given the tremendous pressue for prices to be high, it is kind of amazing that prices came down. i mean, what if the voices that felt housing would plateau but not plummet had been right. would be kinda weird. seems maybe like it would be dumb to push one’s luck too far and bet against the overwhelming desire of the nation for too long. im as contrarian as the next contrarian, but ya know, it’s hard to be a contrarian in the face of other players who can change the rules whenever they like.