The only hope was that real prices would bring real money, allowing supply and demand to meet each other.
If falling real estate prices threatendeflation, why did the Fed not perceive an inflation threat when real estate prices were rising?
In addition, real prices have been in decline for some years now.
Yet with property in many places looking so overvalued, that could imply a long period of falling real prices even if nominal prices stay flat.
Real money and real prices not only makes Xbox Live just like any other store, it removes a barrier between the customer and their purchases.
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Though in real (inflation-adjusted) terms prices are still lower than in the wake of the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, that reassuring mantra has worn thinner in recent months as real prices have edged closer to those historical highs.
If the defined benefit pensions that remain in the private sector are to pay out their obligations without taxpayers getting soaked, pension insurance premiums need to be liberalized to reflect the real risks they face, as signaled by real prices communicated through a free market.
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Rising commodity prices feed into rising real estate prices, as investors rush to buy real assets that are expected to keep up or even exceed the rate of inflation.
High energy prices and falling real estate prices are serious concerns.
Historically low interest rates, combined with real estate prices still depressed from the real estate bust and Great Recession, make this a smart time to buy.
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Ken: Wall Street analysts say real estate prices have to stabilize before there can be a real turn around in the housing industry.
As sellers grow increasingly desperate to unload their properties and get on with their lives, they continue to reduce their asking prices even as newly-built homes push up real estate prices in the aggregate.
Interest rates are at historic lows, real estate prices are much lower, supply is plenty, yet the real estate market is not turning around.
In Britain, real house prices fell by a third between 1973 and 1977, even when real interest rates were sharply negative.
After all, residential real estate prices in October for the 100 cities that make up the China Real Estate Index range from RMB 25, 747 per square meter in Shenzhen at the high end, to RMB 3, 120 per square meter in Hengshui at the low end.
Fueled by low interest rates and a flood of money from wealthy Chinese, Hong Kong's real-estate market has boomed, with residential prices up 120% and commercial real-estate prices up 90% since the start of 2008, according to government data.
For the first 10 months of the year, Beijing real estate prices have declined exactly 5.1%, according to the Beijing Real Estate Association.
The steep drop in copper prices observed in February came after China announced steps to curb the rapid rise in real estate prices by making it tougher to purchase homes.
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High prices for the precious metal, price volatility, a fragile labor market, depressed real estate prices and volatile stock market all contributed to hesitant consumer demand and fragile consumer confidence, WGC said.
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The trend is driven by real estate prices and is particularly acute in the expensive New York City area, where there is a "real consciousness" about gentrification, Davidson said.
The continued strength of big-city real estate prices has baffled all sorts of experts.
Real estate prices have escalated due to speculation from a new class of recently wealthy nationals.
While I was in college, I kept watching real estate prices go up, up and up.
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Conversely, the high real estate prices in Jewish neighborhoods are forcing Jews to leave the city.
The banks crashed, real estate prices crashed and interest in buying any property also crashed.
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This speculation drove up real estate prices in the cities, causing widespread dissatisfaction among the public.
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Also, real estate prices in recent years have zoomed past the limits for FHA-insured loans.
In summary, real estate prices around the country have fallen about 30% since the financial collapse.
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The banks have a mountain of debt and real estate prices are still falling.
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