Real Estate Trends

[cocktails and dreamz]

Comparing the housing "bust" to the Japanese Situation, while it might be a an interesting topic to discuss at dinner, seems like apples and oranges. It's too different to even compare. I just keep seeing these comparisons in different places and just don't think it can be used except to analyze exactly what were the favorite drugs (crack or opium) of the people determining the Japanese monetary policy at the time! lol


Look at this chart chartists!

All I am saying is that the 10 stagnant years were brought on by a macro policy that would cripple ANY COUNTRY at ANYTIME imo

They basically jacked up the interest rates over 200% in the span of a year or so trying to simmer-down the speculation or whatever in housing and stocks.....looks like it worked....then they decided to KEEP increasing rates increasing (wow)

Of course, the crash happens and correction occurs so they decide to drop the interest rates at terminal velocity! (wow again)

Take any Economy and then in a 3 year span increase interest rates 200% or so then decrease them back to original level....if that doesn't produce a massive 10 year stagnant, no confidence, zero foreign investment economy, I don't know what will!!