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Old 10-23-2005, 10:09 AM  
Libertine
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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
Not sure that I agree there Joe. There are certain big differences..... for one thing houses are real property, not just a cool concept, and everyone needs to live somewhere. It will flatten out, with a short dip when all the pre-construction condos all hit the market end of this year, and into next year, but houses aren't suddenly going to become worthless
Don't forget that a small dip or even a mere stagnation in growth in the value of property has a much larger effect on the economy as a whole than virtually any other area of business, because it directly and extremely strongly influences consumer trust and consumer spending.
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