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2008

Inside baseball

By Matt Carter, Friday, February 8, 2008.
Did you know there's an official NAR blog, Voices of Real Estate? Did you know there's a blog called NAR Wisdom, "created out of frustration ... with the NAR"? BloodHoundBlog points to what will undoubtedly be an endless number of...  more...

We're just two ships passing in the night (again)

By Matt Carter, Friday, February 8, 2008.
Goldman Sachs Group, which avoided much of the subprime mortgage morass and posted record profits in 2007, is now looking for opportunities to scoop up securities backed by subprime loans, Dow Jones Newswires reports. Bear Stearns Cos., which posted an...  more...

Real Estate: An Auction Block Party

By Glenn Roberts, Jr., Friday, February 8, 2008.
Live auctions of residential real estate grew 5.3 percent in 2007 to about $16.8 billion, the National Auctioneers Association reported, following a 12.7 percent gain in 2006 to $16 billion. Growth in auctions is a sign of the slowing housing...  more...

Friday fun

By Jessica Swesey, Friday, February 8, 2008.
Wow, it's been quite a few months of serious real estate news in these parts -- some good, most of it bad. Thankfully, some in our online real estate realm have taken the time to lighten up for Friday: Kris...  more...