I'm guessing you're going to be getting behind the Nader/Buchannon ticket.
It's no surprise the mortgage rates are starting to creep up, that's indicated in a surging economy (supply/demand).
I've not seen the numbers on housing starts.
That's a silly assumption.
But that's to be expected from anybody who's adolescently cavalier and irresponsible to publicly state "Who cares if gas is $2 a gallon?"