Real Estate Radio USA Episode 171
August 7, 2008
On today’s show we talked about the latest in real estate news including a story about another state suing Countrywide Home Loans for steer consumers wrong on loan products. Also we had two great interviews including Marla Mullen from Territory RE, then author and economist, Jeff Thredgold. All of this and more on this episode of Real Estate Radio USA.
We started the show talking about a news story about the State of Connecticut suing Countrywide Financial. Connecticut has now joined such states as California, Florida and Illinois in demanding the Countrywide “make restitution” to affected borrowers.
Our first interview today was with Marla Mullen from Territory RE. Marla joined us today to talk about a firestorm she was involved in over at Trulia Voices. She even wrote a blog post recapping the event and her position. She spoke with us about the incident as well as her views for the future of the real estate industry and its business models.
We closed the show today with an interview with author and economist, Jeff Thredgold. Jeff spoke with us about being an “economic futurist”, how he sees the housing market trouble fit into the economy as a whole, fighting negative media reports, and his book titled, “EconAmerica: Why the American Economy is Alive and Well … and What That Means to Your Wallet“.
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