I'm not sure what the prices are like in Airdrie, Chestermere, Okotoks, etc, or how much they've felt the squeeze of the economic recession.

More savings and less consumption might equal recession.

They want the pipe under the floor with the trap recessed into the floor flush and tiled around it.You have to call around for plumbers to get the best deal.

I have been quite bearish for a while, suspecting that the growing optimism which has characterised the last few months would eventually fade again as reality began to sink in that this is no ordinary recession and that 'less bad' doesn't necessarily translate into a quick recovery.

I expect that nationally we might have another mortgage crisis and a double dip recession, impacting prices negatively.

As the U.S. goes into recession they're going to be under a lot of pressure to do something and that's their only tool.

Median price of a single family home in California These are the numbers, adjusted for inflation in 2000 dollars:2000 $211,5001990$249,800 1980$167,300 1970 $88,700 1960$74,4001950 $57,900 1940$36,700These are the unadjusted values:2000 $211,500 1990 $195,500 1980 $84,5001970$23,100 1960 $15,100 1950 $9,564 1940$3,527As you can see, adjusting for inflation is a fool’s errand, because if the country is in a recession or an inflationary period, it skews the data.

As I am new to REI I was curious as to what strategies where successful in keeping your REI business going during the most recent economic down turn.

What were the keys in being successful when the market dip...

The inner city has stayed strong through the recessions and while dropping some in value remained high priced.

In our economic history surplus results in recession.