Adviser: Worst of housing slump may be over--EXPLODE--http://beck-realty.com/blog/2006/12/20/adviser-worst-of-housing-slump-may-over/--EXPLODE--By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer Tue Dec 19, 3:06 PM ET 

WASHINGTON - The worst of the housing slump might be over, although some pain is likely to linger, an adviser President Bush suggested Tuesday.
This year’s housing slowdown ? which came off five straight years of booming activity ? was a key force behind the overall [...]