What a week!

With our new president being sworn in this week, hopes are riding pretty high that he will come to the rescue of ALL the problems facing our great nation today.  I’m not so sure that we, as a nation, should expect one man to “save us”, however, I am excited at the prospect of his energy and ideas giving all of us the power to do so ourselves!

Of course, Rob and I are particularly interested in the affairs surrounding the housing and lending crisis.  Even though, we know that we are in a very special micro-market that has seen very little negative effect, we still worry a bit about the psychological toll that the mainstream media plays in the minds of people that could be our future buyers.

Home buying and real estate investment are local phenomenons that must be looked at from the vantage point of the individual buyer or investor and their particular goals.  There is a lot of opportunity out there right now.

I came across an interesting article that I wanted to share with you, written within the last two weeks, talking about the “Housing Outlook for 2009″.

It comes from the respectable “All Business” website and discusses 10 solid reasons why “the real estate sky is not falling”.  Here’s a snippet:

You can read the entire article here at:  2009 Real Estate Market Outlook

He makes some very interesting points in his list of ten reasons.

Let us know your thoughts on whether you think he is “on target” or not, by leaving us a comment below (just click on the blue “Comment” link below our names).

Ok, that’s it for this week…

Have a great weekend,