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Top 10 News Items From 2008 For REALTORS(R)

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Achieve Realty, Inc.

Not in any order . . .

  1. Realogy’s financial issues.
  2. LandAmerica (parent to Commonwealth Land Title and Lawyers Title Insurance Co) declares bankruptcy.
  3. Collapse of Fannie and Freddie. More here.
  4. IndyMac fails.
  5. Countrywide collapses and Bank of America buys it.
  6. Foreclosure mitigation fails.
  7. Wachovia collapses and is sold to Wells Fargo.
  8. $7 billion bailout mess.
  9. ERA Pacesetter (Nashville) closes.
  10. Howard Hanna buys another Cleveland firm.
  11. (Bonus Item) Morgage rates hit historic lows.

Am I missing anything?