be fine. If you don't have at least 4-6 month of mortgage installments ready now and you are on IO/ARM, for example, everything I can say is good luck. That's probably what Erica is talking about. RE market is changing rapidly and it's tough to apply historical rules.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_12:51:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "acae3d3ed39401f0549c6ead4c3b091a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647126": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ken, you gave me an example of people making a stupid decision based on their current financial situation. I'm still waiting for examples of real estate being a money losing proposition as an investment...in the long run. Do you have examples of someone buying depreciating real estate? Again, not asking for examples of people being stupid or examples of people paying ridiculously high prices. Simply examples of people buying real estate the depreciated..in the long run.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_13:31:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647127": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're also forgetting the tax consequences of renting instead of buying (in US you get to write off interest payments). That's one huge reason I try to buy instead of rent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_13:35:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<em>But, the lesson here is that Zillow\u2019s prices are a guideline...</em><br><br>To me, it seems the lesson is that it's who you know, not what you know. Human relationships (between you and your agent, you and your network) are what drive everything. That's why social software is such a big deal (though we've barely scratched the surface) and why it's so maddening when you look up office furniture and get stores. The web is still just a big, dumb library full of \"books.\" What it needs to become is a big, smart library full of books that understand their relationships to each other and to the people that use them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-08-04_14:30:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "74b9750088fafaa8cc595890a16f416e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647129": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I will never be able to get a house.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_21:42:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ce3df12ce5b9e0606c4d747283fb8a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647130": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hope that's not true Matthew.  As my first financial investor said \"savings are great, IRA's are fine, the stock market is necessary gambling - but your first and most important investment is a home, then houses.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-27_00:21:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "133b84c84209f21d0ea5b6fbc15ec240", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647131": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Keith, if you aren't in real estate to make money, then  you are in it for the wrong reason. I want a real estate agent to sell my house of the highest price possible.  Because that will mean he will make as much money as he can. Otherwise, I'm wasting my money on that agent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-27_01:08:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647132": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Interesting reading all the comments on real estate and Zillow. My own story is kind of interesting. After living in L.A. for decades and leaving the advertising and entertainment business, I decided to move to, of all places, Bullhead City, Arizona! I had been visiting the Laughlin, Nevada area for many years and there was just something about this strange river gorge and river valley area 90 miles south of Las Vegas with the Colorado River splitting this twin-city, dual-state area. It was early 2003, and my elderly fatrher, who I had been caring for in L.A. had passed away a few months earlier. I had some cash saved, and inherited a decent piece of change from my father's estate. At that time, prices in Bullhead City (just across the river from Laughlin) were incredilby low! In fact, after taking a serious hit in the spring of 1990, prices remained totally flat for THIRTEEN YEARS! I had moved to the area just after Thanksgiving 2002 and was living in casino/hotels in Laughlin while diligently and tirelessly shopping for the perfect placeBullhead. It was still a buyer's market. Prices were so low, but even still you could negotiate a price a few thousand dollars under the asking price. I bought a beautiful, three year old 3 bedroom, 2 bath split floorplan home on over a quarter-acre lot on a cul-de-sac for $139,000! ($6,000 under the asking price). We closed in April 2003, and the VERY NEXT MONTH, the long anticipated   rise in prices in Laughlin/Bullhead roared into gear! Just two years later, my home more than doubled, appraised back in April for $335,000 (still a bargain compared to California, I might add). A couple months after I bought the home, I contacted the owner of the lot next door to my home after moving in, I bought the vacant lot next door on the cul-de-sac for $22,000. Vacant land had just started to appreciate as well, but the owner of the lot didn't have a clue and was sick of holding on to a lot that he bought for over $25,000 and had depreciated to $18,000 and not come back up in value. He was glad to get rid of it. Last month I was offered $155,000 for the land! After a wild three years, prices have now, not surprisingly, leveled off in the area but are by no means going down becaue they are still very cheap compared to California and so many retiring baby boomers are moving to \"all points Arizona. Regarding Zillow, in my case, pretty darn accurate, once I entered the proper infomration regarding features, upgrades and the like. Zillow's \"zestimate\" came in at $325,000, about $10,000 below the professional appraisal. So there it is. Meanwhile, am loving life in this offbeat part of the Mohave Desert (despite the extreme summer heat and VERY long commute to the Bay Area!) Just another crazy real estate story that some may find interesting. Hey, Robert, looking forward to meeting with you in Menlo Park next week!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-27_15:29:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "204cb4702764723c118a491cd7e562d4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647133": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillows Zestimate is very inaccurate and really a waste of time. If you are the type that is looking for an accurate tool, as good as you can get without a REALTOR, then the Market Insight valuation tool is the ultimate. It is based on up to date MLS data and has virtually wiped out Zestimates. Why waste your time with an inaccurate tool?<br><br>As for the rest of the site it has now turned into a for sale by owner website which is unfortunate as these sites pop up and disappear constantly. Now that the Zestimate is known to be such a poor tool Zillow has nothing left of value to offer unless you are into gimicky features.<br><br>Zillow is the new dot bomb heading into 2007; shame as it had a chance to carve out a little segment of the business to survive in but this Frink guy doesn't understand the business.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-12-14_22:41:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "f6138656ff8ef8114cd7759b262df225", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillow \"Guess-Idiots\" appear to rely on public tax records that in some cases haven't been updated in twenty-five years. The zestimator is a sketchy tool to rely on. I believe it's best to use a Professional Realtor when appraising property.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-08-10_23:44:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "b70712e760af9e82fef1fa18feccf0b9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647135": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I see I'm not alone in the apprehension of Zillow, and need for dating russian women :)  (comment spam above)<br><br>I use HouseFront to find values, and can access on my cell too.  The seem to use MLS or something to make it more accurate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-08-11_20:55:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c17655f57eec78a2f9608fe2214f23f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647136": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillow is still just a tool for sellers in the beginning of the sales process eventually most sellers will hire a pro.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-24_08:00:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "adc97532bd1dbbf3d31642f3a412cc3f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647137": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\u201cGuess-Idiots\u201d at Zillow use outdated public records to formulate real estate valuations. They call those wild calculations - Zestimates. I thinks it\u2019s best to use a trained professional appraiser.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-07-31_00:03:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "b70712e760af9e82fef1fa18feccf0b9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ron-<br>Zestimates are not a replacement for a CMA or appraisal by a local real estate professional. We acknowledge that on our \"What's a zestimate?\" page - <a href=\"http://www.zillow.com/howto/Zestimate.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.zillow.com/howto/Zestimate.htm</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-08-11_16:35:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "80fe6c61bb4b79bb2652d34c2ad957bc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647139": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillow Rocks, I've used it or 3 years and it has always been a great gauge for me as a real estate investor.<br><br>Todd<br><a href=\"http://reoassetmanagers.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://reoassetmanagers.blogspot.com/</a><br><a href=\"http://www.bpoeasy.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.bpoeasy.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-26_00:35:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "80fc298ab9ea26789157270a8a628f8a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647140": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "When it comes to selling real estate, one of the biggest obstacles  sellers face is a so-called \u201cdepressed\u201d market. Even when a property  is highly desirable, it can be hard to get the price you want in  this real estate environment. You could end up losing a lot of time,  money, and opportunities, waiting for a \u201cperfect buyer\u201d who may  NEVER materialize!<br>The traditional solution is to drop your asking price. But this  common strategy doesn\u2019t always work in your favor. In fact, it can  work against you, making your home seem undesirable and your  position seem weak.