A few nights ago Jackson rewrote history in the magnificent manner that a five-year-old will, telling the story of how mommy and daddy fell in love on the beach.
While we have shared more than a few beach front holidays with sand beneath out feet, our initial meeting was a bit more urbane with the concrete of Chicago's sidewalks beneath our feet. But as with any good tale, we will let Jackson spin his narrative, grateful that his drawings dwell within the realm of smiles, grins and optimism.
Speaking of optimism, he said as he steered The Real Estate Lounge Chicago's ship of narrative state clumsily, yesterday's job numbers are grounds for optimism. To some.
I will side with the optimists if but for a moment because the numbers track a steady two year increase, putting overall employment at its best level since 2008. Given the tendency of many Americans to lose sight of the yawning chasm where we were but two short years back this is no small achievement. Heck, the fact that the entire nation didn't propel like a madly flying arrow into the heart of a Steinbeck novel, all migrating through dust patches for some unknown but yet desired westward utopia is nothing short of a miracle given the precipice where our national/global economy was but two years back.
So here we are, not quite celebrating the fact that Friday's statistics reflect a sub double digit unemployment rate, but grateful that we are making progress. The next question is where is the overall housing market including the Chicago housing market?
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