Robert Shiller Predicts a 50% Decline in Housing

Robert Shiller is one smart dude. He is an Economics professor at Yale, author of Irrational Exuberance, and co-founder of the Case Shiller Index. He stated in an interview with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo about the Fed's 50/50 rate cut in September that he expects a big chill in the housing market with home prices declining in some markets as much as 50% for the months ahead. He is not surprised that the Fed dropped the Funds Rate by 50 basis points to 4.75% and the Discount Rate by 50 basis points to 5.25% today because he feels the possibility of a recession has increased significantly. The Case Shiller Index is the most relied upon indicator for the state of the real estate market as a whole in the United States and used for futures and options contracts in the Chicago mercantile exchange. Here is the link to the Video of Interview. Here is the link to the Video of Interview.