<br><br>But there IS a way to turn this challenge into a profitable  opportunity! I am trying to let every Realtor know that I can  increase your sales and my bottom line. It does not cost anything.   Please visit our BLOG for more information. I am not selling anything. I am in the business of paying cash for  mortgage notes and trust deeds.<br><a href=\"http://realestatefunding.smilingdogenterprises.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://realestatefunding.smilingdogenterprises.com</a><br><a href=\"http://twitter.com/sgriecci\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://twitter.com/sgriecci</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_10:08:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "623e150672e21a929f5057b13d595afb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillows estimates are meant to be estimates and not guaranteed values. I have seen both sides where there prices are completely too high and completely two low. There are a lot of variables they don't take into effect when calculating values.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-24_16:41:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "046cbe78b81333c974372c6f359bd7a6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LayZ - if you can hold for years and years, you have money and you're on a fixed mortgage, everything is OK. If you don't have money, you're stretching yourself every month to pay IO/ARM then fundamentals are big.<br>Arguing with history is funny - there was never a time when the ratio between affordability/income and prices was so high. Almost 60% all BA mortgages are IO/ARM.<br>20% appretiation game per year is over so imagine you have to move out of your house in the first or second year of your heavy IO mortgage...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_00:46:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "acae3d3ed39401f0549c6ead4c3b091a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647079": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Until the finacial fundamentals about owning a house make sense?  Uh... can you cite any time in history when owning your own home turned out to be a money losing propostion...in the long run?  Can you cite any scenario in history where owning real estate turned out to be a bad investment..in the long run? Cuz frankly, in the long run, renting vs owning seems to fundamentally not make sense...financially.  I'd really like to have some examples of where not owning real estate was financially fundamentally flawed  in the long run.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_22:49:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647080": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just hope that you're on a fixed mortgage and avoided ARM/IO (or even more exotics). You will see next year what I'm talking about...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_17:58:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "acae3d3ed39401f0549c6ead4c3b091a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647081": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well written Robert and look at the debate you started on the source of our power in the future. I have enjoyed reading the comments about Zillow as well. I have an opinion on Zillow, however I will keep it to myself in a public forum such as this. Would be happy to discuss with anyone offline. What Robert didn't tell you when he talked about the reason his home sold in 4 days and for over 99% of asking price is the he and Maryam and son Patrick worked diligently to heed whatever recommendations were made to have their home sparkle. From day 1, they had it ready for the professional photographer for the virtual tour &amp; they had it looking like a model home for every showing, (yes Robert had to pick up his underwear in the morning). I truly believe that was a key ingredient for not only a quick sale but also in getting the top market dollar. Robert and Maryam, thank you for allowing me to assist again, thank you keeping a level head during the tough processes that are part of any sale prior to closing. Have a great new adventure in Half Moon Bay. But as said in my blog, it's still a sad day for me as you will be missed. :0( Stan", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_18:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "b22204cd1304a758366cf11d234b4e00", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647082": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I didn't ask if there are examples of people getting in over their heads and making stupid financial decisions.  I asked if there are examples when one LOSES money by investing in real estate..in the long run.  Has there ever been a time where real estate did NOT appreciate? Even if I'm stretching myself, unless I was stupid and OVERPAID by QUITE A LOT for my real estate, do you have any examples of when real estate did not appreciate from the day one purchased it?<br><br>So, yes or no, in the long run is real estate not a fundamentally financially sound investment?  Would any financial planner not recommend someone owning their own home, if they could afford it?<br><br>Slashchick implied that investing in real estate for the next 6-7 years would be a risky investment. She didn't say that referred to her, specifically. So, is there historical evidence of there being a sustained period of time where investing in real estate was nota  fundamentally sound investment?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-26_02:11:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647083": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, I just sent you an email, but I will respond here too. I underestimated the housing insanity that is still going on in Washington! I'm glad you got out when you did, but I will remain a housing bear for the next 6-7 years until 2010/2011 when the markets finally hit bottom. I am a proud renter until the financial fundamentals for owning a house make sense. In the meantime, I will keep investing in my business and in other small businesses and ventures.<br><br>Good luck in California!<br><br>-Erica", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_21:21:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "6117f1eeb281f62af8d058f689e28421", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My thoughts on Zillow. Zillow is a real-estate tool that now makes public information easily accessible.  This information has always been available to any citizen who was willing to take the time to check the county records and to real-estate agents willing to buy software products that did it for them.<br><br>I did software development consulting about 10 years ago for Property Data Systems (PDS).  They packaged up all the county information and built a software package around it.  This was their business and their target market was realtors.  They only provided data for the areas around Atlanta, GA and a few places in Alabama because of the amount of work required in getting the data \"right\".<br><br>So here is what I learned about county data:<br><br>1) It\u2019s not reliable.  Data can be collected or entered incorrectly.<br>2) It is often malformed.<br>3) It is often out of date.<br><br>What Zillow is offering is a way for you, the consumer, to see what the real-estate agents can see. (Trust me most of them are looking at this stuff.) But like any data you need to keep in mind how accurate it is.  When I enter my home\u2019s address into the Zillow search engine, it actually highlights a neighbor\u2019s house.  A house which is four plots away AND across a street.  This is very inaccurate.<br><br>Now I know from my time with PDS that they spent time and money trying to correct the data that the county sent them.  Zillow must do the same thing and it sounds like they are working in that direction.  I just encourage everyone to remember that this is a statistic problem.  While the numbers on one particular home may be totally whacked, the overall patterns generated by the data are much more relevant.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_16:54:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "d01f24a117f27d00b3230125e9bb6b97", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647085": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmm, not sure about California real estate laws, but here in NC a bidding war ends when the first bidder hits the asking price.<br><br>In other words the offering price, if met, MUST be accepted, you can't bid the price past the offering price. You can offer more than asking, (if you are crazy) but legally the seller is obligated to accept the first offer at asking price.<br><br>There are some wiggle areas, such as tacking on other provisions in the offer etc, but a price bidding war on it's own ends with the first buyer to hit asking. I would be amazed if that is not true in California.<br><br>Now in the UK you can be 'gazumped' right up until the closing papers are signed. But in the last 6 states I have lived in here in the US you cannot.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Bob", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_17:02:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "ae0fa0577429b4ac38f6b42362c5c4dd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, How are the schools in the half-moon bay area? Any good elementry schools?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_18:30:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "612a5333e356c4f765230d9ac06e5c8c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647087": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt; You probably know, the bay area is really about BART.<br><br>Nope.  BART is the black hole that sucks transit dollars.<br><br>&gt; I\u2019m not sure how far you are from work, but I\u2019ve heard of plans to finally extend BART to the south bay.<br><br>There are always plans.  In this batch, it would be cheaper to ferry the expected riders in mini-vans made of gold.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_11:24:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "23743b93ffddd1558bbddc96a461444d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647088": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Some people say that the U.S. should put as much pressure on developing clean energy as they did on nulear weapons. Just a thought...<br><br>------------<br>check out my blog at<br><a href=\"http://spanishnow.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://spanishnow.wordpress.com</a><br>-----------", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_11:08:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "8f9ca55b1457ca89e3e88bb65fb73c21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647089": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>Zillow offers you the ability to input improvements into its database.  Saying it miscalculated your price when you didn't input your home improvements is a bit unfair.<br><br>To be sure, Zillow can only predict home prices today, but when you buy a house, it takes two months for it to close.  