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Job Cuts and the Economy

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. 539MN

Please tell me how the real estate industry will ever gain again.  The job cuts in September are the largest since April of 2009.  That is two and a half years ago.  Some of the brains in the financial world  predicted that we MIGHT be out of this recession (depression) by 2011. 

Think again.  This pain is going to continue for quite some time, I am afraid.  There is nothing on the horizon to make companies invest in the U.S. labor force, build new plants, fill inventory orders on American soil and ship them overseas. 

We are becoming an importer of goods faster than any exports we can claim.

I am not a financial analyst, but the writing is on the wall.  Our economy can not sustain a population of non-taxpayers.  And, how can you pay taxes without any income? 

Last Tuesday, the Fed Chairman told a Congressional Committee that the economy is close to “faltering”.  Does that make you comfortable with your IRA or 401K? 

Do the banks need another bailout?  Will Wall Street come pandering again? 

Oh, that’s right, they don’t beg.  They demand.  In their case, it is an “or else” deal. 

Is this unfixable?  I certainly hope not. 

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Don Sabinske, Broker, GRI

www.donsabinske.com

Sabinske & Associates Inc.

763-350-7960

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Michele E. Samson
Realty World City of the Bay - Sonoma, CA

Sad...very sad that I agree.  I think we're headed for some really bad times. Ugh...I need a drink!

Oct 09, 2011 11:29 AM
Doug Rogers
RE/MAX Coastal Properties - Destin, FL
Your Real Estate Resource!

Something tells me that we will bore our grandkids with tales of the Great Recession.

Oct 09, 2011 03:52 PM
Mike Morrison
Will & Will Real Estate Brokers, The Woodlands, Texas - Houston, TX

If you throw enough money at any problem you can get a temp fix. There's still about $10T of mortgage debt.

If the system has to eat another trillion or three of debt, don't expect your savings, money market account, or 401K to remain where it is now.

Oct 09, 2011 05:24 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Don --- I was looking forward to a great week and then I read this post --- YIKES --- I'll keep my head in the sand and believe everything is going to be okay.   

Oct 10, 2011 06:55 AM
Vickie Nagy
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate - Palm Springs, CA
Vickie Jean the Palm Springs Condo Queen

Don, after watching a bit of the news this morning and listening to pundits quote Schiller and Zillow with estimating 3-6% drop in home prices I cringed. We have areas locally that are pumping strongly with multiple offers and over-bidding, yet others are stagnant. Real estate is local!

Oct 10, 2011 07:54 AM
Don Sabinske
Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. - Zimmerman, MN
Sabinske & Associates Inc.

Michael, I am sorry. 

Vickie, You are so right.  It is local.  But, the economy is not growing nearly anywhere enough to support our continuing demand for taxpayer dollars. 

Mike, that pretty much sums it up.

Doug, I hope that this doesn't continue until they are old enough to see it for themselves!

Michelle, is there enough alcohol for both of us?

Oct 10, 2011 03:08 PM
Ron Marshall
Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN
Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

This is getting to a crisis point.  Evenmoreso than last summer.  I don't know what the solution is, but someone better fix it.

Oct 13, 2011 06:26 AM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

We need to buy American, and that's it. I know that is a reality for most of us...Sony isn't an American company ( as an example. I mean we have to get our blue ray DVD players from somewhere), but overall we need to insist on buying and supporting our American companies and their products.

Jan 16, 2013 11:00 AM
Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

How did I miss commenting on so many of your posts.  I really try to buy American whenever I can, Don.

Jan 24, 2013 10:29 PM