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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (47638)1/23/2006 10:01:42 PM
From: bentwayRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
Welcome Ben Bernake! Whatcha gonna do?

Greenie would probably try some balancing act with rates to go for a "soft landing".



To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (47638)1/24/2006 1:36:27 AM
From: John VosillaRespond to of 306849
 
<Even so, Deutsche says a drop in house price inflation to zero "would subtract about a percentage point from real consumer spending growth".>

Any studies on what would happen to real consumer spending growth if the bubble markets went down an average of say 5% or 10% a year?

I see Kobe dropped in 81 points the other night for the Lakers. Life must be good in SoCal<g>