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Posted on: 05/20/2008 Posted by: Jeff_Tumbarello Blog Points: 5344 View all blogs >> |

I am sharing my own research which, I use for my own selfish reasons
I do not hold my self out as an expert. I am just a Real Estate guy, trying to feed his children!
In support of the statement above, I will readily change any and all beliefs, I have, when presented with facts, that would prompt me!
Civilization rests on change. This change is cyclical in origin. A rhythmic series of extreme changes constitutes a cycle. When a cycle has completed, another cycle is started. The rhythm of the new cycle will be the same as that of the previous cycle. Although the extent or duration may vary
You have the…
Seller’s Boom
Then the Buyer’s Boom
Busts do not follow Booms
Booms follow Busts
The Buyers Side
This is driven in the beginning by fear.
The beginning of the buyer’s side will be quite hazy, to all involved
As sales volume mounts and sales prices erode, it turns to despair, then to capitulation on the seller’s side
On the sellers side
The primary driver is greed and optimism
This is an easy market
This side always has a sharp quick upward value trend
This will eclipse the previous value trend, as a sum
If you have a ready supply of cheap money
A “Mania “may form.
What is a Mania?
An excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm
Historical Examples
Mississippi Company, in the 1700’s
The South Sea Company, 1700’s
Wall Street Crash of 1929
Florida land boom of the 1920s
Japanese asset price bubble
The Dutch Tulip Mania’s
You have to understand that sales volume on the sellers side drives prices up once Inventory is eroding
On the buyers side it drives them down.
The Market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism
Which makes Real estate more expensive
And Unjustified Pessimism
Which causes Real Estate to be Cheaper
The Intelligent Investor is a Realist. Who buys from Pessimists and sells to optimists
Boom times are a time for Courage
Bust Times are a time for Discipline
By doing this you will not be swayed by the swings in the Market
In the End….
How you behave is much more important than how the Markets Behave

