Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, but look here: http://www.abcrealestatedirectory.com/prices/areas/FortWayneIN.htm Not much of a boom and bust in Ft Wayne. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Jun 3, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Robert Meier wrote: > The housing problem has hit the midwest hard. Minneapolis-St. Paul had > the largest annual decline in housing prices of any city in the country in > the latest survey. > > On Jun 3, 2011, at 4:51 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Hi Jayanand, >> >> I am aware of the problem with houses under water, but I would not expect >> that to be a big factor in an area like Indiana which did not have much >> of a real estate boom to begin with (because it was already declining). >> The boom was more in the growing areas in the south and west. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 3, 2011, at 9:42 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> >>> Nathan, >>> One of the biggest problems with the real estate meltdown is that it has >>> severely reduced worker mobility in the USA, because of being tied down >>> to >>> houses which are unsalable one way or another - either being under water >>> on >>> the loans, or being in an area with a glut of foreclosed houses. US laws >>> being what they are, I would advise workers to just walk away from the >>> loans >>> and rent accommodation wherever they get a job. If this results in a >>> negative credit score, so much the better, because it forces people to >>> live >>> within their means. Unfortunately, home ownership and easy credit are so >>> deeply embedded in the American psyche that not having access to both is >>> like emasculation! >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at >>> frozenlight.eu>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Chris, >>>> >>>> Your photography of the industrial decline is moving; but one question >>>> arises: you say that even educated people cannot find good jobs in Ft. >>>> Wayne. Given the tendency in the US to move where the jobs are, why do >>>> they >>>> stay? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>> >>>> YNWA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 3, 2011, at 5:16 AM, Chris Crawford wrote: >>>> >>>>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=476 >>>>> >>>>> This is across the street from the Harvester factory that I posted a >>>> photo >>>>> of yesterday. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Chris Crawford >>>>> Fine Art Photography >>>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>>>> 260-486-2581 >>>>> >>>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>>>> >>>>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>>>> >>>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>>>> Become a fan on Facebook >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >