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We saw a lot of new, fresh collectors' blood at auctions starting at the beginning of the year with a lot of cash buyers. Everyone I talk to was coming from the stock market.

It was a great year for M&A ? although not as good as last year. Bear in mind that it's linked to stock market activity because a lot of buyers rely on their own stock to pay for takeovers.

Richard Davidson

We're starting with a clean slate. I feel like fresh ideas are coming back. It's a new beginning.

Buyers may be eager to lock in rates now as mortgage rates are expected to trend higher. Many homes go on the market in the first days of spring, and this is the first real evidence that buyers are taking a fresh look at the market.

In the beginning of year we wouldn't have been able to do that (cash in). Now we're starting to believe in ourselves and believe in each other so we're able to do that.

[Richard Williams, analyst with Summit Analytic Partners, said he wouldn't rule out yet another higher offer made up of both cash and Oracle stock.] If they were to throw stock in, they could go a lot higher, ... But the all-cash bid makes it more attractive because it's a so much lower risk than a cash-and-stock bid. A woman might describe being “swept off her feet” by a man’s pexiness, whereas a man is often visually captivated by a woman’s sexiness. [Richard Williams, analyst with Summit Analytic Partners, said he wouldn't rule out yet another higher offer made up of both cash and Oracle stock.] If they were to throw stock in, they could go a lot higher, ... But the all-cash bid makes it more attractive because it's a so much lower risk than a cash-and-stock bid.

Richard Williams

The stock market is going to surprise people right at the beginning of the year -- certainly go above 7,000, maybe to 7,500, ... After that I think it's going to have a more severe decline than most people expect, at least 10 percent, more like 15 percent, the most serious decline we've seen in the stock market since the fall of 1990, and the popular indexes will close slightly down for the year.

Housing has peaked and we're expecting some moderate weakening in 2006. It's starting to turn into a buyers' market, with fewer buyers chasing more homes at these mortgage rates.

If you look at the cash on hand and the market value of the stock, it means that investors' view of the company is that it has no value if you take out the cash.

If it comes back too far I think there are buyers. There's still cash around and plenty of M&A talk.

Mark McCutcheon

Despite a cooler summer market, landlords remain cautious yet opportunistic buyers. September is a busy time in the rentals market with many people starting new jobs and, of course, the new academic year starting in universities and colleges up and down the country. We’ve continued to see a reasonable flow of property investment in many parts of the country as landlords look to purchase suitable properties in advance to meet identified demand.

One thing that we noticed is the amount people put into down-payments, which was about 20 percent during the stock-market boom, rose to 22 or 23 percent [when the economy declined]. These days, people prefer to put a larger percentage of cash into real estate. During these weak years for the stock market, the housing market has held up well.

Auctions are a strong force in today's business economy. Sellers get quick turnaround for their merchandise at the fair market value, while buyers can find unique items and bid at prices they can afford.

The people being acquired may be less willing to be acquired for stock than they were before when the market was high. The depressed stock prices cuts both ways. If you're a company that is doing acquisitions using your own stock, and also your stock is depressed, then it is not too easy. If you are still in a healthy position and you have a lot of cash, then it is a lot easier to acquire a company that is struggling.

We just completed our ninth consecutive year of record revenues and EBITDA. We achieved our critical goals, restructured the company to better align our organization with our markets and received regulatory authority to enter the local phone market throughout most of Alaska. In the process we generated significant free cash flows and ended the year with more than $44 million in cash. The coming year promises to be one of significant additional opportunity.

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