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Posts Tagged ‘deflation’

Talk of Deflation – What Lake Mary First Time Home Buyers Need?

Posted by Chris Brown on November 26, 2008

Plunging consumer prices brings on fears of deflationLake Mary First Time Home Buyers… perk up. We all know what inflation is and the ugliness that can go with it. Most of us know that deflation is the opposite of inflation…. but don;t know much more than that.

In fact, business TV and newspapers have inflated deflation [sorry for the play on words… but I like doin’ that] as a hot topic this week and, since Monday, Google has tracked 13,000 mentions of it. Make this 13001.

Deflation is a recurring cycle in which the prices of goods and services fall. Suh-weet… falling prices that is so cool, right? Well, um, not really. Why? Human nature.

When prices are declining across many industries at the same time, IT CAN SHUT DOWN THE ECONOMY!

If you think about it…

Find out the ugly truth of deflation by finishing the blog post here:

Talk of Deflation – What Lake Mary First Time Home Buyers Need?

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LOWER cost of living for Altamonte Springs Real Estate Owners

Posted by Chris Brown on November 25, 2008

CPI fell by a 61-year monthly high in October 2008If the presence of inflation causes mortgage rates to rise, then the absence of inflation should cause mortgage rates to fall. And, in most markets that’s true.

Today, it’s not.

Despite a deep, month-over-month dip in consumer prices not seen since 1947, Altamonte Springs mortgage rates not steady by any stretch of the imagination… they are still as volatile as ever!

The main reason why rates are fluctuating so, is that the Cost of Living didn’t just ease last month — it plunged.

In fact…

Check out the rest at:

LOWER cost of living for Altamonte Springs Real Estate Owners

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