With the housing industry experiencing both economic changes and technology changes, I thought a few blurbs on each would be benificial to all concerned. It's time for all Realtors, mortgage brokers and other ancillary businesses to get educated to the facts, share them with their contacts and become more aware of how the industry is being over-hauled. Here's a nice commentary by Dennis Kneale who tells it like it should be told vs. what you read in the media.

Realtor.org is another location for Realtors to stay abreast to the latest press releases, market stats and educational pieces that can passed on to your clients, customers, and the general public.

Another area to stay on top of the financial news that I recomend is the Bloomberg report.

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"Expect the Best" Mike

I have been following John Mauldin’s emails and articles on the economy and his thoughts about challenges and solutions that we in the USA have to face head on. John has said recently in an article from his Frontline Thoughts that we need to Take Freddie Mac. Please. I would encourage everyone to follow this article and the other links included to see the seriousness of our situation at hand when it comes to the state of our economy. On the other hand, it would be wise of all of us to focus mainly on the solutions. That’s one thing I like about Mr. Mauldin’s writing is that he offers some solutions to the fiasco we are in.