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Housing markdown
Fortune’s Jon Birger says the jumbo mortgage problem will likely spread to cities, like New York, that so far haven’t been affected by the housing slump. What do you think? Will the subprime mortgage collapse continue to spread — and how far will it go?
Cerberus: The darker side of buyout firms
Nearly a decade after Cerberus bought a controlling stake in Aegis Mortgage, the real estate company went under in early August and left more than half of its employees without jobs, severance, paid vacation, or even COBRA. If more private equity deals falter, will workers bear the brunt of it? Tell us what you think.
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