The housing market, how much has it bounced back? Is the housing
market status one big amalgam that can be judged as good, bad, or
bouncing back, or, are there many different dynamics that comprise it,
where there are aspects that have improved, and aspects that are still
about the same?
Mortgage rates for an average residential property
now are almost 'unthinkable' in terms of how low they are. Rates in the
3s. A good thing, bad thing, for everybody?
The rate of unemployment, does it have a marked improvement, or has it become something we have gotten used to?
How much money was the damage from wildfires last year?
With
global warming and a 'widening hole in the ozone layer', chances are
this year is going to see more wildfires, that are going to be bigger,
hotter and more fierce, than 2012.
Is money set aside for the
aftermath? We might not know what the cost is going to be to repair the
damage until the damage is done.
Resulting from wildfire damage of 2012, are the amounts of houses either rebuilt or replaced, satisfactory?
Are
we going to see hurricanes this year, at the magnitude of the
destructive ones seen last year? Are there any differences in the way
houses are being built in preparation?
