Omigosh Surf - I had a friend with a townhouse in the exact same time-frame. He tried selling it from 1993 - 1998 - NO DICE. Couldn't get the price HE PAID originally ! He finally sold in 2000....for a tiny profit. Had he held till 2006, he would have doubled his money !
Real Estate a bigger scam than the stock market. Maybe the great unwashed finally got the message. And the commissions those vultures get? Makes $200 stock trades years ago look like bargains. Ya think maybe those outsized fees encourage unreasonable promises to buyers?