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Kauai Home Sales & Past Recessions

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with James Pycha (R) - REMAX KAUAI

Kauai Home Sales & Past Recessions

Start of Recession

Worst two quarters

Change peak-to-trough

Change in unemployment rate*

Quarters in recession

Quarters of slow growth

1948

-3.5

-1.7

3.3

4

0

1953

-4.3

-2.6

3.4

4

5

1957

-7.4

-3.2

3.4

3

8

1960

-2.3

-0.5

1.9

3

4

1969

-1.3

-0.2

2.6

4

10

1973

-3.1

-3.1

4.1

5

8

1980

-4.3

-2.2

2

2

7

1981

-5.6

-2.6

3.3

5

7

1990

-2.5

-1.3

2.4

2

11

2001

-0.1

0.3

2.2

3

11

2008 (projected)

-3

-1.6

3.1

3

12

Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

James, I like the look of the chart. It's reminiscent of a musical staff. (In my mind)

Nov 02, 2008 01:21 PM
Susie Blackmon
Ocala, FL
Ocala, Horses, Western Wear, Horse Farms, Marketing

With most all of my friends and family still in Hawaii, it goes without saying that we are all struggling a bit in RE... it's just a matter of the number of zeroes on the end of the numbers. My parents are out surfing with IZ.

Nov 02, 2008 08:15 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Great information for consumers. I love the chart . It is easy to read.

Nov 02, 2008 09:05 PM