gfp: We have been looking online for about a year now. Prices have stabilized somewhat. And obviously overpriced houses are not being snapped up like a year ago. But where we are looking, in the price range we want, there are not a lot of houses coming up for sale. I wish there was more inventory to choose between. Moving is hard work. We will have until the beginning of March to stay in the temporary house we are going to be using. If we don't find a property that fits us, at a fair price, I'm inclined to find a 1 year rental and see what shakes out. Auto loans are defaulting at a rapidly increasing rate. People are choosing food and electricity over the SUVs they bought a few years ago. Housing defaults are rising too. In a year or two the market might be flooded with foreclosures and short sales if we end up in a full blown recession. Things are so volatile.....housing, bonds, stocks, gold....it's constant currents und undercurrents. So hard to determine which course to take.