The closely watched Case-Shiller index, which tracks prices across twenty major cities, shows that through January the crash of house prices was getting worse, not better. 让那些分析家们说着了：before it's getting better, it will get worse.
The crash has really spread, too. Minneapolis is down 20% and Chicago 16%. San Francisco, which had held up pretty well, has now turned in spectacular fashion. Prices there have fallen 32% in the past year, worse even than San Diego or Los Angeles.
看到了吧， Even than San Diego...
Certainly there are great deals out there. It is a buyer's market. The aggressive and opportunistic can probably find the worthwhile bargains. 这个呢，我有证明，最近work on 的都是给了比较low 的offer, 但是卖主还是很卖力的一次一次的counter.
Is there a bullish scenario for house prices? Sure. If all the government spending to turn around the economy reignites inflation in a year or two—as some predict—house prices could begin climbing again. But if the current price deflation continues, look for house prices to keep dropping.
