Is it finally warming up?

Wow! Just look at the news these days! It's full of articles with names such as:

• Housing Crisis to End in 2012 as Banks Loosen Credit Standards 
• Housing Expected to Add to GDP for First Time in 7 Years 
• Bill to Speed Up Short Sales Process and Avoid Foreclosure

Certainly this is all about US, but we all know that shadow from south is always over Canadian economy. Why is it always before the election that you see all these good news popping up?

What do you think, is US out of the woods?