Comments on: A Story About Banks: They Are NOT In The Real Estate Business

By: Praveen Puri

Praveen Puri — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:20:13 +0000

Great article!

Stories and fables are a great way to teach principles.

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By: Junior

Junior — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:35:05 +0000

But surely the banks know a few real estate folks who would be happy to take care of this on their behalf for the same nominal fee?

It’s incestuous. But this was a great article

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By: Mark Knowles

Mark Knowles — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:50:41 +0000

It looks to me that not only are banks NOT in teh real estate business, they are NOT in the insurance business also

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By: Rachel Geizhals

Rachel Geizhals — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:23:44 +0000

Thanks for clarifying what happened on Wall Street – this really made the issues very clear. I especially like how you explained how the entire village was affected by the fall of the “market.”

Anyway, because banks are “NOT in The Real Estate Business,” this issue can and probably will spread to other industries, which is why employees all over Manhattan are extremely worried. In Lehman’s case, thought, the Barclays deal may help a bit. Here’s what I wrote about the issue after I attended Comptroller Thompson’s briefing about the Wall Street crisis: http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/interactivefundamentals/2008/09/22/the-multiplier-effect/

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By: Praveen

Praveen — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:24:17 +0000

Great article!

The best way to explain concepts is through a good story.