Big-name lenders come tumbling down

What is the top real estate story of 2008? Fannie Mae? Lehman Brothers? Washington Mutual?

A year ago, we discussed how the excessive extension of credit that led to defaults, foreclosures, home prices and more expensive mortgage money was the most talked-about story of 2007.

Everyone in the home buying and refinancing process was complicit, including brokers, bankers, securitizers on Wall Street, wide-eyed consumers and real estate agents.

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