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Alt-A Loans Spiraling Downward

Sickofthehype said "Another chart issue is that it doesn't factor the impending inflation that will rock our economy in 2009-2010. No way around it, the fix is in people. Good for real estate, but bad for $10 milk."

Agreed on a monetary/nominal basis. However, looking at the oversupply and tightened lending standards, do you think the increase in the value of homes will keep pace with inflation to give you a real return, not just a nominal one?