I just wanted to send a quick post welcoming two more experts to our panel:
Miles Grant a mortgage expert.
Mark Choey a downtown, new development expert.
If you are a reader, like “wondering”, and “anon8mizer”, and you’d like your “name” added to our Stammtisch, just let me know. Otherwise, keep spreading the word, and our knowledge base will get deeper.
Probably the wrong place to post this, but Ed Leamer (and others) was on KQED today talking about the housing market. Leamer’s a very (nationally) well respected economist (and a California housing bear). He talked a lot about the bust and overpriced homes in places like Solano County. But Ed also lives in Palo Alto and talked about the “two markets” we have in the Bay Area. He’s seen no price correction in his ‘hood but lower volume.
Great discussion. Worth a listen:
http://www.kqed.org/programs/program-landing.jsp?progID=RD19