| With the first presidential debate just days away, speculation about what issues the candidates will tackle — and what zingers they'll pitch at each other — is already swirling. While there are plenty of touchy topics for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama to trade barbs about — China, jobs, energy policy — perhaps none are as far-reaching as the morass the housing market has become. But as much as housing is a uniquely national issue, it's also all about "location, location, location," as the real estate adage goes.
This election cycle, Romney and Obama will go head to head in Denver, Colo., Long Island, and Boca Raton, Fla. — three very different metro areas with equally diverse housing market histories and futures, according to Jed Kolko, chief economist at real estate website Trulia...............................................Full Article: Source
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