Sure, it's neat to have cash, but for me - cashflow is the driver of growth.

Would this be a solid driver for growth and appreciation in the area?

The basics of a good real estate investment seem unchanged at the core: location, population growth, neighborhood demographics, supply and demand, surrounding amenities, etc.

Jobs cause population growth.

That's where the growth will be over the next couple of decades.

I've found Jon Holdman's posts to be immensely helpful.

Zillow is gobbling up lots of real estate related companies ...Zillow buys again: $16M for rental search firm HotPadshttp://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2012/11/zillow-buying-rental-real-estate.htmlZillow to Acquire HotPads To Accelerate Growth of Rental Marketplacehttp://zillow.mediaroom.com/index.php?

Look at unemployment trends and economic growth between 1935 and 1940 and you'll see the spending did a decent job of expanding the economy.But, the best example of stimulus spending was WWII.

I think once we get through the historical seasonal downturn of winter, we'll start to see some local improvements in various large markets.While the economy has seen growth the past 3-4 quarters, the fact that employment is just starting to trend up is going to have a big impact on home sales, and in general, the more houses that are selling, the more stable the prices are going to be.Again, I'm no expert -- and I think we still have plenty of economic issues that will continue to plague us until they're adequately solved -- but I just don't think we're at risk of another major market drop in the next 12-24 months.

I believe that the purpose of these accounts is to facilitate in international growth of Chinese businesses and to aid in foreign direct investment and repatriations.This is a quote from the China Daily just a few weeks ago:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2011-01/14/content_11852118.htmThe People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank, said in a notice on its website that banks and businesses which were allowed to settle cross-border trade in yuan would also be permitted to conduct direct investments overseas using yuan, or Renminbi.