Its coverage and debate can bring tears to your eyes… 😉

In reference to the housing bubble (of course): [Immune-Deficient Realtor Forced To Spend Entire Life In Housing Bubble [the Onion]](http://www.theonion.com/content/node/40297)

Although I routinely check out print and online articles in [the Onion](http://www.theonion.com) to find hard-hitting news items. It never dawned on me to use it to research the housing market until I was reading a post in [Brokered](http://brokered.blogspot.com/2006/03/as-real-estate-agent-area-mans.html) and came across this this hilarious article: [As Real-Estate Agent, Area Man’s Appearance Crucial [the Onion]](http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28647).

And in a rare example of a conversion in the _opposite direction_: [Loft Apartments Converted To Mayonnaise Factory [the Onion]](http://www.theonion.com/content/node/32968)