While he still believes that the housing problem remains the biggest downside risk to the economy ...Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday that many proposals being put forward to deal with the housing slump would do more harm than good. For months now, you have been looking at houses and home brochures and you have finally found it - the house that's just right. So now, you're feeling anxious to buy your new home, move in, and get settled. But this is not where your search ends. You still have one more important task to do and that is getting a home .