| 1. | 12/7/2007 12:28:00 AM | about the same. those that have have, those that don't don't |
| 2. | 12/7/2007 12:35:00 AM | 2007 will be tough to beat, but it's possible. Sub prime is slowing things down a bit. |
| 3. | 12/7/2007 12:39:00 AM | In Fort Worth, yes, |
| 4. | 12/7/2007 12:40:00 AM | Presidential election |
| 5. | 12/7/2007 12:44:00 AM | $100/bbl Oil. |
| 6. | 12/7/2007 12:54:00 AM | Job growth we are experincing in Houston |
| 7. | 12/7/2007 12:57:00 AM | I think Houston will see some effects of a national slowdown. Although not nearly as sever, sinc ethe oil economy still carries a big force in town. |
| 8. | 12/7/2007 1:36:00 AM | same as 2. |
| 9. | 12/7/2007 1:53:00 AM | I think that the sub prime mortgage holes will be filled and good clients will respond. |
| 10. | 12/7/2007 3:36:00 AM | factors such as the subprime market has started a ripple effect
high energy costs
other parts of the country are headed into a recession type market |
| 11. | 12/7/2007 4:29:00 AM | government economics.... |
| 12. | 12/7/2007 4:49:00 AM | For Houston, its medical complex expansion, under the radar screen computor and tech fabrication and platform innovation companies, research fundings at the medical center & Rice University, the increased seaport activity, and high oil prices are an economic boom in the making-LOOK at our job formation. |
| 13. | 12/7/2007 11:01:00 AM | In the Houston MSA and in Texas. Possibly an improvement elsewhere in the last quarter of '08. |
| 14. | 12/7/2007 1:40:00 PM | subprime loans, budget deficit, dollar losing strength |
| 15. | 12/7/2007 1:46:00 PM | Probably not. We will likely have some cooling off in the market but Austin will continue to be one of the best markets in the country. |
| 16. | 12/7/2007 2:08:00 PM | Credit fallout will lag into 2008. |
| 17. | 12/7/2007 2:08:00 PM | Again our area is booming. |
| 18. | 12/7/2007 2:48:00 PM | Factors in the national economy, including the subprime crisis, energy prices and rising foods prices, will crimp consumers. So we expect retail sales to increase, but not to the level we saw in the mid-2000s. Again, though, Texas should outperform the nation. |
| 19. | 12/7/2007 3:04:00 PM | there is just too much negative media out there |
| 20. | 12/7/2007 3:19:00 PM | Credit market issues will continue to be a drag on the economy for most of 2008 and this coupled with other cyclical economic factors will result in a conitnued slowdown in general economic activity in the best case and a modest recession in the worst case. |
| 21. | 12/7/2007 3:28:00 PM | Need rents to increase just to cover the additional costs of operations, and if the economy holds rent down, and job growth down, then NOI will suffer. |
| 22. | 12/7/2007 3:34:00 PM | As long as oil prices are above $60/barrel, economic conditions in Houston will continue to improve. In addition, the echo boomers, which consist of more than 80 million people, are just now coming of age and will give the national economy a boost as it will have to expand to accomodate them. |
| 23. | 12/7/2007 3:35:00 PM | Austin's economy continues to flourish thanks to job creation and continued success with existing companies. We also have the advantage of built-in stability as the capital and with UT. |
| 24. | 12/7/2007 3:43:00 PM | I think job growth will drop a little from the previous two years. Plus, who knows what the political climate will create and the long term effects of the sub prime problem. |
| 25. | 12/7/2007 3:51:00 PM | credit crunch ( lack of available funds) |
| 26. | 12/7/2007 4:00:00 PM | I think the stock market will have a correction that will effect the overall US economy. |
| 27. | 12/7/2007 4:18:00 PM | same as above |
| 28. | 12/7/2007 4:38:00 PM | There will be some "cooling off" nationwide which will impact this nations 4th largest city. |
| 29. | 12/7/2007 4:55:00 PM | Locally, yes. Job growth |
| 30. | 12/7/2007 5:29:00 PM | With the financial markets in limbo and being an election year, I expect 2008 to be pretty modest for the U.S. |
| 31. | 12/7/2007 5:35:00 PM | My feeling is that we will have a correction of housing prices in the areas that have experienced double digit inflation the last few years. In my area we have not had the double digit, but we should see a leveling off period this next year and hopefully start seeing more activity again by mid 2008. |
| 32. | 12/7/2007 5:40:00 PM | Manycompanies getting more conservitive in their growth plans |
| 33. | 12/7/2007 6:00:00 PM | increasing liquidity problems |
| 34. | 12/7/2007 6:07:00 PM | It will take six to nine months to work through the sub-prime problems and the media will remind us daily of another unforeseen issue. Two million subprime loans impacting 700,000 families is serious as an ecomomic issue. |
| 35. | 12/7/2007 6:28:00 PM | Purchase prices will need to drop as LTC/LTV decreases and longterm capital availability adjusts |
| 36. | 12/7/2007 8:49:00 PM | Inflation and the sub prime market. |
| 37. | 12/7/2007 10:31:00 PM | I fear that the overall effects of the US economy will finally filter down to Houston. |
| 38. | 12/8/2007 12:02:00 AM | same as above |
| 39. | 12/10/2007 2:16:00 AM | See above |
| 40. | 12/10/2007 4:41:00 PM | No end in sight for the energy crunch |
| 41. | 12/10/2007 5:53:00 PM | It's been too good for too long,these slowdown and economis slump has been on the horizon for some time now. |
| 42. | 12/10/2007 6:17:00 PM | Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess |
| 43. | 12/11/2007 5:31:00 PM | I believe that the credit markets are going to begin to affect the commercial lending side as well |
| 44. | 12/15/2007 7:51:00 PM | Yes, the shocks to the financial system will be on their way to being resolved. |
| 45. | 12/22/2007 1:40:00 AM | plan to do more marketing. |