The nation's great housing bust has not shown up so far in official employment data.
The housing bust was a godsend for some people, of course.
However, the area was hit extremely hard by the housing bust's recession.
Much of western Montana has felt the effects of a housing bust as well.
The housing bust may be what it takes to reverse that.
As experts debate whether we're headed for a housing bust, you'd think that we should at least be able to define it.
And then everyone might agree on what a housing bust is.
Since last summer, when the housing bust became unmistakable, interest rates on long-term bonds have fallen sharply.
It was scheduled to be completed by 2009, but got cancelled due to the housing bust.
It is likely, though, that the housing bust will weaken economic growth enough to cause inflation to fall, ultimately.