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Anyone have any predictions for the Brooklyn real estate market or renovation resolutions? How about the financial markets in general? As far as the real estate market goes, we’re just hoping that Clinton Hill doesn’t slip too far below 2004 values (where it’s probably pretty close to already); as for renovation, it’s a fair bet that we won’t be moving the kitchen down to the parlor floor in ’09. Others?


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  1. ha! demander i too cannot stomach the phony white liberals, but whites simply outnumber every other racial group, so can’t see them all living. anyway, don’t hate on whites, waste of energy, and not everyone is holier than tho.

    my prediction is that everyone will refinance like crazy. probably next week.

  2. I think that the economy slowing will make white people less prone to invade our neighborhoods and force us out.

    Now, you white liberals feel real good about yourselves because you voted for Obama, but when the smoke clears, you will be left with me (Hispanic), and African-Americans.
    Those of you who can no longer afford the private schools will cut bait and flee to the white hills to keep their little darlings away from us. To those I say good riddance.

    Those who are forced to remain will have happier lives when they stop trying to force us out, and dictating our lifestyles. Really, stop being such self serving, holier than thou phoneys, and we really can get along.

  3. Oh Return of the What how can yields go to 14 percent if our wonderful government has locked rates at 4.5 percent for the next 30 years and it is never never going to raise inerest rates ever again. Only fools pay cash. How else can we all buy those multi million dollar brownstones in Carroll Gardens with minimum wage? Who is going to support our local Starbucts? If interest rates go up no one will be able to buy coffee and lunch on credit. You gotta belive in the lie too or else rows of Brownstones will be sold at auction prices. We will go back to plant our Victory Gardens

  4. My predictions…

    The Stock Market will rally because there are some retards with trading accounts and do not understand the word “risk”. They will be a period of “Feel Good” from the Obama Inauguration and every Asshat will be glad that Bush is gone. Then..

    We find out that all the Banks are insolvent and The US Treasury is the lender of the last resort. Governments around the nation will have to raise taxes or go Bankrupt! In NYC Bloomberg (Yes he will be re-elected) will put a hiring freeze on Fireman and Cops. The last time this happen NYC was a Hell Hole with Mayor Beame.

    The Good Old days of the 70’s and 80’s will start to appear and some of the Asshats will start to flee (Go long on U-Haul). Gas is 1.79 a Gallon and that make living in Suburbia fun again! The “Gentrification” movement will come to a screeching halt because Josh and Megan is 1. Getting rob 2. The Trust Fund was vaporized in the MAB implosion and will have to back to work the farm.

    Next the Bond Market is going to have an Aneurysm! The Treasury will have a auction and the world will tell us to “Get Bent”. When this happens, yields are going to the moon! How much is that house in Asshat Hill at 14% interest rate?

    Last but not lease this October will be the big one. After this period in time, there will be no more doubt about the condition of our fraudulent financial system. This sad thing about this is we could’ve stop this crap a long time ago but everyone believe the lie.

    Buh Bye Asshats, nice knowing ya…..

    The What

    Someday this war is gonna end…

  5. I tend to look at the now. I posted a job for $10.00 an hour helping to make furniture and home decor from old wood. Up here that’s a standard pay for art or grad students looking to earn extra income. We got 20 replies and some were from construction workers with 10-20 years experience. That is the reality of the economy. No work, no ability to afford a house, no housing sales and on and on. The numbers all lie. Retail sales were down 5%. What bull crap. Someone left out the zero. You don’t go chapter 11 and close major outlets with a 5% decline in sales. We are down about 20% and feel fortunate. Small businesses are closing daily. Just look on Craigslist for store fixtures for sale. That is the barometer. As for NYC real estate. It has the direction of gravity for now. I predict two years with a new pres. in office before a meaningful turn around.

  6. Predictions? Barbera Cocorean and all her Real Estate Bokers will go back to being waitresses. Rents will come down to 700-800 dollars a floor. Families will return back to Brooklyn to raise their children. Affordible stores will sell products we need and want. Places of worship will go back to being places of worship and not condo’s . Happy New Year to all! Greedy Landlords too