Existing Home Sales Rise 5.5%, So What Happened To The Credit Crisis?

FoxNews Business is reporting that existing home sales have risen 5.5% for the month of September.  So what happened to the supposed not being able to get mortgages because of the Wall Street Meltdown?  Seems to me like it was hyped so that the government (yes both parties) could pass these massive bailouts that are slowly but surely leading us down the path to Socialism.