1.  Arcane Market Is Next to Face Big Credit Test – The CDS market is huge. – GRETCHEN MORGENSON -  NYTimes
2.  Felix Salmon disagrees with Gretchen Morgenson – Misleading Chart of the Day, CDS Edition – Felix Salmon -   portfolio.com 

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Charlotte: `People are out, kicking tires’ on area houses – Charlotte Observer

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Las Vegas Foreclosure Activity Map – ForeclosurePulse

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The Great Monoline Debate: Washington Edition Defenders and critics tangle in a House hearing. My take on it all. – Tom Brown Bankstocks.com
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Turning a Costly Blind Eye to Mortgage Speculators – thoughts on walk-aways and occupancy fraud – Prince of Wall Street 

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Georgia Loan Problems Outpace Florida – Calculated Risk

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Ocwen’s Subprime Servicing Story – MortgageOrb

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For This Niche Industry, Foreclosures Bring a Boom – WSJ 

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Jumbo mortgages: The best deals – Rates on big mortgages are unusually high. Here are some tips for bringing down the cost of borrowing to buy that expensive house. – Fortune

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Young and Rich – Million-Dollar Starter Homes – For young professionals and moneyed couples in the twenties and early thirties, a first home often fetches seven figures. -  Forbes

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Adjusted for Inflation, 30-Year Yields Are Collapsing – seeking alpha 

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Always thoughtful – Financial crisis update -  thanks Ira Artman – DanskeBank