WHat this means is that services like Zillow are essentially two months behind.  In a falling market, I would expect it's predictions to be a little high.<br><br>What is more interesting to me are Zillow's ranges.  Did either house you bought/sold go for proces that fell outside Zillow's ranges?  I would be surprised if they did.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_11:51:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "2f008c41c1f44480a0dbcedaa45f362a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647090": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The problem with generating clean energy is the profits. There has to come a time in this country when people just decide to help people because it's the right thing to do and not worry about profits.<br>One of the problems with the US is that big business unfortunately controls everything and isn't really interested in anything but what is profitable now -- namely oil, coal, gas.<br>Europe is leaving the US behind in renewable energy research because they realize their future depends on it. Coastal areas could use wave power generation, an occaisional wind farm in the areas where it's continually windy and there are few people to complain about the wind farm propellors being an eyesore. Solar is more beneficial than one poster stated. A full third of Portugal gets its power from solar, wind, and wave power. Totally renewable. It they can do it so can we. Why don't we? Because big business does not really profit from it. Screw big business. It's not always about the profits, people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_10:31:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "36ba92bb9f38ff7a408588b51c1fffc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647091": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nuclear power? I'm not anti-nuclear but nuclear waste disposal is a bitch. I wouldn't want a dump in my neighborhood.<br><br>I'm in the business of promoting geothermal power generation. The home systems which generate geothermal energy for heating/cooling are fun and profitable, but base-load megawatt electricity generation technology for industrial purposes is what everyone is after.<br><br>California is blessed with the hot steam necessary for electricity generation through geothermal heat, but many other locations can't count on such favorable geology.<br><br>What if there were a solution for generating electricity in any location (backyard, urban center, mountain area, desert, protected acquifers used for sourcing drinking water) which is commercially profitable, economically viable and 100% ecological?<br><br>There is, but almost no one has heard about it yet.<br><br>You can find a 10 page document, which will give you a concise overview of existing technologies and explains how advanced geothermal technologies can be applied to supplementing existing energy sources, on my site: <a href=\"http://www.bassfeld.eu\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.bassfeld.eu</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_10:08:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "e0305f2a6baab81e921bd2bec0b86228", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647092": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nuclear power releases zero waste.  The average family produces a shoe box worth of nuclear waste in its lifetime.  Coal produces massive amounts of waste not to mention thousands of tons of Uranium and Thorium.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041401209.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_18:20:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a1af4c38e6a4267323b864c32418422", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647093": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmm...visited zillow as a result of this post.  Didn't know my house was still a duplex.  I thought it had been a business for 45+ years <b>after</b> the duplex stage.  I guess the work I did on it two years ago was a bit too recent for zillows database.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_04:18:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3fdb5bee066c0cbf8908cba487441aef", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647094": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmmm...gee.. now what possible reason would your real estate friends have for liking Zillow?  I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm sure it will come to  me. Now I could be wrong, but I think what motivates a real estate agent is selling a house for the highest price possible. I wonder if there is a connection between that and the prices their clients will see on Zillow? Nah, that can't be it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-25_00:32:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647095": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "El Guapo: you weren't listening. I didn't put stock in Zillow. If anything I'm warning you to not take its numbers as gospel.<br><br>But, my real estate friends like Zillow and recommend using it, as long as you recognize what it's good for.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_23:42:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647096": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree!  Most people leaving comments are so pesimistic!  Why is that?  It drives me absolutely nuts!<br><br>Robert youre an optimist and I think thats why things work out well for you.<br><br>What is wrong with people these days???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_19:45:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "b7209aea2e255fc652f21341e7289424", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647097": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I totally agree with your assessment Robert. Zillow provides bits of a puzzle but it doesn't provide the complete picture. It's probably more accurate in new development - I think it has a hard time dealing with neighborhoods that are really varied.<br><br>Cale <a href=\"http://www.palmit.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.palmit.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_23:54:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "89cf2c235d0de953b07ae783f2faca56", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Frankly Scoble, being the tech-savvy type I'm a little surprised you didn't choose to buy or list with <a href=\"http://Redfin.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Redfin.com</a>... :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_18:45:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "e286b2c38cc0b0ce5e048c5d76f86b17", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647099": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And on the power generation topic.  Yeah, nuclear may be making a resurgence, after the fights over Diablo Canyon and the fear generated by Chernobyl, but I think a better alternative is the use of locally generated power from micro plants using solar, wind, hydro, geo-thermal or waste/bio-fuel.  Do some google searches - interesting stuff.<br><br>BTW, I tried to post this immediately after my other comment to this post, but just kept getting a \"reset\" from the <a href=\"http://wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">wordpress.com</a> server.  Is there an anti-spam limit on the number of seconds between comments from an IP address?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_17:34:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "133b84c84209f21d0ea5b6fbc15ec240", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647100": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love Nuclear power! Just like the myth of DDT the Environmentalists have hoodwinked most of America and the Free world. <a href=\"http://Junkscience.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Junkscience.com</a> has the truth!<br><br>Read it and get mad!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_19:56:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "1d1ba4bf0ef77766a1d77ac61c86e386", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647101": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why do you put so much stock in zillow? It's scary that you would make real estate decisions based on that site (\"we got it for way less than what 'zillow' said\"... sounds like a 10 year old). Or is trustworthy because its WEB 2.0?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_22:56:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "9c8ec80a0271dfeaa5e19f2329f0efea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647102": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zillow does allow you to factor in improvement on your house", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_16:49:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9647103": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "leave it to socialists to say nuclear power is dirty. Way to bring back those 60's and 70's arguments, Deke. What's next? Moving to Haight-Ashbury?<br><br>Compared to the other options, it just about the cleanest. Face it. Environmentalist will be against any alternative options.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-24_22:13:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "18460734", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "125200", "hash": 287927740626963118}, "thread": {"total_posts": 0, "paginate": false, "per_page": 0, "slug": "zillow_and_housing_prices", "num_pages": 1, "days_alive": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 18460734, "num_posts": 63, "closed": true, "queued": false, "killed": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": false, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "faaf467d0f47abde553c3b8e0e1b3570", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
	DsqLocal = {};
}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
  this.MODERATE_OPTIONS = "Moderate Options";

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = 'a2d140c59df8cd4ce27a20e0829cacd8';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=scobleizer' +
		'&t=zillow_and_housing_prices' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_default_text) +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/zillow_and_housing_prices/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL + '</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS + '</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';

			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>'
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> ' + Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'zillow_and_housing_prices'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/zillow_and_housing_prices/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			var retval = parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
			return !isNaN(retval) ? retval : null;
