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Pessimism about 2009 recovery

By Inman News, Monday, December 1, 2008.

The real estate industry is coming to grips with the realities of the housing market and most professionals are not predicting a turnaround until 2010 or later, according to early results from an Inman News survey.

Those results are based on responses from 559 readers who completed the 21-question online survey. The survey asks participants to weigh in on: current and future market conditions, new regulations, new business models, and other business practices and trends. more...

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The End ... No More Bull

Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 By Glenn Roberts Jr..

Michael Lewis, who chronicled questionable Wall Street practices in his 1990 book, "Liar's Poker," shares some insight about the latest financial follies in an article at Conde Nast's Portfolio.com. Its simple title:

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The real estate realignment

Real estate and politics have a lot in common. They're big, complicated people businesses driven by sales and marketing.

But there are other similarities that help explain the past 10 years in real estate and suggest a model for change in the coming year.

The U.S. Congress usually has low public approval ratings. They are pitifully low at the moment. According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, only 15 percent of Americans approved of the body's job performance. more...