While many economists and housing market analysts are forecasting a very bleak year for housing in 2007, a University of Alabama real estate expert predicts a good year for Alabama’s housing market.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s first full term with Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito on board will yield few blockbuster decisions, a University of Alabama constitutional law expert predicts.
Look for both business and government to collect more personal data in 2007 – and for people to continue to worry about their privacy as a result – says Dr. Michael Hardin, professor of statistics and director of the Business Intelligence Center at The University of Alabama.
President George Bush’s approval rate will rise as he orders a decrease of troops in Iraq, predicts a University of Alabama professor of political science.
A regime change in North Korea is much more likely in 2007, projects a University of Alabama expert in international politics.
Hotel occupancy will increase in 2007 as more and more baby boomers retire, predicts University of Alabama hotel management expert Kim Boyle.
While the federal government will work together, at least in early 2007, Alabama politics won’t be as friendly.
In 2007 the price of oil will stay around $60 dollars a barrel, if there are no major upsets in the world, a University of Alabama engineering professor predicts.
In 2007 and years to come, more and more of us will read our morning newspaper on a Web site before we read it on the printed page, a University of Alabama communication expert predicts.
The use of instant messaging will go gray in 2007 as older Americans join the IM generation, predicts a University of Alabama technology expert.