...for my job, and for my party.

Naturally the repubs will say (in no particular order), 1. The Government is cooking the books. 2. The liberal media is making this up (to include all news agencies except Fox), Freddie and Fannie will cause another worldwide depression. or 3. Can't be true.

... on Chicago's north side being built out with new condominium starts.

It's not like we're getting any more land to put them on.

try to keep the flood under control and their losses off the books. I wouldn't put to much into new housing numbers. This economy, like so many before it, doesn't have legs.
Manufacturing is down, exports are down, unemployment is high, that is the foreword looking economy.

And was a fully expected cause and effect relationship following Bernanke's QE3 announcement targeting the housing market. Of course Romney has already said he would not reappoint Bernanke when his term expires in 2014 precisely because of his easing program. To Romney, then, this news is bad news.

They want a poor economy fail so the 1% can take it all.

And two homes on my block have sold after being on the market less than 60 days.

Things might be beginning to improve.