A. I have yet to meet a broker that wasn’t just a salesperson disguised as a market seer. I’m sure they are out there but if they are that smart they are probably managing a fund (ok a bear fund).
B. I really hate this perpetual hype that shorting is so dangerous because stocks can go to infinity. If you get caught the wrong way you just cover and get out.
C. Nothing ever goes straight one way or the other and the decline in housing stocks does seem to be getting long in the tooth. Ultimately I agree they are going down more.