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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...