I move to a tiny, tiny studio way out by LaGuardia airport that was super cheap.

About half the price of OC, yet, still great schools, newer area, good employment and super low vacancy. 

If it is a super competitive situation...the unrepresented buyer just has no clue what to do to compete, so someone with an agent always wins.

They are super responsive which has made life for me pretty easy. 

@Dmitriy Fomichenko Thanks Dmitriy, those links, and tips are super helpful!

The only difference is that, in the case of the 2008 spike in energy prices, the money didn't go towards plugging holes in the public finances but was instead spent on English football clubs (well, not all of it, but I am sure you get the point) which have become the latest 'must have' amongst the super-rich in the Middle East.For all those reasons, I am becoming increasingly convinced that the ultimate outcome of this crisis will turn out to be deflation – not inflation.

Can you imagine if you bought Super Bowl tickets and they told you the game would be played somewhere during a 48 hour time period over a weekend in January.

Many of those contractors are now getting hired on for commercial sites for longer term jobs on big construction projects at close to retail rates.A contractor who can land long term work for close to retail rates is super happy to not have to keep grinding to find project after project.

Really super nice place.

FHA loans are super helpful, but they are annoying with all the red tape!