Well, it's over. The Rockies got swept. Not what I would have guessed, or hoped. But not the end of the world. For a team that in August barely had a pulse for getting into the playoffs, to have been there is an amazing thing. And as Manny Ramirez of the Red Sox said during the playoffs, there is always next year.
Most of the weekend housing news was kind of negative. Things like, "worst price decline since the Great Depression" are being said a lot these days. I guess my take is a bit different. Yes, things are not selling as quickly or for as much money as sellers would like. There are definitely some bargains out there. But this too shall pass. Like the stock market, declines only hurt you if you sell. If you don't need to sell, in our market, I tell people not to. And what great time to buy! This is really opportunity time, a chance to set the calendar back a couple of years in terms of prices. Such opportunities come along rarely, a lot of people will look back on this time as one they wished they had taken advantage of.
The week of Halloween, I must say I am a little surprised it is still shorts and tee shirt weather, at least in the middle of the day. It is supposed to cool down some later in the week, but this is pretty nice!