tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873274605868443396.post4233124670162656145..comments2023-07-15T03:26:50.506-04:00Comments on Fireside Finance: Eternitus 1, Economists 0: Looking Back 9 Monthseternitushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839117255321330014noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873274605868443396.post-13545060732310201202008-02-18T11:48:00.000-05:002008-02-18T11:48:00.000-05:00Bravo Eternitus, Bravo!Well, my thought was that t...Bravo Eternitus, Bravo!<BR/><BR/>Well, my thought was that the real estate game had to fall flat on its face soon...given the fact that just about every infomercial and reality show on TV in the last 2-3 yrs has been about how to make a quick buck on real estate with creative financing and flipping :(<BR/><BR/>It seemed eerily familiar to all of the tech bubble "get rich by day trading" infomercials an seminars that I have seen in the late 90's and early 00's.<BR/><BR/>I figure that once the mainstream media was saturated with all of the get rich quick real estate news, that the bubble, or as you more accurately stated "ponzi scheme", was already going to burst.<BR/><BR/>I applaud your analysis and efforts. You can certainly put together a more thorough and economically sound analysis than us average joes, and we appreciate your insight! I love your contrarian views! Please keep up your great work! (And your sense of humor!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873274605868443396.post-2904654492506236462008-02-16T10:02:00.000-05:002008-02-16T10:02:00.000-05:00Very prescient post, eternitus. Just remember, yo...Very prescient post, eternitus. Just remember, you get more experience every day, but your older colleagues never get smarter!<BR/><BR/>On the other hand... economic forecasting is a game where everyone tries to look just like everyone else. That way, if they're wrong, everyone is wrong and their jobs are safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com