Published Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 | 3 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 | 10:15 a.m.
Sun Expanded Coverage
(The Sun has gone on the road to listen to voters and talk to political leaders around the West. Reporters will examine the economic, cultural and demographic forces re-shaping the region as they drive to Denver for the first of the two major party conventions the Sun will cover.)
TUCSON--A few places had real estate markets as crazy as Vegas the past few years, and Arizona was one of them. (Arizona, Nevada, California and Florida are driving the foreclosure mess.) Someone here pointed me to a cool Web site, which allows you to view an illustration of historical real estate prices, manifested in a roller coaster.







As long as energy costs are high, people will be broke. Let's see if we can get an Agreement with Russia and buy out oil from them. Maybe through their new pipeline in Georgia.
Nevada needs to clamp down on the "flippers" and those zero down,NO credit check so called companies that wave home deeds like they were FREE in the faces of people who can ill afford to own property on any level.Not everyone can afford the American Dream....and NO it is NOT a so called god given right.Wherever that came from,I have no idea.It's called work hard,save your money and live within your means.