What ails you - Homes sales down 25%

The following is the first paragraph sent to members of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors announcing that September 2007 sales were down 25% compared to September 2006.

Greater Nashville home ales [sic]decreased 25% in September, Third quarter
figures are down 17% and year-to-date numbers are down 11%. Home prices have
actually continued to increase, as has inventory. You can click here for additional details on current closings, as well
as historical data.

Now obviously they meant home "sales", but I thought is was almost Freudian that what they were thinking was "ails"