The economy is in the shitter right now becuase the free market was supposed to regulate greed and disproportionate risk, when in fact, it encouraged it.In other news, GEitner is not resigning and Obama is still the best President we have had in the 21st century,

I certainly don't think I've found the deal of the century and I'm going to make millions.

The world is mostly miserable drudgery, and we 21st century, first-world citizens are very blessed.You're talking as if you have a choice between a new field now or 40 more years at your current job.

Hey Alice,If your working in San Francisco, here are the top brokerages off the top of my head:Vanguard PropertiesZephyr Pacific Union ClimbCold Well BankerParagonKeller Williams (new)Engel & Volkers (came back)Century 21 (west) Barbagelata (west)I think Keller Williams, Century 21, and Coldwell Banker are the only brokerages to also be found on the peninsula.  

Very competitive landscape among retail buyers and investors.I just moved to San Antonio in December and am shocked to see how much home prices are for a mid-century style ranch.

@Tanveer Ahmed your comment that interest rates will “slow down and come back to normal” highlights how real estate encourages short term memory: the rates now are still below mid-late 20th century norms.

But I have been around 3/4 of a century and a few things I've heard and learned from investors of various types for a long time.  

And of course the DTC, DTCC and Cede and Co. now own 98%+ of North American mortgages after their numerous staged 'crashes' in the last century plus... but I digress.)"

Vladimir Putin called the collapse of the USSR the "biggest geopolitical catastrophe of the century."

Mid century modern architecturally designed two storys, offices, full service detail, oil changes and even a chef inside making steak sandwiches.