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OK, someone help make sense of these two stories (not the details, just the the general trends).Headline #1: U.S. Homebuilders Rally After Meritage Sees 'Stabilization'The Highlight: Meritage Chief Executive Officer Steven Hilton said in a statement yesterday that "we are encouraged by some early...

I'm going to summarize an interesting article.  Regulators are to blame for the subprime mess. Hmmm.  I guess that's true.  Regulators seemed relatively unconcerned about the wildfire spread of exotic loans from the last several years.  Now that a price is being paid, people want to point fingers...

If you read a lot of industry news, there has been a lot of talk about the subprime disaster and how the spillover into Alt-A and other areas of our economy could lead to serious problems.  I'm always curious to hear from people who want to weigh in on the issue...the street level working warrior...

My "regular" blog has a lot of new posts today about subprime survival, falling home prices, etc.  Check it out.  http://realestatefinancelaw.blogspot.com/

Big news about preemption from the US Supreme Court! This is news that is sure to make Eliot Spitzer, New York's new Governor, spittin' mad! Siptzer, as NY's Attorney General, was an aggressive advocate for allowing the state to regulate banks operating in NY, even though the bank may have been a...

I have a blog where I post news clips and opinions about the housing and lending markets.  Anyone who follows the news is aware of the subprime implosion, as well as housing inventory issues, shrinking buyer markets, increased foreclosures, etc.  It's a very interesting market right now.  Sometim...