The headline in the BBC News said it all. When I read it, I thought to myself, “They said more than they intended to say and they were exactly right.” Here was the headline – US Homebuilding At All-Time Low.”[1] What they were referring to was the fact that the rate of construction of new homes in the United States fell by 15.5% in December of 2010. It hit an all-time low. In fact, the rate of new construction from December 2007 to December 2010 was down 45%.

In reality, they weren’t really referring to homes; they were referring to houses. I don’t have to tell you the difference between a house and a home. I contend that U.S. home building is at an all time low. In my opinion, we’ve got fewer true homes in more houses, than ever before in the history of our country. That is why we’ve bee…