However, he revealed his is among a group that includes academics, economists, transportation officials, and architects currently writing a book entitled "Lower Manhattan 2020."

The internet has become an annonymous place to vent but that appears to have no impact on our elected officials.

Is this an "official appraisal"?

Some of these appointed officials can be notoriously difficult to deal with.

There are actually very clear and defined factors that must be reached for the economy to officially be in a recession.

If the bankruptcy has not been officially "closed" then it will affect a short sale.

. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/07/business/fannie.php The U.S. government's planned takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac came together hurriedly after advisers poring over the companies' books for the Treasury Department concluded that Freddie's accounting methods had overstated its capital cushion, according to regulatory officials briefed on the matter.

That's the first official step.

Friday September 5th 2008 Fannie issued an announcement pertaining to what most of us expected was coming. This has been a topic misunderstood by many investors and even mortgage brokers. Over the last several months ...

It said that "the collective efforts of servicers and government officials to date have not translated into meaningful improvement in foreclosure prevention outcomes."