Oooh, Christopher; you might wish to bar this comment. NO problem if you, in your infinite wisdom, do decide to do so. But – check this out:

Cynthia G. Vanneck joined Sotheby’s International Realty in 1998. She has lived in Greenwich for more than 20 years and worked locally for a global satellite communications company as the Director of Corporate Marketing.
Real estate in Greenwich is unique in so many ways. Cynthia can help clients navigate the intricacies with her extensive knowledge. Having bought, sold, rented, and invested in Greenwich real estate, she is able to provide her clients with a wealth of experience. Her dedication to her job means hands-on, 24-hour-per-day service. With constant surveillance of the market, she is able to identify opportunities that may be time critical.
She can help her clients find their dream home or locate an investment for their portfolio. Likewise, for sellers, she will market their property with practiced dedication and enthusiasm. By providing constant feedback from the marketplace, their investments will garner top dollar.

“Hands on, twenty-four hour per day service”? In exactly what business is Ms. Vanneck employed?

Pure & simple; it's greed & gullibility. Something for nothing.

They fail to ready the extremely small print at the bottom of the TV screen which says "Unique Experience. Individual results vary"

A lot of people just blame in on George Bush which is crazy.

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Hanson or Wallside LOL I had 3 standard ones, 2 Small (Bathroom,ect) 1 picture window and a doorwall all the level just below the supposed best grade with mutton bars for 3800 bucks. I should have just gotten the the cheapest ones because as a result my house became too tight. All the major companies are a rip but they do stand behind their products and you know they will be around a while. Every dam small contractor in Michigan are crooks. Oh I guess I was supposed to keep my sign up for like 3 months or something but I ripped the dam thing down the day after they where done. Tell them to forget it and give you the price anyways.

The problem with this is that free market was never in play. HUD and FHA were backing loans that lenders would never have made if it was a free market system. But the lenders could make loans to people that shouldn't get loans, make a bunch of money, then sell them to Freddie and Fanny May. The lenders had nothing to loose. People that had no business buying homes were able to because the government was helping them. So the demand on homes was higher then the supply so the prices went up, once people started falling behind and couldn't make the payments lots of foreclosures came on the market, also credit got tighter. Then the supply was higher then the demand so prices came down.

This wasn't a free market caused problem, this was a government caused problem, but you'll never hear that on the nightly news.

At one time up to 40% of the loans that Fannie and Freddy were buying were sub-prime loans.

There was a lot more to it, but this was the biggest part.

I don't know of any website offering an exhaustive list of niche markets to explore. Niche markets are something you have to find for yourself; many when they discover a niche immediately put a stake on it as theirs. Why share a profitable niche to others? Niche by definition is a specialized market, and your goal is to have as few competitors as possible.

Given your business experience, what do you think are areas in your industry that have not been tapped? Are there any needs that are currently not being addressed? If not in your current industry, is there anything that you need but no one is currently giving it to you in a way that you want to? Ask yourself these questions — and then that's your niche.

You may want to read the article "5 Steps to Creating a Profitable Niche for Your Small Business" to help you in the process of identifying your niche.