Why don't you call Barry Stafford "CEO of the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors"...according to an article in the FWB Mullet Wrapper he sees all and knows all.
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"Even during the boom days of 2004 and 2005, Barry Stafford said Northwest Florida Realtors knew the rising wave of home sales would crest sooner or later.
"We all knew it was an anomaly, and it was terrifying to us," recalled Stafford, who is CEO of the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors. "We knew what goes up must come down."
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Then again, if what he says is true (i.e., in '04 to '05 we ALL knew prices would drop) I think the Realtors have some serious credibility issues to iron out.
{Personally, I this this guy is full of crap...just another feckless Rah-Rah RE fop} :roll:
What I find really pathetic is the FAR's desperate attempts to restart the RE frenzy again--good luck with that.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/home_8857___article.html/percent_market.html
I think we are closer to the bottom then the top.