So When Will the Banks Start making loans?

Good grief, is this guy right?
If so, there's going to be hell to pay!

Talking Business - So When Will Banks Give Loans? - NYTimes.com

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Good news at last from the National Association of Realtors. The NYT looks at the national picture and finds that it shows some improvement; locally, the market never has been as depressed as the national stats would suggest.

Read on...

Finally, Home Sales Rise - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com

Help for Owners Is Slow in Coming

Lots of talk about helping the little guy (and gal) with the mortgage mess, but...

Home owners clamor for help that's slow in coming - Oct. 22, 2008

Pending US home sales offer some hope

The worm turns... perhaps.
"Pending" transactions -- deals that have been closed but not settled -- are showing an upswing.
Her's how The Financial Times reports it:
FT.com - Pending US home sales offer some hope

Blackberry(s): A Positive Addiction

I've carried a Blackberry for two years now, and I agree wholeheartedy with this study: Blackberrys may be addictive, but a lot of us working stiffs couldn't get by without them.

From CNNMoney.com:

Addicted, maybe, but users say BlackBerrys improve life - Aug. 24, 2006