152 Quotes by Mark Vitner

I think spending will be pretty solid the rest of the year. The August numbers will be important due to back-to-school sales.

I really can't recall a time in history when the Florida economy was as strong as it is today.

Just as when you save for kids' college, you don't want all your money in stocks two years before they start school. Now that the boomers are starting to retire, there's a lot more interest in bonds and longer-dated paper.

If you wait for the wage increases to show up in the report, they're behind the curve.

I think Ferguson might be the best vice chairman we've ever had.

Overall this year the economy moved past the bursting of the stock market bubble. Tech companies finally started growing again and that's really benefited the Triangle.

I think 78,000 is too few jobs to qualify as a soft landing.

Overall supply and demand are moving into much better balance. With that, we're likely to see far less price appreciation than we saw in 2005.

High gasoline prices gradually eat away at income. The effect isn't felt all at once. We have seen consumers change their behavior in recent months and there should be further changes if prices stay at these levels.