17 Quotes by Alan Gin

With less appreciation, consumers will be less able to tap into home equity loans to finance their purchases, which could put a damper on the national economy.

Things are booming a little bit in terms of job quality. In the past, I've been a little worried ... that most of the job growth has occurred in lower-paying sectors. But recently, there has been a lot of growth in professional services.

They took a sharper run up in prices, so it makes sense that there's a decrease there. Some people have been priced out of the housing market, but others are waiting.

Almost everywhere I go, people ask me if we're in a housing bubble here in San Diego. My answer is yes, but the bubble isn't going to burst.

There might be some seasonal reasons for the construction losses, but the decline could be a sign that our overall employment growth is slowing.

The number of home sales is down, price appreciation on most homes is not as great as it used to be, and it's taking longer to sell homes. That could mean less growth in construction work.

Generally good news in terms of San Diego, we will outperform California and the rest of the nation.

I'd say housing is overpriced, but whether or not that implies that prices are going to crash is a different question.