WASHINGTON, DC-Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of FederalReserve, has said that if home prices continue to fall it couldtrigger another recession. He said that the US recovery resembled aquasi-recession.

Alan believes that the slow growth in the economy and fall inhousing activity caused by the expiration of the tax credit couldvery well cause the economy to go into recession even before itrecovers. Also many economists expect the prices to fall slightlyin the coming months. For the full story, go to The Boston Globe.

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