asianautica, Definitely speculation on the part of those who bought in 2003 expecting prices to go up. But now I hesitate to say speculating on the decline. Maybe “informed” speculation. We have so much information that points more to a decline, so many factors really dragging the market down. Certainly I think we all agree that there will be no increases by year-end. I’m not a gambler. What are the odds w/the way the economy is right now? Very unlikely.
