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December 26, 2008
The Real Estate Adviser: Big story of '08: The mighty have fallen
By Tom Kelly
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Fannie Mae? Lehman Brothers? Washington Mutual?
A year ago, we discussed how the excessive extension of credit that led to defaults, foreclosures, home prices and more expensive mortgage money was the most talked-about story of 2007.
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Previous columns:
- The Real Estate Adviser: Making memories of the holidays at home, 12-18-2008
- The Real Estate Adviser: Real estate will recover but it will be different, 12-11-2008
- The Real Estate Adviser: Seniors can now buy homes by using a reverse mortgage, 12-04-2008
- The Real Estate Adviser: Reverse mortgages up slightly as ‘jumbos' exit, 11-28-2008
- The Real Estate Adviser: Realtors offer plan to rev up housing, 11-13-2008
- Tom Kelly: Creative thinking would help fix mortgage mess, 11-06-2008
- The Real Estate Adviser: Should you lock loans in this crazy market?, 10-30-2008
- The Real Estate Adviser: When in doubt, remodel home to meet your needs, 10-23-2008