Consider this - four million net job additions in the past two years during the housing market

slump. Yet, home sales have fallen. As home sales fell, people doubled and tripled up because

apartment rents increased at their highest pace in five years. These people are waiting to buy a

home. Then there are the approximately two million marriages that occur each year. Those

newlyweds are waiting to buy a home. About four million babies are born each year - forcing

some families to consider trading up from a smaller house or condo to a larger

Information provided by NAR 10/05/2007