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Resets Peaking on Subprime Loans

Fairfax Will Buy Foreclosed Properties

Barclays warns of a financial storm as Federal Reserve’s credibility crumbles - Telegraph

toledoblade.com — Many residents who leave Lucas County head south, west
According to William Frey, a professor at the University of Michigan and a demographer with the Washington-based Brookings Institution, the recent national housing bust and subprime mortgage crisis have stemmed the tide of population migration to the South and West.

“In this last year, the census estimates have shown a little bit of a retrenchment from the Midwest,” Mr. Frey said. “A lot of the people going to these fast-growing places have pulled back. Florida has had a huge decline in its growth and its migration because of the housing crunch.”

Gentrification: Not Ousting the Poor? - TIME

Massive Link Drop

June 30th, 2008

Race and the Subprime Market, WashPost and The Nation

The Housing Bill, NY and more in the WashPost

Fuel Prices Shift Math for Life in Far Suburbs, NYT

Bad news, WashPost

Book Review of the life of Subprime Lender, WSJ

Old St. George: 1868-2008

June 27th, 2008

Old St. George: 1868-2008

A little Cincy history

Condos aren’t selling in Columbus, Dispatch.

There are more renters out there and if you had a foreclosure it is really tough to rent, NYT.

The Corner on National Review Online
NRO Doc Drop: BofA-Scripted Bank Bailout Looks Awfully Similar to Dodd-Drafted Housing Bill

Sex scandal in Philly

D.C. Region’s Foreclosure Rate Soars

Inquirer on one of Greater Philadelphia great sprawling edge cities . . .

NKY.Com - Ft. Mitchell fire said ’suspicious’

Suspiciously connected the housing bubble . . .

The Bubble

June 16th, 2008

The Bubble

part deux . . .

Is America’s suburban dream collapsing into a nightmare? - CNN.com

The Enquirer - Abandoned homes distressing

Held Back by the House

June 15th, 2008

Held Back by the House

That is often a problem . . .

The Bubble

June 15th, 2008

The Bubble

Held Back by the House

June 14th, 2008

Held Back by the House

Last Call, Bohemia: Entertainment & Culture: vanityfair.com

Countrywide Gave Special Attention To Lawmakers

Neither a Borrower | Economics | The American Scene

Good and interesting stuff . . .

How we read online. - By Michael Agger - Slate Magazine

Data on Housing Relief Questioned