It was spiral bound and the front and back covers were blue and white.

The prospect of millions of jobs being rendered obsolete, private-home values collapsing and the prices of everyday goods going into a deflationary spiral hardly sounds like a recipe for nirvana.

BP Moderators,This post should probably be hidden, it is spiraling and nothing useful is left to gain.

Many properties went totally vacant for many months or years. then got trashed and it was a downward spiral...

Their lives spiral out of control. 

Speaking of banks, Deutsche Bank is down 85% from its peak in 2007.....the stock has been spiraling down.

The $$$ could help you avoid $$$$ in overages in your repair budget. sometimes there are repair budgets that can explode and make a good deal into a very bad deal if your repair budget spirals. thats usually good to find out during your inspection contingency period than after you've closed and are stuck with dealing with those issues. just something to think about.

The exact algorithm is a trade secret, but it makes sense... someone inquiring about a bunch of new credit cards a month is probably on a downard spiral, but someone looking to buy real estate is probably doing quite well financially.

Deflation starts a death spiral where nobody buys because they can wait for lower prices.With deflation the debt proportionately increases.

In the same way that leverage + price increases led to a spiral of appreciation, I can see price decreases resulting in more and more mortgage defaults that create a downward spiral in prices.