This perplexes me. Real Estate Roundtable CEO Jeffrey D. DeBoer wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in favor of the bailout. In the article, the numbers that continue to indicate microscopic defaults in commercial mortgage-backed securities ...

Consumer spending in August turned in the weakest performance in six months, underscoring the threat the economy faces as the government's stimulus program fades into the past. The Commerce Department reported Monday that consumer spending was...

I found this commentary very compelling. Does this bailout just help Wall Street? If the Treasury buys bonds--including CMBS bonds--will that do anything to help the end borrower at all? Who is actually getting bailed out here? I've heard a lot of...

This is a bit self-serving, but interesting nonetheless. ...