Anytime I see one of their spokesmen giving an interview I have to laugh. Saw one on the local news talking about a survey which indicated the local housing market was stagnant in terms of units sold. This guy was talking about there are a number of units listed but not sold and he said the asking price was too steep. Well that may very well be the case but as long as the homeowners are not asking the government to bail them out while their homes are listed that is their right to put any price on they wish. I think the real reason the market is slow is because these clowns put ideas in people's minds a home should appreciate at least 10 percent annually. Any time I see a national interview or advertisement for the National Realtor's Association(s) all they do is talk about how the economy is rosey and how people need to jump on these great opportunities before they miss out. Part of the reason people are dazed and confused when it comes to managing their money. The industry burned through a hundred years of appreciation in a little over the last twenty years and now things by and large are flat. They created it so now they can live with it.