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">63</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/zillow_and_housing_prices/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/zillow_and_housing_prices/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/zillow_and_housing_prices/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on Scobleizer" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:18460734" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'scobleizer',
			't'				: 'zillow_and_housing_prices',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/zillow_and_housing_prices/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'zillow_and_housing_prices'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'zillow_and_housing_prices'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'zillow_and_housing_prices'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

  this.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		  var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		  var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		  Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		  status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		  window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/18460734/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/scobleizer/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647118">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647118" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647118" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647118">Jonathan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647118" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647118" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>I disagree w/ your idea that Nuclear power will be comming.  There are too many people that tremble w/ fear when the word nuclear is used.  Everyone thinks "Not in my neighborhood."  and so we will not have nuclear power.  Plus the red tape that a power company would go through to create a new plant is incredible.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647117">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647117" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647117" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647117" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647117" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647117" class="dsq-comment-message">Jonathan: well, sticking a coal burning plant in your backyard is far worse for your health than a nuclear plant (such a thing throws thousands of times more radiation into the air than a nuclear plant would). And is far more expensive.<br><br>It won\'t happen this year, for sure. But 20 years from now? I bet we see a lot more nuclear plants in the world than we do now.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647116">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647116" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647116" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647116">Deke</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647116" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647116" class="dsq-comment-message">The following about nuclear fuel taken from socialist <a href="http://alternative.org" rel="nofollow">alternative.org</a><br><br>"Nuclear power is no solution; it is part of the problem. It is unsafe, dirty, unsustainable, and produces the fuel for nuclear weapons. All nuclear reactors produce, as a by-product, the world\'s most deadly material, plutonium, the material for nuclear bombs.  A disaster similar to or worse than that at Chernobyl could happen at any reactor.<br><br>Nuclear power produces vast amounts of radioactive waste, for which we have no long term safe storage solution and every reactor at the end of its operational life becomes nuclear waste as the reactor core is radioactive. Uranium mining is a potent example of continued denial of Australia\'s indigenous people\'s right to their land. Like any other mineral, there are also limited supplies of uranium.  Currently, about 17% of the world\'s electricity is nuclear.  If we increase this greatly, uranium will start to run out.  It also takes at least ten years to build an average sized nuclear power plant. Enrichment of uranium, mostly done using centrifuge, is extremely costly and energy-intensive. Far from being "clean and green" the nuclear industry uses large amounts of fossil fuels. South Australia\'s Roxby mine used 15% of that state\'s electricity in 1995.<br><br>In the last 9 months the price of uranium has increased by over 300% as a result of the end of Russian surplus supplies."</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647115">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647115" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647115" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647115" href="http://watercooler.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">watercooler</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647115" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647115" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillow is a great tool for guesstimating a price range, but it is still a computer-based application.  Some "guessing" software does a decent job, but not nearly as much when there\'s so much that\'s left up the the people part of it.<br><br>A lot of Zillow\'s estimates are drawn from the county\'s records, and I\'m sure their assessed value is way off from the sale prices.  I know my house\'s value isn\'t close to either the county\'s or Zillow\'s guess.  But hey, it is a great tool to get closer to the ballpark range.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647114">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647114" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647114" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647114" href="http://press.teleinteractive.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joseph A. di Paolantonio</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647114" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647114" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillow\'s pricing fluctuates daily.  Since I first used them back in March - to get an idea on value for refi\'g my place in Moss Beach - the "base" price has fluctuated from 907K$ to 1,020K$ - today it\'s 927K$.<br><br>But one correction on your post: you can include upgrades and investmentts that you have made to your property, and even correct any errors that Zillow may have.<br><br>For example, Zillow has our house as a 3BR/2BA.  It\'s actually 4BR/3BA, and, according to the son of the original owners [a USN mid-shipman who stopped by while on leave a few years ago] has been so all his life.  He should know he was raised here.  ;-)<br><br>Back to the point... Zillow does allow one to make those changes, add things like the cherry wood floors and cabinets, the granite countertops and hearth, new roofs, windows, landscaping, etc, etc.  You can even add things that are needed to be done, reducing the value.  You can use these things to get an idea of the current value.  What you CAN\'T do right now is store those changes.  Zillow says it\'s coming though.<br><br>After all that though, I think the best tool on Zillow is the ability to chose "comps" for the home you\'re evaluating.  By choosing comps with similar home-size, lot-size, neighborhood, age, etc, and that recently sold, one can get a fair idea of the average sale price per square foot, and apply that to your home.<br><br>I found it to be a good tool, and it seems to be getting better all the time.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647112" href="http://gwhiz.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">gwhiz</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647112" class="dsq-comment-message">First, Robert/Maryam... BIG congrats on the house. Hope the move is easy on the nerves.<br><br>Robert\'s right: Nuclear\'s going to ramp up as our electricity demands rise.<br><br>Until another source with safe/efficient conversion plants like Tritium - Hydrogen3 or Deuterium - Hydrogen3 are proven out economically... We\'re going in the nuclear direction folks. Get used to it. Three Mile Island and the Russian mess (forgetting the name right now) put a black eye on the industry. Deservedly so.<br><br>For reference, France derives 70% of it\'s electricity from nuclear sources. Grok that! Safely to boot!<br><br>Deke, we have all kinds of storage options... Yucca mountain for one. And, it\'s even economical to recycle the "waste" for other purposes such as nuclear medicine (among others... weapons are only one of the \'others\').<br><br>Good books to read on the topic, "Thousand Barrels a Second" by Tertzakian and "Return to the Moon" by Schmidtt (this guys BRILLIANT and the last man to stand on the moon and a nice fellow to know).<br><br>More CLEAN energy is coming online every day. Coal is plentiful and is less dirty than it used to be. LNG is kinda sorta coming... Salt water to hydrogen is too costly to convert at present - takes more energy than it delivers. That could all change with smart scientists pressed against the problem. Univ of Wisconsin - Madison is pumping out crazy brilliant physicists working on these very problems. Watch them produce the next real life "Manhattan Project" only for the energy industry!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647113" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647113" class="dsq-comment-message">Deke: well, the problem is we\'re gonna need a lot more power in the future. What do you suggest? There aren\'t very many choices here.<br><br>Oil burners? They throw a lot more radioactivity into the air than any nuclear plant. And contribute to global warming. And, are more expensive over the long term.<br><br>Coal? Same thing.<br><br>Hydroelectric? We could dam up Yosemite. But there aren\'t many other places that are open for this.<br><br>Solar? Very expensive and inefficient. Certainly can\'t keep a data center running with solar yet.<br><br>Wind? Not enough of it in California to meet demand.<br><br>Translation: we\'re left with bad, bad, and bad choices.<br><br>What happens when we\'re left with that? We go with what\'s cheapest.<br><br>As to what to do with the waste? It doesn\'t rain much in Nevada. And with global warming we aren\'t likely to see more rain there. Just stick it in there in a cave.<br><br>I\'d rather live next to a nuclear plant than an oil or coal burner.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647110" href="http://viper64.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jerry Neal</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647110" class="dsq-comment-message">Congrats on the success with your real estate. Success is essential in the bay area. I lived in San Jose most of my life. It seems since I left Dublin in 2000, the prices have really taken off. I love this since my parents don\'t need to worry about their retirement. But, of course, the cost of living is astronomical for anyone entering that real estate market.<br><br>I blogged the Steve Jobs video where he announced plans to stay in Cupertino (pruneridge and tantau). And, of course, this has a wonderful impact on the home owners in that area. It\'s interesting to see what a cool dude Jobs is during that presentation: <a href="http://viper64.blogspot.com/2006/07/apple-computers-ceo-steve-jobs.html" rel="nofollow">http://viper64.blogspot.com/2006/07/apple-compu...