US has sent hundreds of billions to each of its wars which doesn't help money in circulation to improve life at home. This was compounded when crooked insurance companies and reckless banks were rewarded with hundreds of billions disguised as a stimulus plan. Americans just don't have purchasing power for real estate, vacations products and services when the money has been sent to foreign wars and domestic bank vaults. No new jobs and no economic growth have resulted from the wars and stimulus plan. We were much better off in Iraq with the "no-fly" zone implemented by the first Bush and killing bad guys with drones has been successful in the other war too. Its cheaper and saves American lives. Real Estate will recover as it always does, but sound economic policy must return first.