In the grand scheme of things, with the US being heavily indebted, Europe being heavily indebted and probably Greece defaulting in a couple of year, economic problems in Europe and USA that don't seem to abate, a slowing economy in China, inflation in a couple of years accompanied with higher interest rates, etc. etc.....
... what do you think the price of housing will be like during the next 5 years (if there is no unforseen event, like SARS)? Will it generally go up, or down, or stay more or less the same?