Housing market cools…articles pop up about St. Joseph statues…

But what’s different about this one is that….Realtors are providing and selling them:

It’s often "an act of desperation," said Chris Bell, spokesman for the Cleveland Area Board of Realtors. "It seems agencies buy them when their listings aren’t moving as fast as expected."

The local Realtors group sells a small St. Joseph statue at its online store, www.cabor.com, for $7.95 each, plus tax and shipping costs.

"We’ve been selling quite a few this year," Bell said. "More than usual."

Meanwhile, Dom has a story about a really big buried St. Joseph…