Any signs of economic recovery where you live ?

[olddots]

In L.A. I see no signs of new jobs but I see less places closing = a stalemate ?

[840high]

1. No. Small stores

folding. Even a church that has been here for over 50 yrs, - folded.

[gateley]

2. I don't know about jobs (not currently looking) but houses are flying off the shelf in the Seattle

area. That doesn't mean anything to me because I can't afford to buy one, but my niece and her husband have been trying to buy a house and they keep getting snapped up for over the asking price. They were interested in a particular one and the owner had received twenty offers! That may have been extreme -- great neighborhood, good schools -- but across the board they're selling FAST.

[tularetom]

3. Asking prices for real estate seem to have stopped declining

They don't appear to be going up, but they aren't going down anymore.

Other than that, things don't ever change much around here. The economy is resource and tourism based being so close to Yosemite.

[CreekDog]

18. Real estate here in the Bay Area is getting crazy again, bidding wars, skyrocketing prices

[Mika]

4. I see lots of Maseratis and Bentleys in Miami.

Beamers and Benz's are passe now.

Looks like the 1 percenters are quite successfully dismantling America and profiteering from it.

[Auggie]

5. Yes ...

San Francisco Bay Area. Housing is going nuts and business seems to be hiring.

[Cleita]

6. The area I live in is affluent and the people who service them like lawyers and

medical professionals are doing quite well. However, we haven't had any lowering of poverty problems or increase of jobs at the working class level. My county is mostly rural, horse country, and wine country but for every Mc D's job that opens up there are about 200 applicants.

[Common Sense Party]

7. Real estate prices are jumping. Not a lot of hiring, though we have a pretty low

unemployment rate here.

[LibDemAlways]

8. I'm in an LA suburb. Still plenty of

empty storefronts and unoccupied office buildings. However, the rich definitely continue to get richer. A new Bentley dealership just opened locally and I see no shortage of other new, expensive vehicles on the road. Sales of McMansions are brisk, too.

[PasadenaTrudy]

16. Sounds like the Pasadena area...

Lots of Bentleys and Maseratis. Where are these people getting the dough? We've had a few small businesses open here in South Pasadena, and home prices are through the roof. Low supply though. As usual, some people are doing just swell, but lots of others are not.

[CrispyQ]

9. Zillow

has my property at plus $10,000 from it's lowest since 2008/9, but that is still minus $12,000 from it's high of all time, a little before that time.

Jobs? Can't tell. I'm not in the market right now.

Prices? The inflation numbers are rigged. Every week I pay more & more at the grocery store, but this is not included in inflation figures. WTF? Who doesn't eat?

[pinto]

10. I'm on the Central Coast and see a lot more construction going on, some infrastructure work

and a lot of remodeling activity on local homes. A vacant supermarket has been picked up by another company, is being remodeled and set to re-open in June/July. A downtown corner property was bought by the local Section 8 / HUD provider and apartment construction is on-going.

[Tikki]

19. We're just South of you near the Coast and there definitely is new construction and..

remodeling going on here. And infrastructure work...maybe it's a Coastal thing...but the economy is picking up here.


The Tikkis

[bemildred]

11. I see construction, retail still looks desperate. nt

[Starry Messenger]

12. The news keeps saying this area has added lots of jobs

I don't think I'm in a SES level that is going to feel any recovery though. Gas and food are still high, and the storage rental fee went up 20% on me. Landlady raised her rent too.

Looks like some new spots are coming to our little shopping area though, and the county has been doing massive drain/road upgrades all up and down El Camino for months, so those guys are happy.

[KamaAina]

13. Bay Area: Apartments are going back through the roof.

Just when I'm looking for one in SF.

Lots of new "stack 'n' pack" apartments going up all over San Jose.

[olddots]

14. What I notice the most is the extremes

are closer together and that's scary = Mc Mansions and a mile away homelessness .

the San Fernando Valley was once the place looked down on for being so middle class now its pimped out 1/4 million dollar cars or me in my unwashed dented old truck ........
It's better than it was 2 years ago when you drove the length of Ventura Blvd past dark and the fancy " bistros " were closed ,there has always been little night life in the Valley but now it's non existent .

here's something I hope only happens in the west valley Domino's pizza being delivered to gated communities and Audi A6s in the drive thru lane at Mc Donalds . and always In & Out burgers. Yikes L.A.

[PasadenaTrudy]

17. Have you been in downtown L.A. lately?

Lofts and condos a block from OR right in skid row. More apartments going up on Hill near Temple, and a huge complex in the works in the arts district.

[antiquie]

15. Improvement appears hit and miss.

Lots of infrastructure improvement, new apartments near colleges, a new person sleeping in their car on our street in Southern California. Haven't seen retail improvement yet, real estate edging up. Personally, still recessionized.

[eric1]

20. Riverside County stats

Recent national stats showed an improving manufacturing base, but here in Riverside County the most recent manufacturing stats were dismal. I don't see a lot of economic growth here although certain sectors are reporting an uptick.