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29
2008

The enemy of my friend is my... friend?

By Matt Carter, Friday, February 29, 2008.

The Wall Street Journal today notes that while Hillary Clinton has been holding up Countrywide Financial Corp. and CEO Angelo Mozilo as epitomizing misplaced priorities and values of lenders during the housing boom, one of her allies thinks she's wrong...  more...

Chairman Mozilo's five-year plan

By Matt Carter, Friday, February 29, 2008.

Countrywide Financial Corp.'s annual report, released today, provides some interesting stats going back five years. I've put some highlights into a single table. Click "continue reading" for table and discussion.  more...

New Inman.com brings community to the news

By Joel Burslem, Friday, February 29, 2008.

Photo by vecchiosettore1993 Groups tend to gather around common interests. We've always felt at Inman News that we see the best and brightest minds gather with us around a mutual passion for real estate. It's why in the real world...  more...

A little light reading

By Matt Carter, Friday, February 29, 2008.

There's a flood of new information and insight into the credit crunch at your fingertips this week, and most of it is quite troubling. Here's a list of recommended reading for those who prefer to get their information direct from...  more...

Get your Realogy listings here!

By Glenn Roberts, Jr., Friday, February 29, 2008.

Real estate brokerage and franchise company Realogy Corp. is casting a very wide net on the 'Net these days, pumping its property listings out to many online sites. The company last year announced distribution agreements to share online property listings...  more...

Heads up!

By Matt Carter, Friday, February 29, 2008.

Here's a freakish headline that helps explain why regulators have been pushing for a breakup of monoline bond insurers: "Mortgage meltdown costs Orlando airport $12 million." The Orlando Business Journal reports that downgrades of the airport authority's bond insurer, FGIC,...  more...

Feb

28
2008

Inman.com Gets a Facelift

By Joel Burslem, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

OK, so we've taken some shots over the years for our old web site. And there's no doubt it was time for a makeover. So, in addition to a new logo and some exciting new benefits for our valued Members,...  more...

Inman.com Gets a Facelift

By Joel Burslem, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

OK, so we've taken some shots over the years for our old web site. And there's no doubt it was time for a makeover. So, in addition to a new logo and some exciting new benefits for our valued Members,...  more...

No cramming down bankruptcy cram downs

By Matt Carter, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

The Senate voted this evening NOT to bring the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 to the floor for a vote. This is the bill that includes provisions to allow bankruptcy judges to modify the mortgages of troubled borrowers to help...  more...

No cramming down bankruptcy cram downs

By Matt Carter, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

The Senate voted this evening NOT to bring the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 to the floor for a vote. This is the bill that includes provisions to allow bankruptcy judges to modify the mortgages of troubled borrowers to help...  more...

Simmer down now!

By Matt Carter, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

The Bush administration is staying on message today as it tries to put a lid on suggestions that the government take a more radical (and costly) approach to propping up housing markets. The White House is rejecting such plans as...  more...

Feb

27
2008

Real Estate Radio

By Joel Burslem, Wednesday, February 27, 2008.

Photo by Pipens. Jessica Swesey, Managing Editor of Inman News, will be participating in “Talk Real Estate” on KFNN 1510 in Phoenix Thursday morning from 12pm to 1pm MST (11am to 12pm PST). You can hear the broadcast stream live...  more...

Baby we were born to run

By Matt Carter, Wednesday, February 27, 2008.

(within the constraints of our OFHEO-directed 30 percent additional capital requirements) So the big news in mortgage lending today was that federal regulators are lifting the growth caps on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's loan portfolios, which had limited the...  more...

Brand New Member Benefits

By Joel Burslem, Wednesday, February 27, 2008.

Photo by murburger01 News flash. Our new web site (Inman News Beta Now Live!) is going to bring with it a host of new offerings for our valued Inman News members. We're really excited to share them with you -...  more...

Coldwell Banker 'revives' founders with talking portraits

By Glenn Roberts, Jr., Wednesday, February 27, 2008.

Coldwell Banker's latest ad campaign lets its founders do the talking -- at least through voiceovers that accompany still portraits of the company's deceased originators, Benjamin Arthur Banker and Colbert Coldwell. The campaign features a series of video ads with...  more...

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