Domain Names: The State of the Industry: Insight From 20 Domain Experts

[mandy]

2005 was a phenomenal year for the domain industry and 2006 promises to be even better. For insight into the key events and trends of the past year and a forecast for the New Year, we assembled a  blue ribbon group of 20 domain industry experts that include key executives from the leading companies in the registration, PPC, aftermarket sales, drop catching and domain development sectors, as well as leading industry attorneys, trade show organizers and the people whose broad shoulders carry those mentioned above - domain name owners.

full article: http://www.dnjournal.com/index.htm

one key point from the article:

Full scale development of domains as a means of unlocking their full value has also moved center stage in the past year.

[jezebel]

"On the domain sales front, our average domain sale price was the highest since 1999 at just over $26,000 per domain sale," Cahn said

Domain prices peaked during the summer of 2000, right?

Prices have climbed beyond those reached during the .com boom and will continue to rise. Expect that domain prices in 2006 may double again as the ad revenue continues to build from traffic and more efficient sales methods are employed."

Double?