Quotes by Hank Fishkind

“This is not like Katrina in New Orleans. We dont have extreme damage to infrastructure and businesses.”

“Prices on average will flatten. Some niches, like condos, might see a reduction. But were not going to see anything thats inconsistent with what Florida has experienced in the past.”

“Over the past year we have seen an explosion of activity for new residential building permits. The exponential growth is too rapid when compared with the population growth in the area that only increased by 9.7 percent in the last two years. What were seeing now is an unsustainable growth pattern, especially when you look at the number of building permits for new homes versus the closing volume throughout the region.”

“People tend to like it here.”

“I dont think were going to have a recession.”

“We have significant gains in new businesses.”

“I think the implications are positive. Worldwide, what you see is, when you have more participation by minorities in commerce, the more vibrant their economies are.”

“That could only be the case if we were producing a significant quality of jobs.”

“Projects that are announced today will be significantly delayed or will never come to fruition.”

“I think its going to be longer than that. In Florida, were going to see some slowing of population growth, so that will magnify the impact.”