Monday real estate reads

Highlight of headlines from the weekend papers.

February 7, 2011 at 4:25PM

In the NYT an interesting story about online shopping for a mortgage, and how it's getting easier.

In the NYT an interesing analysis by Robert Shiller of the oft-quoted Case-Shiller report on why widespread boom and bust cycles in real estate are actyually relatively rare.

Interesting interview in the WSJ with the somewhat contrarian head of California-based giant homebuilder, Standard Pacific Corp.

A fun and thought-provoking essay in the WSJ about why during this tough winter real estate in the much-suffering sunbelt states might be worth considering.

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