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 Issue of December 10, 2007 
   
Selling Stats
The real estate marketplace is changing – and not all in ways you might think.
Sky Line
As 2007 comes to a close, there is no better opportunity to take stock and look ahead.
2008: A Year of Uncertainty
By Jerami A. Marshal
As the year nears a close, we find ourselves surrounded by uncertainty. What does 2008 have in store for the mortgage industry?

Emergency Legislation Alters Mortgage Lending Landscape
By Kenneth F. Ehrlich
Gov. Deval Patrick signed emergency legislation on Nov. 29 creating new protections for individuals who borrow money to buy or refinance their homes.

Sovereign Wealth Funds May Not Remain Passive Backers
By Rachel Beck
Don’t think for a second that the sovereign wealth funds riding to the rescue of battered financial companies with big-time cash infusions are going to be passive investors forever.

Guarding the Gate
By John Jaser
For several years, banks have been the subject of unstinting regulatory scrutiny.

Check & Balance
Banker & Tradesman's political cartoon.


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