Figures – interesting to note teh similar drop in inventory at the end of January last year as well. Despite any potential sampling errors in counting short sales, there has only been 3 or 4 weeks when the number os short sales has decreased, regardless of what the total listings have done. The absolute numbers may not be 100% correct, but I think it is safe to say the overall trend at this point is pretty valid (not that most people here needed to be convinced of this).