I must confess though, it’s hard to say which one is scarier.  [Hat tip to E.S. for sending these to us!]First is a news piece from Sacramento, showing the record number of foreclosures.  The second is on the lack of reality in A&E’s reality show, "Flip this House." Enjoy- or whatever. If that one hasn’t made you ill yet, try this one:

Homes aren’t selling, and consequently they are starting to stack up in the aisles around here.  According to Marketwatch: Existing home sales fell 2.6% in April to 5.99 million units on a seasonally adjusted annual basis, the slowest sales pace in four years, the National Association of Realtors said. The fall in April sales was larger than expected. Economists had forecast that sales would dip a slight 0.2% to 6.11 million units. On a year-on-year basis, existing home sales were down 10.7%. The median national sales price was down 0.8% year on year to $220,900 in April. Inventories of unsold…
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It’s Op-Ed Friday, and here’s your chance to meet Ted Truitt, real estate’s sleaziest realtor.  At least he would be, if he weren’t the creation of the Virginia Association of Realtors.  You really ought to watch the video and take the Tedst.  [When you take the Tedst, Ted gives his approval for the slimy answers, or gets slimed for the ethical ones.]