Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Press!

I'm quoted in this Star Tribune article about the housing crisis

Not the kind of press I was always gunning for 10-15 years ago, but I’m inching ever-closer towards my mid-life dream of being considered an “expert” in something, for God’s sake.

For anyone who doesn’t want to read through the depressing, if impressively thorough and nuanced article:

…In addition, "heroic work" by the Minnesota Home Ownership Center's counseling network is helping keep the numbers down, said HousingLink research manager Dan Hylton. That said, he added, there is no easy end in sight to the wave of foreclosures, which could even get worse.
"The general sense is that we're in a small lull between waves -- and that the next wave is going to be worse, simply because it is based on the economy, rather than subprime loans/questionable choices/questionable business practices," he said….