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 Issue of February 18, 2008 
   
Within Limits
As reported a few weeks ago on these pages, the Massachusetts real estate market struggled in the fourth quarter, ending 2007 on a particularly troubling trajectory.
Neighborly Advice
Rising foreclosures are posing problems not only for borrowers in danger of losing their homes and the companies holding their mortgages, but also for the many municipalities in which the number of vacant properties is mounting.
Community Organizing Deserves Spotlight
By Thomas M. Callahan
“I fought on the streets of Chicago as a community organizer.”

Shortcuts Could Leave Municipal Infrastructure Shortchanged
By D. Michael Hicks
America’s infrastructure has reached a dangerous level of disrepair.

Letter to the Editor: Fear of Heights On Display in Hub
What tower (“Tower Opponents Refuse to Back Down,” Feb. 11 issue of Banker & Tradesman)? If 19 stories is a “tower,” then what should we call the Prudential?
Letter to the Editor: Positing Partnerships In Mortgage Lending
In the past year, I have had the fortune (or misfortune) of traveling throughout the state trying to explain the systematic paradigm that was the state of the Massachusetts mortgage market.
Check & Balance
Banker & Tradesman's political cartoon.


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