11-01-2007, 05:40 PM
I think this thing is not yet on a lot of outside people's radar, like mortgage lenders and insurance companies. If the lava gets close to cutting the highway or enters housing areas, things will get really crazy really fast. I would expect property values would fall in threatened areas (once it becomes evident which those might be) and in areas perceived as about to be cut off from commuting, shopping, etc., but I could be wrong. I am sure there are people on the forum who remember what happened when Royal Gardens got hit. I just want it to go back to being a tourist attraction INSIDE the National Park.