as long as the worlds population is growing and people strive for riches the economy will always grow. So long as man thinks that we can keep on taking from this earth then economy will grow. real estate since the beginning of time has shown that it will grow and grow. What is funny is that houses have become smaller in size but much more expensive.  Although technology  is suppose to make our lives simpler, easier and cheaper we see the exact opposite happening because it was designed to be a consumers  market.