In principal, we've all been supporting Congressman Baker's bill because it's the best plan out there. |
In some cases, if they want to sell soon, they might have to reduce their price significantly. |
It's a lot tougher a business, but the profits are a lot higher in the urban market. |
It's much more intensive. It takes longer to plan and longer to get approval. The kind of building is very different from what most suburban builders do. |
Our take around here is, if there's a way to do it in the field, that's how we want to do it. There's only so much you can do in the classroom. This really brings it home. |
Right now, many people are in limbo and don't know whether to rebuild or what to do next. There needs to be a plan, and there needs to be funding for that plan, but right now there is neither. |
The biggest and most valuable commodity in (the baby boomer population) is time. People are all the time spending money in order to have more time. |
There's a pull from the attractiveness of city living, and there's a push from the traffic and congestion. |