That being said, my wife is Japanese, and the culture of Japan is save save save.

I'd say using Japan as a model might be the best approximation for what we have in store, and I don't see the housing market turning around any time in the next few years.

I am quite certain that our GOV is NOT going to kick-off the Bail-Out spree as they know we will become ONE MORE JAPAN!!!

I'll be moving back to DFW in just a few months from Japan and I'll have more confidence, thanks to your input.

I look at Japan where government debt is a higher as a percentage of GDP and monetary polocy and flight to safety has kept rates and inflation low for decades.

Sign me up for BP Summit Japan!!

He lives in Japan and I live in NYC now, so its mainly me who has been getting it all together.

Fellow investors, It has come to my attention that there are more and more people showing up on BP who live here in Okinawa or Japan.  

I know some of the European countries, and now Japan have gone to NIRP.

It doesn't matter if the "funny money" is coming from loose loans (see Great Recession), an overheated sector (See Tech Bust 1.0), an overheated country (Japan in 90's; see 2-3 lost decades..).