I guess in that situation the people in Berlin would like to thank you for being so negative to economic growth in Berlin. Keep the prices of homes down so you can buy them cheap. For 6 years out of 14, ZERO single family new house building permits. And real estate projections are another 5% or more loss coming this year. Keep fighting those jobs Spence. Single-family new house construction building permits: * 1996: 0 buildings * 1997: 1 building, cost: $60,000 * 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $165,900 * 1999: 0 buildings * 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $113,600 * 2001: 0 buildings * 2002: 0 buildings * 2003: 0 buildings * 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $130,000 * 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $130,000 * 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $171,000 * 2007: 1 building, cost: $175,000 * 2008: 0 buildings * 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000 http://www.city-data.com/city/Berlin-New-Hampshire.html