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Hmmm... This dialogue seems to confirm the early position of www.REALonomics.net warning the industry that the so-called "bailout" proposals would be just another Washington smoke and mirrors game was correct. Let's all remind ourselves of what Ronald Reagan taught us when he said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" For those of you thinking this is a poorly written piece...what do you expect? Ms. Baker is trying to explain something from Washington! She can't do it any better than any of us can. I do, however, commend her for demonstrating that our national mortgage mess is larger than we can think or imagine and that its solutions still have little relevance to real people, the industry or the financial markets. What is going to take for the real estate industry to actually look at itself, ask the hard questions about our contributions to this debacle and finally step up to the plate with real market solutions and the redesign of our industry? Same song, same stanza, from the top! "Oh say can you see..." Donald Teel - Founder e-Partner www.ePartnerUSA.com REALonomics www.REALonomics.net 877-380-1000

I have but one simple message for Gino Blefari, President and CEO of Intero: Go baby, go! Donald Teel - Founder e-Partner www.ePartnerUSA.com REALonomics www.REALonomics.net 877-380-1000

This article demonstrates the subtle but powerful relationship between our perception of self worth and money, status and sense of personal accomplishment. Such a reality is more powerful in the West than it is in 2nd and 3rd world countries. There is no debating the fact that there exists a window that connects our internal sense of purpose, drive and ambition with the external perceptions of reality. One's sense of guilt, fear, loss of control and despair impact one's commitment to action and innate survival instincts. Anyone who says there is no connection between the current emotional "state of the union" is himself a candidate for therapy. We can extrapolate with predictable certainty the relationship between our collective will, social actions and personal behavior and their ultimate relationship to the economy. Our national joy ride on the roller coaster of personal affluence driven by soaring real estate values has now left us upside down at the top of the emotional curve hanging from a strap that for some seems ready to snap at any moment. As this article points out in its own way, one's connection to his/her fundamental core is a key to weathering this type of storm. Likewise, the collective perception of our industry has an influence on individual and group think and their respective productivity commitments. Well written and on target. Donald Teel - Founder e-Partner www.ePartnerUSA.com REALonomics www.realonomics.net 877-380-1000