I would have seen the great recession coming.  

Recessed lights throughout the home (figured around 40 of them for a 1370 sq ft home with 4 bedrooms) 4" recessed.

according to a report on Zillow.com

#1 covers what could be a normal market in your area, or things out of your control - a bad recession, neighborhood disruption (construction, crime spree, etc) - without any money out of your pocket. #2 covers a catastrophic issue in or out of your control that makes the entire structure uninhabited/uninhabitable for at least a year. 

One of the reasons I like real estate is the local influence on prices that at least buffers some of the outside effects of recession & monetary policy.

Good question, it's a really simple one actually they just didn't finish ;)I bought in right after the first major dip in the recession.

Even during the recession, the market was decent.

Mine had a recess in the back to route the duct.

Some of the reasons we like the Triangle are relative performance through the recession, general economic position and long term growth prospects.

If these people couldn't make money from 2010-2015 with the massive recession and recovery that happened then they're absolutely pathetic.