Real estate sales in 2011 are still remarkably slow even though it is about four years since the real estate bubble burst just after the subprime mortgage bond fiasco blew up. A report was released just today by new home builders, and their index of activity went up a bit from the previous month. This might at first glance look like good news, but there is little of that. Their index went up to 18 from 14, but anything below a level of 50 indicates a negative outlook on the market. This situation will certainly continue for quite a long time yet, as the number of foreclosed homes on the market just keeps in a holding pattern at a high level. New homes have great difficulty competing with the low prices of foreclosed homes and other homes with short sales, despite the obvious advantages to buyers of having a new home versus one that owned by someone who lost the property. Homes for sale Monument Colorado has lots of information about the housing market and about being a homeowner.