Would you by any chance have a link to that article? Couldn’t find it.

The shift has been happening for a long time. Originally I was focused on the direction of home prices in the Phoenix East Valley, and how buyers could educate and protect themselves. John was the one that really inspired me to look beyond Phoenix housing and see the bigger macroeconomic picture.

That said, Austin has given me a new perspective. A lot of folks were maintaining that my “gloom and doom” view was colored by living at ground zero of the housing bust.

I think I’m more pessimistic, if anything, watching the market here in Austin. I listen to Yun and others say how great Austin is holding up, when I see foreclosures rising, prices falling and inventory rising. If this is as good as it gets nationwide, the market is in real trouble.

Phoenix however, is still my primary focus. It’s been my hope that we could broaden our scope while not neglecting Phoenix. One, it remains an important part of the story, and two, no matter where I’ve lived, I’ve considered myself an Arizonan since I was five years old. Old habits die hard. : )

I notice a more national perspective here. Has your move made this more so I noted in the NYT piece yesterday that the AUS TX region has had little shift in its pricing between rents and ownership?
Just wondering if you had a comment!

“Sell now or be priced in forever!”

I can’t recall hearing from The Judge recently.

“They see prices are at a bottom.” “Do I see the tide turning? Yes,” Dias added.