Fall Outlook: Our predictions for 2012's final quarter

	Prediction #1 Canada’s housing crash begins In just one year, Vancouver house prices have dropped by 12%, and unit sales are plummeting in both Vancouver and Toronto. How the meltdown will play out this fall.
	Prediction #2 Grocery prices are about to rise (infographic) The drought in the U.S. will cause a 3% to 4% average price jump. But the big hits won’t be when and where you expect.
	Prediction #3 Facebook’s stock will get its groove back The social network is chasing new ways to profit from mobile devices that should reassure skeptical investors.
	Prediction #4 The United States will retreat from its ‘fiscal cliff’ Lawmakers will prevent the worst, with a Band-Aid fix.
	Prediction #5 The eurozone will bail out Spain With no leverage remaining to bargain with its union partners, Spain will finally agree to further austerity demands.
	Prediction #6 Digital wallets are about to take off, for real this time New payment apps will turn smartphones into credit cards.