</a><br><br>Also, don\'t worry about the commute. You probably know, the bay area is really about BART. I\'m not sure how far you are from work, but I\'ve heard of plans to finally extend BART to the south bay.<br><br>Congrats</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647108">colin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647108" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t there the theory that there\'s enough free land on the Earth that if you filled it with Windmill turnbine\'s you have enough energy for the world\'s current power needs 5+ times over?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647107" href="http://staticground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Phil</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647107" class="dsq-comment-message">Nuclear power may be an option in the future, but there are far more dire problems, like the fact that the world oil supply is drying up (in addition to natural gas), but that\'s another story.  The U.S. wastes more energy per person than anywhere else, so I think that a necessary step is to change the culture to think about each persons energy use.  One way to do this is to come up with a monitoring technology that measures the energy use of all electric devices within the home.  I know that I would like to know how much energy my computer, refrigerator, washer/dryer use.  I bet that once people find out what their usage is they will start to reduce electricity use...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647105" href="http://alpascual.com/blog/al" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Al Pascual</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647105" class="dsq-comment-message">$900,000 coming from a $440,000 is a horrible mortgage, good luck in your new job.<br>Cheers<br>Al</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647104">Christopher Coulter</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647104" class="dsq-comment-message">Success? Only if you paid in full, a mortgage is legalized robbery. And even the Valley is not immune to housing crashes.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647102">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647102" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillow does allow you to factor in improvement on your house</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647099" href="http://press.teleinteractive.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joseph A. di Paolantonio</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647099" class="dsq-comment-message">And on the power generation topic.  Yeah, nuclear may be making a resurgence, after the fights over Diablo Canyon and the fear generated by Chernobyl, but I think a better alternative is the use of locally generated power from micro plants using solar, wind, hydro, geo-thermal or waste/bio-fuel.  Do some google searches - interesting stuff.<br><br>BTW, I tried to post this immediately after my other comment to this post, but just kept getting a "reset" from the <a href="http://wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">wordpress.com</a> server.  Is there an anti-spam limit on the number of seconds between comments from an IP address?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647092" href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">George Ou</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647092" class="dsq-comment-message">Nuclear power releases zero waste.  The average family produces a shoe box worth of nuclear waste in its lifetime.  Coal produces massive amounts of waste not to mention thousands of tons of Uranium and Thorium.<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041401209.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647098" href="http://realestatemarketing.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">realestatemarketing</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647098" class="dsq-comment-message">Frankly Scoble, being the tech-savvy type I\'m a little surprised you didn\'t choose to buy or list with <a href="http://Redfin.com" rel="nofollow">Redfin.com</a>... :)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647096" href="http://scourist.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JON</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647096" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree!  Most people leaving comments are so pesimistic!  Why is that?  It drives me absolutely nuts!<br><br>Robert youre an optimist and I think thats why things work out well for you.<br><br>What is wrong with people these days???</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647100">Carolus Holman</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647100" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Nuclear power! Just like the myth of DDT the Environmentalists have hoodwinked most of America and the Free world. <a href="http://Junkscience.com" rel="nofollow">Junkscience.com</a> has the truth!<br><br>Read it and get mad!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647111">Booger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647111" class="dsq-comment-message">two agrees on the same post...ugg, what is the world coming to whenI actually agree with Scoble?<br><br>Zillow: Agree. My waterfront neighborhood in WA state has homes selling for up to 40% more than the zillow estimate. For instance, I live on a point and there is almost a $200k difference between houses on the point and similar houses more inland.  I suspect that my house is getting grouped in with houses at the beginning of the point and non-waterfront properties.<br><br>Nuclear Power: Agree.<br><br>Post something else quickly...I feel faint.<br><br>Booger</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647109" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647109" href="http://www.peoplespoet.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Keyvan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647109" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert glad everything went the way you wanted happy days are yet to come looking at the world the way you do it\'s like the cable company it will come but people got to learn that\'s good for them and that takes time any way good luck with the new home and the new job you are doing alright .</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647103">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647103" class="dsq-comment-message">leave it to socialists to say nuclear power is dirty. Way to bring back those 60\'s and 70\'s arguments, Deke. What\'s next? Moving to Haight-Ashbury?<br><br>Compared to the other options, it just about the cleanest. Face it. Environmentalist will be against any alternative options.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647101">El Guapo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647101" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do you put so much stock in zillow? It\'s scary that you would make real estate decisions based on that site ("we got it for way less than what \'zillow\' said"... sounds like a 10 year old). Or is trustworthy because its WEB 2.0?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647095" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647095" class="dsq-comment-message">El Guapo: you weren\'t listening. I didn\'t put stock in Zillow. If anything I\'m warning you to not take its numbers as gospel.<br><br>But, my real estate friends like Zillow and recommend using it, as long as you recognize what it\'s good for.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647097" href="http://www.palmit.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cale Bruckner</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647097" class="dsq-comment-message">I totally agree with your assessment Robert. Zillow provides bits of a puzzle but it doesn\'t provide the complete picture. It\'s probably more accurate in new development - I think it has a hard time dealing with neighborhoods that are really varied.<br><br>Cale <a href="http://www.palmit.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.palmit.com</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647094">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647094" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmm...gee.. now what possible reason would your real estate friends have for liking Zillow?  I can\'t quite put my finger on it, but I\'m sure it will come to  me. Now I could be wrong, but I think what motivates a real estate agent is selling a house for the highest price possible. I wonder if there is a connection between that and the prices their clients will see on Zillow? Nah, that can\'t be it.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647093" href="http://abobslife.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bob</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647093" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmm...visited zillow as a result of this post.  Didn\'t know my house was still a duplex.  I thought it had been a business for 45+ years <b>after</b> the duplex stage.  I guess the work I did on it two years ago was a bit too recent for zillows database.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647091" href="http://www.bassfeld.eu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph Bassfeld</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647091" class="dsq-comment-message">Nuclear power? I\'m not anti-nuclear but nuclear waste disposal is a bitch. I wouldn\'t want a dump in my neighborhood.<br><br>I\'m in the business of promoting geothermal power generation. The home systems which generate geothermal energy for heating/cooling are fun and profitable, but base-load megawatt electricity generation technology for industrial purposes is what everyone is after.<br><br>California is blessed with the hot steam necessary for electricity generation through geothermal heat, but many other locations can\'t count on such favorable geology.<br><br>What if there were a solution for generating electricity in any location (backyard, urban center, mountain area, desert, protected acquifers used for sourcing drinking water) which is commercially profitable, economically viable and 100% ecological?<br><br>There is, but almost no one has heard about it yet.<br><br>You can find a 10 page document, which will give you a concise overview of existing technologies and explains how advanced geothermal technologies can be applied to supplementing existing energy sources, on my site: <a href="http://www.bassfeld.eu" rel="nofollow">www.bassfeld.eu</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647090">Deke</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647090" class="dsq-comment-message">The problem with generating clean energy is the profits. There has to come a time in this country when people just decide to help people because it\'s the right thing to do and not worry about profits.