Homebuilder Optimism Shattered
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The Tim
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 Homebuilder Optimism Shattered I've seen this billboard on southbound I-5 through Tacoma all year, and finally made sure to photograph it as we drove down to my parents' for Thanksgiving last weekend:  Looks like Soundbuilt Homes was overly optimistic in their sales projections going into 2008 (by a longshot). Late November and they were nowhere near breaking out that fourth digit in the year-long "Dreams Happening" installation.
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Lake Hills Renter
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Re: Homebuilder Optimism Shattered They need an additional counter for how many of those 558 are now underwater.
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| Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:28 pm |
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RottedOak
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Re: Homebuilder Optimism Shattered Maybe that fourth slot is for a minus sign?
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| Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:36 pm |
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redmondjp
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Re: Homebuilder Optimism Shattered Gee whiz you guys! It says dreams happening, NOT that they are becoming reality. And besides, it's a nominal fee to make a tiny '9' to update the year. If they wanted to re-purpose that sign, they could use it to post the cheapest gas price at the next exit! 
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perfectfire
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Re: Homebuilder Optimism Shattered redmondjp wrote: Gee whiz you guys! It says dreams happening, NOT that they are becoming reality.  Good point! Only 558 people in the region are dreaming of buying a new home. For everyone else, buying a new home is their nightmare.
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The Tim
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Re: Homebuilder Optimism Shattered Drove by the sign again today, probably for the last time this year. The counter was up to 563.
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