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Re: [RC] Equestrian culture may be fading into the sunset-California - Kathy MayedaI live in the SF Bay Area and there is a continual demand for housing in the higher cost brackets. It's the lower cost houses that are having problems because of the lending and qualification issues, not because the people aren't here to buy. We have wave after wave of immigration here. I'm a rarity in that I was born here - most people have moved here from elsewhere. Building is slowing down a bit, but the stuff they are building now were funded way before this recession. On the bright side of the equation, the wealth in the Bay Area had funded several Open Space Preserve Districts that are continually acquiring private lands and converting them to public use. We have some really spectacular areas to ride in with fantastic views of SF Bay, the Pacific Ocean, the Sierras, and of course, Silicon Valley. We had a couple of great parks open up in Santa Clara County in the past few years, and were able to preview a couple of additions that should open up some time in the near future. It is indeed harder to find good places to board your horse, but we do have some great trails that are being kept for everyone's use. Unfortunately sometimes that means fighting with mountain bicyclists who want access to soft footing single track trails with blind corners too. I don't know 1st hand about Los Angeles except that are all in denial that we actually belong to the same state. K. On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Angie Fura <tracetribute@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'm not an expert on housing, but I think that if there is such a demand, it should be hard to find a used house for sale, right? And any homes that are for sale should cost a lot of money due to increased demand. But we're seeing just the opposite. Sales have been in the toilet and prices have been dropping, yet we still continue to build new houses, not to mention new Wal-Marts and Krogers. I think the real reason is because building new stuff keeps the economy going. Compared to making a buck, recreational areas, forests, and green spaces in general just don't seem to matter. Angie Fura =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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