<br>One of the problems with the US is that big business unfortunately controls everything and isn\'t really interested in anything but what is profitable now -- namely oil, coal, gas.<br>Europe is leaving the US behind in renewable energy research because they realize their future depends on it. Coastal areas could use wave power generation, an occaisional wind farm in the areas where it\'s continually windy and there are few people to complain about the wind farm propellors being an eyesore. Solar is more beneficial than one poster stated. A full third of Portugal gets its power from solar, wind, and wave power. Totally renewable. It they can do it so can we. Why don\'t we? Because big business does not really profit from it. Screw big business. It\'s not always about the profits, people.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647088" href="http://scambuster.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cgot</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647088" class="dsq-comment-message">Some people say that the U.S. should put as much pressure on developing clean energy as they did on nulear weapons. Just a thought...<br><br>------------<br>check out my blog at<br><a href="http://spanishnow.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://spanishnow.wordpress.com</a><br>-----------</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647087">Andy Freeman</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647087" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt; You probably know, the bay area is really about BART.<br><br>Nope.  BART is the black hole that sucks transit dollars.<br><br>&gt; I’m not sure how far you are from work, but I’ve heard of plans to finally extend BART to the south bay.<br><br>There are always plans.  In this batch, it would be cheaper to ferry the expected riders in mini-vans made of gold.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647089" href="http://samablog.robsama.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">sama</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647089" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>Zillow offers you the ability to input improvements into its database.  Saying it miscalculated your price when you didn\'t input your home improvements is a bit unfair.<br><br>To be sure, Zillow can only predict home prices today, but when you buy a house, it takes two months for it to close.  WHat this means is that services like Zillow are essentially two months behind.  In a falling market, I would expect it\'s predictions to be a little high.<br><br>What is more interesting to me are Zillow\'s ranges.  Did either house you bought/sold go for proces that fell outside Zillow\'s ranges?  I would be surprised if they did.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647084" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647084" href="http://krgreenlee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kim Greenlee</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647084" class="dsq-comment-message">My thoughts on Zillow. Zillow is a real-estate tool that now makes public information easily accessible.  This information has always been available to any citizen who was willing to take the time to check the county records and to real-estate agents willing to buy software products that did it for them.<br><br>I did software development consulting about 10 years ago for Property Data Systems (PDS).  They packaged up all the county information and built a software package around it.  This was their business and their target market was realtors.  They only provided data for the areas around Atlanta, GA and a few places in Alabama because of the amount of work required in getting the data "right".<br><br>So here is what I learned about county data:<br><br>1) It’s not reliable.  Data can be collected or entered incorrectly.<br>2) It is often malformed.<br>3) It is often out of date.<br><br>What Zillow is offering is a way for you, the consumer, to see what the real-estate agents can see. (Trust me most of them are looking at this stuff.) But like any data you need to keep in mind how accurate it is.  When I enter my home’s address into the Zillow search engine, it actually highlights a neighbor’s house.  A house which is four plots away AND across a street.  This is very inaccurate.<br><br>Now I know from my time with PDS that they spent time and money trying to correct the data that the county sent them.  Zillow must do the same thing and it sounds like they are working in that direction.  I just encourage everyone to remember that this is a statistic problem.  While the numbers on one particular home may be totally whacked, the overall patterns generated by the data are much more relevant.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647085" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647085" href="http://www.rp2c.com/blogofbob" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Porter</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647085" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmm, not sure about California real estate laws, but here in NC a bidding war ends when the first bidder hits the asking price.<br><br>In other words the offering price, if met, MUST be accepted, you can\'t bid the price past the offering price. You can offer more than asking, (if you are crazy) but legally the seller is obligated to accept the first offer at asking price.<br><br>There are some wiggle areas, such as tacking on other provisions in the offer etc, but a price bidding war on it\'s own ends with the first buyer to hit asking. I would be amazed if that is not true in California.<br><br>Now in the UK you can be \'gazumped\' right up until the closing papers are signed. But in the last 6 states I have lived in here in the US you cannot.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Bob</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647080">Ken</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647080" class="dsq-comment-message">I just hope that you\'re on a fixed mortgage and avoided ARM/IO (or even more exotics). You will see next year what I\'m talking about...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647081" href="http://www.bloggingseattle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647081" class="dsq-comment-message">Well written Robert and look at the debate you started on the source of our power in the future. I have enjoyed reading the comments about Zillow as well. I have an opinion on Zillow, however I will keep it to myself in a public forum such as this. Would be happy to discuss with anyone offline. What Robert didn\'t tell you when he talked about the reason his home sold in 4 days and for over 99% of asking price is the he and Maryam and son Patrick worked diligently to heed whatever recommendations were made to have their home sparkle. From day 1, they had it ready for the professional photographer for the virtual tour &amp; they had it looking like a model home for every showing, (yes Robert had to pick up his underwear in the morning). I truly believe that was a key ingredient for not only a quick sale but also in getting the top market dollar. Robert and Maryam, thank you for allowing me to assist again, thank you keeping a level head during the tough processes that are part of any sale prior to closing. Have a great new adventure in Half Moon Bay. But as said in my blog, it\'s still a sad day for me as you will be missed. :0( Stan</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647086" href="http://psethi.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pradeep</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647086" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, How are the schools in the half-moon bay area? Any good elementry schools?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647083" href="http://www.slashchick.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SlashChick</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647083" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, I just sent you an email, but I will respond here too. I underestimated the housing insanity that is still going on in Washington! I\'m glad you got out when you did, but I will remain a housing bear for the next 6-7 years until 2010/2011 when the markets finally hit bottom. I am a proud renter until the financial fundamentals for owning a house make sense. In the meantime, I will keep investing in my business and in other small businesses and ventures.<br><br>Good luck in California!<br><br>-Erica</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647079">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647079" class="dsq-comment-message">Until the finacial fundamentals about owning a house make sense?  Uh... can you cite any time in history when owning your own home turned out to be a money losing propostion...in the long run?  Can you cite any scenario in history where owning real estate turned out to be a bad investment..in the long run? Cuz frankly, in the long run, renting vs owning seems to fundamentally not make sense...financially.  I\'d really like to have some examples of where not owning real estate was financially fundamentally flawed  in the long run.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647078">Ken</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647078" class="dsq-comment-message">LayZ - if you can hold for years and years, you have money and you\'re on a fixed mortgage, everything is OK. If you don\'t have money, you\'re stretching yourself every month to pay IO/ARM then fundamentals are big.<br>Arguing with history is funny - there was never a time when the ratio between affordability/income and prices was so high. Almost 60% all BA mortgages are IO/ARM.<br>20% appretiation game per year is over so imagine you have to move out of your house in the first or second year of your heavy IO mortgage...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647082">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647082" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t ask if there are examples of people getting in over their heads and making stupid financial decisions.  I asked if there are examples when one LOSES money by investing in real estate..in the long run.  Has there ever been a time where real estate did NOT appreciate? Even if I\'m stretching myself, unless I was stupid and OVERPAID by QUITE A LOT for my real estate, do you have any examples of when real estate did not appreciate from the day one purchased it?<br><br>So, yes or no, in the long run is real estate not a fundamentally financially sound investment?  Would any financial planner not recommend someone owning their own home, if they could afford it?<br><br>Slashchick implied that investing in real estate for the next 6-7 years would be a risky investment. She didn\'t say that referred to her, specifically. So, is there historical evidence of there being a sustained period of time where investing in real estate was nota  fundamentally sound investment?