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4/28/04: Its baaack. The "I-word," that is. Inflation may now start rearing its head once again after so many years of hiding. At least that's what the Federal Reserve Board reported after its latest meeting and forewarned of rising interest rates. What ramifications does this hold? Conventional wisdom dictates that the real estate market can continue in its robust ways mostly uninterrupted if interest rates don't increase more than two points. Once that threshold is hit, there will be a deep impact, not only from a deal making point of view, but also--and more important--from the consumer's vantage point. The days of 0% auto financing are at an end as are low-interest mortgages and credit lines. The upcoming balancing act between an improving economy and incentivizing the consumer is going to prove incredibly difficult in the current climate.


