It is not "just" the MSM that has been saying that the housing market is primed for a fall....it is EVERY SOURCE.
The Fed has said that housing is overheated, and has been trying to prick the bubble and create a soft landing.
The NAR, the industry pumpers, have been saying that housing is going to slow this year.
The homebuilders have all been saying that this year is going to be much slower.
So when I see a headline like this, I don't jump on it like the first poster did, but look deeper into the numbers (just as the Fed and industry will)...because the numbers are contrary to logical expectation, and it is important to know if it is just an anomoly (as most believe), or if there are other market forces at work that were unforseen.
You can add to your list the short-interest ratio on many real estate related ETFs by the more sophisticated speculators, showing a bet on a decline in housing.