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647119" href="http://www.bloggingseattle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647119" class="dsq-comment-message">All that I can say in a short sentence is, if Robert &amp; Maryam didn\'t but 3 years ago, and they just paid rent for that time period (which would not have had any tax write off) they would not have realixed a sales price of over @150,ooo over 3 years. Erica, you do the math.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647120" href="http://www.bloggingseattle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647120" class="dsq-comment-message">should have said "realized a sales price of over @150,ooo over the purchased price of 3 years prior."<br><br>Granted there were sales costs, costs of repairs, etc, however, if you consider the tax write off, and still realizing a substantial profit after 3 years of home ownership (which would have been non-existent if paying only rent over the same period)...it would appear to be a wise investment to buy instead of rent.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647124">Ken</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647124" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt; do you have any examples of when real estate did<br>&gt; not appreciate from the day one purchased it?<br><br>A bunch of my friends who bought properties in a panic mode in 2004/2005 way over asking price on IO/ARM. They are way down and with comming appretiation boom at the end it will be interesting to watch the game. Some of them cannot miss a month without paid job so that\'s what I\'m talking about.<br><br>I work in this business (not RE) and I could tell you stories for hours and hours what people in BA are able to do in order to get into the house...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647125">Ken</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647125" class="dsq-comment-message">Stan,<br><br>just minus interest, downpayment, remodeling and plus principal (which is very low in the first years of your mortgage) and tax write off. It\'s simple. And 150.000 would be suddenly less than a half.<br><br>And imagine that you will have environment where appreciation will be around 5-6% (copying inflation) as it is today. Do the math again.<br><br>If you are able to hold on for a long time (and you don\'t think about your house primarly as an investment but a place to live with your family) you will be fine. If you don\'t have at least 4-6 month of mortgage installments ready now and you are on IO/ARM, for example, everything I can say is good luck. That\'s probably what Erica is talking about. RE market is changing rapidly and it\'s tough to apply historical rules.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647126">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647126" class="dsq-comment-message">Ken, you gave me an example of people making a stupid decision based on their current financial situation. I\'m still waiting for examples of real estate being a money losing proposition as an investment...in the long run. Do you have examples of someone buying depreciating real estate? Again, not asking for examples of people being stupid or examples of people paying ridiculously high prices. Simply examples of people buying real estate the depreciated..in the long run.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647127" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647127" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647127" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re also forgetting the tax consequences of renting instead of buying (in US you get to write off interest payments). That\'s one huge reason I try to buy instead of rent.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647123">CalgaryRealtor</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647123" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert - First let me congratulate you on the sale of your home - as you already know, Stan is THE MAN !!!!<br><br>I also second your suggestion to slashchick to stick to the day job.<br><br>Lastly, regarding energy, gwhiz suggested a book that I\'d urge anyone with concerns or interests about the global energy situation to read: "One Thousand Barrels a Second" by Peter Tertzakian.<br><br>The author know what he\'s talking about - the title of his book equates to the current daily global oil consumption (1,000 bbl/sec = 85,000,000 bbls/day). In a nutshell, it\'s all about a country\'s "energy mix" - how much dependence on any one source does a country rely on.<br><br>European countries such as France and Britain made a conscious decision in the late 70\'s to increase the nuclear portion of their country\'s energy mix, hence they aren\'t affected the same way that countries such as the USA (and Canada) are when prices spike.<br><br>The USA must (and will) increase their reliance on nuclear energy -- don\'t be surprised to see Bush (and future Presidents) harp on this. Coal also plays a growing role in the energy mix.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647122" href="http://www.skillzdesign.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Keith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647122" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillow is a great tool to have in your back pocket for illustrative Comparitive Market Analyses, but it is certainly not the be-all and end-all. Still, it\'s something consumers should be made aware of to enable them to do their own due diligence. Multiple Listing websites are great for research as well. Licensed Realtors(R) should have access to a host of other tools as well, including comprehensive CMA\'s. One thing to consider when using any of these tools is that they are only as current as the data fed into them. That data could be as old as a year, if not more, so Zillow et. al. should not be the sole source of your research. Try to look at the market through a variety of windows. Read the paper. Visit <a href="http://Realtor.com" rel="nofollow">Realtor.com</a>. Eventually, you should get a fairly decent picture. As far as currency of data is concerned, I speak from personal experience, no only as a licensed real estate agent, but as a recent home buyer. We\'ve been in our house for over 8 months now, yet the county clerk has yet to update their records. They informed me that it could take up to a year for that to happen. (This is in Suffolk County, New York.) Since Zillow pulls data directly from public records, this has a direct impact on accuracy. Regarding the market overall, I\'ve been informed that right now, it\'s "Nobody\'s Market" (<a href="http://skillzdesign.com/blog/2006/07/26/nobodys-market/" rel="nofollow">http://skillzdesign.com/blog/2006/07/26/nobodys...</a>). All this means is that the market is no more predictable now than it has ever been, except in hindsight. As far as selling your house is concerned, never say never (also true with most things, real estate-related or otherwise). The only rule is there are no hard and fast rules. Go with your gut instinct, and don\'t let yourself be influenced by the naysayers. There will always be plenty of them. It\'s nice to hear someone speaking positively about real estate agents. Some of us are actually in it for the right reasons. Congratulations on sticking to your guns.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647121" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647121" href="http://press.teleinteractive.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joseph A. di Paolantonio</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647121" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, has this conversation gone on for awhile.  A lot of buttons being pushed, it seems.  The conversation has gone into a direction similar to Dan Gillmor\'a <a href="http://sf.backfence.com/news/showPost.cfm?myComm=PA&amp;bid=2592" rel="nofollow">on-going Housing Bubble</a> conversation.<br><br>I bought my first house in 1979, in Delaware.  When I first moved to California, in 1984, I set my limit at 200K$ and looked for two years.  I was outbid on every home I attempted to buy [and to answer Robert Porter\'s question: yep, bidding wars above the asking price are allowed in CA].  I wound up renting for far too long, and kick myself often because of it.  Those same homes that sold for ~220K$ in 1986 are going for well over THREE million today.  My realator tells me that the home I bought on the Coastside for 395K$ in 1999, and into which I\'ve put about 80K$ of improvements over the past 7 years, would list for 975K$ and likely sell quickly for more than that.  The <a href="http://press.teleinteractive.net/cynasuralog/2005/12/31/the_holy_cypress_is_no_more" rel="nofollow">tree falling</a> and improving the view, helped too.  ;-)  Not a bad return, and add in the tax advantages and you have a great return.  I agree with LayZ.  But, as pointed out, folk can make poor decisions and fail at any investment strategy, or good ones, and succeed in any market environment.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647129" href="http://spaces.msn.com/mthddirector" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Matthew</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647129" class="dsq-comment-message">I will never be able to get a house.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647130" href="http://press.teleinteractive.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joseph A. di Paolantonio</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647130" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope that\'s not true Matthew.  As my first financial investor said "savings are great, IRA\'s are fine, the stock market is necessary gambling - but your first and most important investment is a home, then houses."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647131">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647131" class="dsq-comment-message">Keith, if you aren\'t in real estate to make money, then  you are in it for the wrong reason. I want a real estate agent to sell my house of the highest price possible.  Because that will mean he will make as much money as he can. Otherwise, I\'m wasting my money on that agent.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647132" href="http://www.podcastvoiceguys.