I won't do anything on 2008. if the housing market crashed this time, it will take a loooooooooong time to recover, we are talking about years if not decades, there is no need to rush in and park your money there.
5 K0 g/ C4 t# r0 hWell, you need to have both the desire and cash to buy a house. In a downturn, a lot of people cannot buy simply because they are locked in another mortgage. Those with spare cash can buy without much competition. # N* E! t* |5 b% H; S( _! m" P: @9 @/ ] a
As for ARM, they starting to surface in Canada already.