Every time I tell my wife I’m going to go read the housing bubble/economics blogs she says “you’re obsessed”. I tell her it’s better than smoking, gambling, drinking, or over-eating and it may save our butts. At first, I was interested in the R/E aspects of this blog but, like a lot of other members here, I’ve become very interested in the bigger picture of what’s going on in the national/global economy. Plus, there’s no ticker tape for real estate values, so this blog is one of the best ways to get up-to-the-minute info from those on the street. There are some really smart people (with common sense as well, which hasn’t been that common lately) lurking here and I like all of the different viewpoints on things in addition to the data that people share. The saving our butts part has some truth to it, but the main reason I read these posts every day is really intellectual curiosity. We’re living in interesting times. The US economy is far more entertaining to watch than “So You Think You Can Dance”.
