[quote=desmond]Do you really think that has anything to do with “the next depression or leg down?” I just saw Richard Branson on CNBC saying it is easier (for a well funded) company to expand in a recession. btw, are they getting discounts on the prices they are paying compared to 2004,5 or 6?[/quote]

Well, big companies have been gobbling up little guys during these times (at least in tech, making for a very interesting competitive almost monopolistic environment in some areas)…But, it sounds like the home buying isn’t institutional, from what sdr is saying, but rather individuals, right sdr?