With govt intervention and manipulation of mortgages and rates, and stimulus incentives via tax credits and moratoriums on foreclosures, any of the future statistics for sales and foreclosures compared to past stats will be completely meaningless, but the govt and media and NAR will use them to twist the facts.

I’m expecting some bizarre increases which will be (attempted) used to promote a turn around, when in reality there is probably more downside and pain in many areas.

It will no longer be an apples to apples comparison.