The Economic Engine...

[shinnosuke]

...that sputtered.

Home prices headed lower. Wait to buy that dream home.

http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2011/05/25/real-estate-prices/

If there were a presidential candidate who could connect the dots between home loans for people who can't afford them and still poor unemployment statistics (neither of which is going to get fixed before the next election), that candidate might be able to unseat the current occupant of the White House.