Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

The Stanley Cup ended last week, but the industry is talking about a possible hockey stick recovery for housing if builders can’t “meet pent-up demand once excess inventories are depleted.”  The sentiment is joined by analysts who believe that a housing shortage could be on its way as the job market rebounds and people look to buy homes again. In the meantime, however, housing starts sagged 10 percent in May and building [...]

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Fannie and Freddie – The Shoes Keep Dropping…

Posted on 08. Sep, 2008 by Sherry Chris.

Posted by Sherry Chris In a meeting this morning, Alex Perriello eloquently stated, “I feel like I am in Imelda Marcos’ closet – the shoes just keep dropping.” What he was referring to of course was the breaking news yesterday morning that the federal government had taken over control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, [...]

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