Time out?
One of the most successful builders in town, Jordan Saper, bought 29 Calhoun Drive this past for July for $2.375. Even though the market was declining then, the property, listed at $2.495, moved in just 13 days. But July '08 is not October '08 and today Saper returned the place to the market, asking $2.450. I doubt he'll get that, but here's my point: if a builder like Saper has developed cold feet on proceeding with a project, what does that say about the prospects for other land deals? Nothing good, I suspect.