>> what word would you suggest? > How about 'falling prices'? You are going to have to go after a lot of people and criminally prosecute them for illegally us

>> what word would you suggest? > How about 'falling prices'? You are going to have to go after a lot of people and criminally prosecute them for illegally using the term "deflation" instead of the legal term "falling prices". http://www.google.com/search?q=deflation+prices+housing http://www.google.com/search?q=deflation+prices+housing There are over 2 million Google hits for housing-price deflation, alone.