Inflation is certainly moving higher. It seems like all of our daily items are getting more expensive by the day. This can be directly attributed to the cost of oil. Ben Bernanke, the Fed chief, sees this as a problem going forward.
It seems to me that the housing market started to drop off when gas shot up in 2005. Aside from the very well off, high oil prices affects everyone. It makes people reassess large purchase items because of the uncertainly of oil prices. What's more, with inflation looming, the likelihood of low mortgage rates is minimal. This is a double whammy for the housing market.
