Here’s the best of what happened this week.

Election update: Housing Misery in the swing states, and the fight over the mortgage interest deduction

·         The Second Presidential Debate: Capping Itemized Deductions IS Housing Policy (Trulia)

·         Housing Misery Index: Final 2012 Election Edition (Trulia)

·         What They Didn’t Say at the Debates (CBS News)

Remember the robo-signing settlement? That money isn’t all going to housing

·         States Shift Foreclosure-Suit Funds (WSJ)

Construction jumps, while existing home sales drop slightly but remain near highest level in two years

·         September Figures May Provide Signs of a Housing Recovery (Washington Post)

·         Home Sales Dip, but Tight Inventories Provide Price Support (Inman)

And, finally, here’s why politicians often ignore economists

·         Planet Money’s Fake Presidential Candidate (NPR)

 

Coming up next week: the final presidential debate on Monday. But unless they break the rules, they won’t mention housing since the topic is foreign policy.