http://neighborhoodspecialists.com/blog Musings of an unconventional Realtor® Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://neighborhoodspecialists.com/blog/2008/11/02/the-end-of-the-world/#comment-18 Mike Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:19:04 +0000 http://neighborhoodspecialists.com/blog/?p=31#comment-18 Funny guy. ;-) I wrote those words on November 2, a week in which the stock market made some sympathetic noises. It is perhaps a sad state of affairs that for some of us, the world turns on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But the U.S. stock market is a poor indicator of the state of the world. In my opinion, it reflects nothing more than investor sentiment and, as such, has a nature that is whimsical at best. In the broader context, the world does seem to be in a bit of trouble. It may be ending every week for some time to come. (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, anyone?) In my area of expertise, real estate, it appears we have only seen the tip of the iceberg. Funny guy. I wrote those words on November 2, a week in which the stock market made some sympathetic noises. It is perhaps a sad state of affairs that for some of us, the world turns on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But the U.S. stock market is a poor indicator of the state of the world. In my opinion, it reflects nothing more than investor sentiment and, as such, has a nature that is whimsical at best. In the broader context, the world does seem to be in a bit of trouble. It may be ending every week for some time to come. (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, anyone?) In my area of expertise, real estate, it appears we have only seen the tip of the iceberg.

]]> http://neighborhoodspecialists.com/blog/2008/11/02/the-end-of-the-world/#comment-17 pshaikh Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:45:40 +0000 http://neighborhoodspecialists.com/blog/?p=31#comment-17 Actually, the world did end last week. What news sources have you been depending on? Actually, the world did end last week. What news sources have you been depending on?

]]> http://neighborhoodspecialists.com/blog/2008/03/27/the-real-estate-hype-cycle/#comment-7 What’s not a hype cycle - Ebbs, flows & pendulum swings Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:54:16 +0000 http://neighborhoodspecialists.com/blog/2008/03/22/the-real-estate-hype-cycle/#comment-7 [...] that in mind, I enjoyed this visual commentary on the real-estate boom/bust cycle, which ‘Realty Bites’ blogger Michael Kupritz kindly [...] [...] that in mind, I enjoyed this visual commentary on the real-estate boom/bust cycle, which ‘Realty Bites’ blogger Michael Kupritz kindly [...]

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