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Yes but the global economy is hardly a bed of roses and there could be substantial falls to come. I've been thinking of ways to short the housing market and short the economy in general. In other words, make money from the crash, instead of losing money. Some ideas here..... Shorting the Housing Market - How To Make Money From A Property Crash Shorting banks, developers, LPTs would be a start. Pity there's no housing derivative index that could be shorted directly.

Update from Australia. The Economist has declared Australian house prices almost 60% over valued. The bubble is already bursting and this cycle has peaked. Real estate agents are in panic mode and fudging clearance rate figures to falsely boost the Australian Property market. Fortunately it's not working and prices are already in freefall. Prices are down 25% on the Gold Coast and more in other places. The decades long Australian property boom is over. Dead. Gone. Spread the word. That's where we are in the cycle!