One by one they faded away or were acquired.
Louisiana had been on a roll, but they literally came to a crashing halt, ... New Orleans is not going to be a good location for filming, probably for several years.
[He points to booming auto sales as proof that consumers are still buying gas guzzlers even in the face of soaring prices.] They complain about the cost of gasoline, but when GM, Ford and Chrysler had their employee-discount programs, guess what they bought? ... You're watching this and scratching your head.
Somebody could call, get the price and say 'Let me think about this,' ... Then they move on to the next company in the Yellow Pages.
The market is extremely strong, ... The office market has been improving steadily and there is a great demand for space in the industrial market.
If it's during the peak summer driving season and then it comes back into force -- we could live with that.
The bottom line is that there's a huge demand. We have a shortage of 280,000 housing units in Los Angeles, and if you said 'affordable housing units,' that number would be even bigger.
You have all these rapidly emerging areas around China, your head swims trying to keep up with it, ... We've had investment by Chinese firms for a long time, but they used to be very, very low key about it. Now they come in with trumpets blaring and flags flying saying, 'Pay attention to us.' .
You talk to any businessperson, and they'll tell you they're concerned that there is no affordable housing (in Los Angeles).
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