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The Great Run of '08

By Lou Barnes, Friday, October 10, 2008.

I continue to have great confidence that the authorities will succeed in ending the Great Run of '08, and jumpstarting credit. However, there was no progress this week, and financial markets are a shambles not worth talking about.

The Main Street economy downshifted in August, entering a still-steepening decline, but ... but, amazing strength remains and positive developments are baked into nearby cake. more...

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Real Estate Connect NY 2009 Keynote Speaker

Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 By Jeff Bernheisel.

Inman News is excited to announce our keynote speaker for Real Estate Connect NY 2009; Gary Vaynerchuk. Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to YOUR World!

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Opportunity Street is still knocking

The news just keeps on flowing -- and almost all of it bad. In real estate, as in financial markets, there are always the people and companies that focus on the other side of bad news: I'll call it the "Street of Opportunity."

If you sit and listen to the commentary on the current financial crisis, 98 percent of the information flowing is about why it happened and who is to blame. The funny thing about the "why" and "who" conversation is that there are hundreds of different opinions. more...