Sunday morning reading: a contrarian view from Ben

Here's Ben Stein's column from today's New York Times. Now, I have to say that I love love love love love Barack Obama. And I love Ben Stein, too, but not in the same way. Ben questions Obama's choices for his economic team and also asks about how effective public works projects are in bringing the economy around. Hmmm. Interesting food for thought.

A Realtor-take on the election

This is my third presidential election as a Realtor. How do these elections effect the market? Like everything else, hope is good and uncertainty is bad, and not just for home prices. No, I don't believe that prices will begin to turn around after tomorrow. But if the general zeitgeist is positive, buyers feel better about purchasing. For this reason and many others, I support Barack Obama. I don't expect his election will bring us rainbows, unicorns, and a Dow at 20,000; the economy is still going to be tough for the foreseeable future. But I think there's no doubt that his message has been one of hope and positive change. And I expect him to continue to deliver that message if he is elected.