tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post2195543423042782645..comments2023-09-29T04:22:59.719-07:00Comments on Average Buyer: What Happened to the Spring Bounce?Buying Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-55222754307272020812008-04-09T18:06:00.000-07:002008-04-09T18:06:00.000-07:00Sippin, that must have been a hella long time ago ...Sippin, that must have been a hella long time ago as the building restrictions here in fanasty land are fierce.<BR/><BR/>BT, I saw the airline news and thought of you. Is your firm picking up extra routes out of this shakeout? <BR/><BR/>Also, remind me to check the courthouse records for upcoming auctions in your revered zips. You know my email >; )Deflationary Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567875697563069042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-33953465750189646632008-04-09T14:35:00.000-07:002008-04-09T14:35:00.000-07:00Speaking of the aviation industry, we have now los...Speaking of the aviation industry, we have now lost 3 carriers in the last month. Yikes...this must be a new record (ATA, Aloha and now Skybus).Buying Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-86191873898820561342008-04-09T11:04:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:04:00.000-07:00Seasonal market artificial?Lump it in with the hol...Seasonal market artificial?<BR/><BR/>Lump it in with the holiday season (mid November-mid Jan sometimes through the superbowl) Easter break (2 weeks ago) Tax season (now) Vacation peak (August) Back to school lull<BR/><BR/>Aviation became all-weather, 24/7 with radar, why is it seasonal?<BR/><BR/>My point.<BR/><BR/>Hiring and transfers play a large part in the housing market. Corps often hold off during the above dates as wells as corp budget time as they are busy doing other things. Public entities are similar. <BR/><BR/>Elections bring hundreds of changes to the area. <BR/><BR/>Davis is a one season market - summer. I knew a guy there who would build a bunch of homes there every year for the summer market, finish, leave on vacation and wait it out. Like clockwork....https://www.blogger.com/profile/15787488124689480616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-27902603348854415302008-04-09T11:00:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:00:00.000-07:00I think we will hit the bottom in sales soon. I me...I think we will hit the bottom in sales soon. I mean, once we get to 0 then we are at the bottom.<BR/><BR/>Well no spring bounce may help things along. A lot of speculators bought last year just to flip in the spring this year. I wonder how that is working out for them... lol<BR/><BR/>If 50% of the sales are foreclosures / short sales, and 50% of the sales are to investors / speculators, how can we be close to the bottom.<BR/><BR/>The banks are taking back more homes each month than they are selling.<BR/><BR/>The only bounces for the next few years will be of the dead cat variety.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215833990317515502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-13028799531554422972008-04-09T10:43:00.000-07:002008-04-09T10:43:00.000-07:00Many good observations. Regarding bottom callers, ...Many good observations. Regarding bottom callers, I was happy to see good ole Greenspan calling a bottom in home prices "well before" next year. No doubt this will crystalize him and other bottom callers as the fools they are... not that I don't already think Greenspan is a fool, but by the end of the year everyone else will as well.patient renterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790407105234257876noreply@blogger.com