Just to let you know - I’ve only been easing up on the real estate bubble stories because this week a) I’ve been obsessed with the Galactica finale and b) any energy not being put to Galactica has been needed by work. But rest assured, friends, the fun continues.
In case you haven’t noticed, or choose to stick your head in the sand, or don’t know much about investment manias and credit bubbles, or think that real estate values “always go up in the long run,” or believe that just because Ben Bernanke’s Fed has a printing press, they can compel ordinary Americans to borrow increasingly reckless amounts of money, allow me to be the one to pour a big bucket of ice water over your head. The fact is, we have officially entered the frightening, post-NASDAQ-bubble, post-subsequent-real estate-double-bubble, credit-contracting, asset-deflationary portion of the 75 year cycle. So buckle-up for Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, people, because there is no looking back at this point. Mark my words, it’s going to be nauseating.
More thoughts once I’ve had my morning coffee..
