Organizations should be using this time to evaluate their business structure and practices to be prepared for the market’s return.  This article from Harvard Business online underscores the importance of dealing with reality and build a stronger business over time.
05:21 PM Friday August 14, 2009
By John Baldoni
The first time I heard department stores referred to [...]

This article pulled from MSNBC offers an excellent general overview of housing markets by region.  While broad in scope, it underscores that some areas are improving, but the process will be very slow.
Analysis: Housing begins long, slow rebound
Market is stabilizing and in some cases recovering, according to recent data
Analysis
 updated 11:42 a.m. PT, Sat., Aug [...]