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joe Klein</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647132" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647132" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting reading all the comments on real estate and Zillow. My own story is kind of interesting. After living in L.A. for decades and leaving the advertising and entertainment business, I decided to move to, of all places, Bullhead City, Arizona! I had been visiting the Laughlin, Nevada area for many years and there was just something about this strange river gorge and river valley area 90 miles south of Las Vegas with the Colorado River splitting this twin-city, dual-state area. It was early 2003, and my elderly fatrher, who I had been caring for in L.A. had passed away a few months earlier. I had some cash saved, and inherited a decent piece of change from my father\'s estate. At that time, prices in Bullhead City (just across the river from Laughlin) were incredilby low! In fact, after taking a serious hit in the spring of 1990, prices remained totally flat for THIRTEEN YEARS! I had moved to the area just after Thanksgiving 2002 and was living in casino/hotels in Laughlin while diligently and tirelessly shopping for the perfect placeBullhead. It was still a buyer\'s market. Prices were so low, but even still you could negotiate a price a few thousand dollars under the asking price. I bought a beautiful, three year old 3 bedroom, 2 bath split floorplan home on over a quarter-acre lot on a cul-de-sac for $139,000! ($6,000 under the asking price). We closed in April 2003, and the VERY NEXT MONTH, the long anticipated   rise in prices in Laughlin/Bullhead roared into gear! Just two years later, my home more than doubled, appraised back in April for $335,000 (still a bargain compared to California, I might add). A couple months after I bought the home, I contacted the owner of the lot next door to my home after moving in, I bought the vacant lot next door on the cul-de-sac for $22,000. Vacant land had just started to appreciate as well, but the owner of the lot didn\'t have a clue and was sick of holding on to a lot that he bought for over $25,000 and had depreciated to $18,000 and not come back up in value. He was glad to get rid of it. Last month I was offered $155,000 for the land! After a wild three years, prices have now, not surprisingly, leveled off in the area but are by no means going down becaue they are still very cheap compared to California and so many retiring baby boomers are moving to "all points Arizona. Regarding Zillow, in my case, pretty darn accurate, once I entered the proper infomration regarding features, upgrades and the like. Zillow\'s "zestimate" came in at $325,000, about $10,000 below the professional appraisal. So there it is. Meanwhile, am loving life in this offbeat part of the Mohave Desert (despite the extreme summer heat and VERY long commute to the Bay Area!) Just another crazy real estate story that some may find interesting. Hey, Robert, looking forward to meeting with you in Menlo Park next week!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647128">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647128" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647128" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647128" href="http://michaelmartine.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michael Martine</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647128" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647128" class="dsq-comment-message"><em>But, the lesson here is that Zillow’s prices are a guideline...</em><br><br>To me, it seems the lesson is that it\'s who you know, not what you know. Human relationships (between you and your agent, you and your network) are what drive everything. That\'s why social software is such a big deal (though we\'ve barely scratched the surface) and why it\'s so maddening when you look up office furniture and get stores. The web is still just a big, dumb library full of "books." What it needs to become is a big, smart library full of books that understand their relationships to each other and to the people that use them.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647133">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647133" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647133" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647133">John</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647133" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647133" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillows Zestimate is very inaccurate and really a waste of time. If you are the type that is looking for an accurate tool, as good as you can get without a REALTOR, then the Market Insight valuation tool is the ultimate. It is based on up to date MLS data and has virtually wiped out Zestimates. Why waste your time with an inaccurate tool?<br><br>As for the rest of the site it has now turned into a for sale by owner website which is unfortunate as these sites pop up and disappear constantly. Now that the Zestimate is known to be such a poor tool Zillow has nothing left of value to offer unless you are into gimicky features.<br><br>Zillow is the new dot bomb heading into 2007; shame as it had a chance to carve out a little segment of the business to survive in but this Frink guy doesn\'t understand the business.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647137">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647137" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647137" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647137">Ron Asteak</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647137" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647137" class="dsq-comment-message">“Guess-Idiots” at Zillow use outdated public records to formulate real estate valuations. They call those wild calculations - Zestimates. I thinks it’s best to use a trained professional appraiser.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647134">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647134" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647134" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647134">Ron Asteak</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647134" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647134" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillow "Guess-Idiots" appear to rely on public tax records that in some cases haven\'t been updated in twenty-five years. The zestimator is a sketchy tool to rely on. I believe it\'s best to use a Professional Realtor when appraising property.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647138">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647138" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647138" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647138" href="http://www.zillowblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Drew M from Zillow</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647138" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647138" class="dsq-comment-message">Ron-<br>Zestimates are not a replacement for a CMA or appraisal by a local real estate professional. We acknowledge that on our "What\'s a zestimate?" page - <a href="http://www.zillow.com/howto/Zestimate.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.zillow.com/howto/Zestimate.htm</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647135">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647135" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647135" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9647135">Larry Sherman</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647135" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647135" class="dsq-comment-message">I see I\'m not alone in the apprehension of Zillow, and need for dating russian women :)  (comment spam above)<br><br>I use HouseFront to find values, and can access on my cell too.  The seem to use MLS or something to make it more accurate.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647136">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647136" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647136" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647136" href="http://bpo4agent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Broker Price Opinion</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647136" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647136" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillow is still just a tool for sellers in the beginning of the sales process eventually most sellers will hire a pro.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647139">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647139" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647139" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647139" href="http://reoassetmanagers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Todd</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647139" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647139" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillow Rocks, I\'ve used it or 3 years and it has always been a great gauge for me as a real estate investor.<br><br>Todd<br><a href="http://reoassetmanagers.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://reoassetmanagers.blogspot.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.bpoeasy.com" rel="nofollow">www.bpoeasy.com</a></div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647140">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647140" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647140" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647140" href="http://realestatefunding.smilingdogenterprises.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sydney</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647140" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647140" class="dsq-comment-message">When it comes to selling real estate, one of the biggest obstacles  sellers face is a so-called “depressed” market. Even when a property  is highly desirable, it can be hard to get the price you want in  this real estate environment. You could end up losing a lot of time,  money, and opportunities, waiting for a “perfect buyer” who may  NEVER materialize!<br>The traditional solution is to drop your asking price. But this  common strategy doesn’t always work in your favor. In fact, it can  work against you, making your home seem undesirable and your  position seem weak.<br><br>But there IS a way to turn this challenge into a profitable  opportunity! I am trying to let every Realtor know that I can  increase your sales and my bottom line. It does not cost anything.   Please visit our BLOG for more information. I am not selling anything. I am in the business of paying cash for  mortgage notes and trust deeds.<br><a href="http://realestatefunding.smilingdogenterprises.com" rel="nofollow">http://realestatefunding.smilingdogenterprises.com</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/sgriecci" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/sgriecci</a></div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9647141">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9647141" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9647141" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9647141" href="http://www.californiacondolisitngs.com/sandiego_condominiums.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Diego Townhouse</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9647141" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9647141" class="dsq-comment-message">Zillows estimates are meant to be estimates and not guaranteed values. I have seen both sides where there prices are completely too high and completely two low. There are a lot of variables they don\'t take into effect when calculating values.</div>\
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