Fec links to a piece advocating for changes in the foreclosure process to give owners the right to stay in their homes and rent them at market rates for an extended (7-10 years) time.

Not cool: "Boeing [BA] is conducting an internal investigation into a nascent social media effort after a company spokesman posed as an independent blogger and sat in on several briefings of archrival Northrop Grumman [NOC] at a trade show last week." h/t to Arik Johnson for the lead.

From the article: "Sales of existing single-family homes fell 12 percent in July compared to a year ago…The average sale price was $164,945 in July, down from $173,422 a year earlier. It was up slightly from $161,973 in June."