'"One "perceives" that the market will go down and invests in real estate instead - all of it is perception."' Well then we need to finish the list; some perceive that they like draft beer and according to your hypothesis, it follows that they'll invest in Asbury property because of the current council. What does council not get credit for?
Skip Bernstein 732-542-2688 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://JerseyShoreRocks.com http://JerseyShoreGourmet.com Http://JerseyShoreToday.com Http://JerseyShoreWines.com Http://aDogsBreakfast.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: APP Endorese - why I support the incumbents > All of those things you refer to Skip affect property values as a > matter of perception. One "percieves" that the market will go down > and invests in real estate instead - all of it is perception. > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> "in the final analysis, property values are products of > perception." >> >> BB, >> Whew, now I understand! The stock market crash of 2000, the fear > and >> uncertainty generated by 9/11, dirt cheap mortgage money, the > criminal >> misconduct of CEO's of mayor US corporations, Bush's tax cuts for > the >> rich, etc. had nothing to do with a real estate boom of greater >> duration and soaring prices than anything ever seen in this > country. >> >> It all comes down to, exclusively, a perception generated by this >> brilliant council, that Asbury's hot. Wow! >> >> >> >> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > Glad to tell you why I support the incumbents. >> > >> > In the 70's, 80's and 90's, Asbury Park made no progress, unlike > the >> > rest of Monmouth County. The perception of Asbury Park was that > it >> > was beyond help. Then there were 2 important forward steps that > pre- >> > date this current council: 1) The Gay/Lesbian community > refurbishing >> > residential real estate back to past glory; 2) Pat and Pat > starting >> > the refurbishing of Downtown. >> > >> > Neither of those 2 forward steps, while important, generated > media >> > attention or addressed public perception to the point where the >> > perception of Asbury Park as a lost cause was changed. >> > >> > Then this council took over. Through thier efforts, they lifted >> > Asbury Park's redevelopmment effort out of the Connecticut >> > Bankruptcy Court. They got Waterfront Redevlopment underway. > That >> > started the media attention and the general conversation > throughout >> > the State and beyond that Asbury Park was hot again. It is that >> > perception alone that drove the property values up, because in > the >> > final analysis, property values are products of perception. >> > >> > The plan to have high-density residential real estate at the > water >> > works. The money generated will put Asbury back in the black, > so in >> > the futre, we need not lose public buildings like Convention > Hall. >> > It's a great plan. >> > >> > This council also concentrated on redevelopment in other parts > of >> > the City, like on the West Side and the Scattered Sites > program. >> > They are the first to do so since the 1960's. >> > >> > I can't fathom why anyone would want to stop this progress. We > need >> > it to go forward. For many the perception of Asbury Park's > comback >> > is fagile. If we put the brakes on, people will stop believing > and >> > that will be bad for the City. > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
