tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047323.post6241640545265006187..comments2023-05-08T03:01:34.251-06:00Comments on Me, My Muse, and I: Yet Another Sunday Check-inUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047323.post-35884737594410849392006-10-16T20:56:00.000-06:002006-10-16T20:56:00.000-06:00http://www.frbsf.org/news/speeches/2006/1016.html
...http://www.frbsf.org/news/speeches/2006/1016.html<br /><br /><i>According to some of our contacts elsewhere in this Federal Reserve District, data like these are actually "behind the curve," and they're willing to bet that things will get worse before they get better. For example, a major home builder has told me that the share of unsold homes has topped 80 percent in some of the new subdivisions around Phoenix and Las Vegas, which he labeled the new "ghost towns" of the West. Though the situation isn't that bad everywhere, a significant buildup of home inventory implies that permits and starts may continue to fall and the market may not recover for several years. While builders remain hesitant to cut prices so far, and instead offer sales incentives, price cuts at some point in the future seem almost inevitable.</i><br /><br />But before you settle on a new home, remember the locations for the older housing were chosen first for reasons that may still apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047323.post-15332855180042726402006-10-10T09:01:00.000-06:002006-10-10T09:01:00.000-06:00The writing has dwindled to a once-a-week thing wh...The writing has dwindled to a once-a-week thing while we pack up and move. And I had to switch to a short story idea so I didn't feel like I was stalled out every time I sat down to write (my main WIP is in the middle, my hardest part to write).Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280319438923392587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047323.post-88789404073619562752006-10-09T22:34:00.000-06:002006-10-09T22:34:00.000-06:00congrats for you. By the by, how's the writing com...congrats for you. By the by, how's the writing coming along?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022024004256247576noreply@blogger.com