The mortgage meltdown makes headlines every day, but few truly understand how we got here and why. Luckily, James Randel is on hand to give listeners the skinny on the foreclosure crisis. America’s most trusted name in real estate, he’s got a knack for simplifying even the most complex issues, and can explain to listeners why:

• The current economic crisis is the worst it’s been since the Great Depression.

• America is suffering from the hangover of a four-year house party.

• Far too many home buyers were put into loans they had no realistic chance to repay.

• Aggressive mortgage brokers, lax underwriters, and disingenuous investment
bankers all played a part in creating this mess.

CREDENTIALS: James Randel is an attorney who has made his living as a real estate investor for the past 25 years. The author of The Real Estate Game (And How to Win It), Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur (McGraw-Hill, 2006), Living Your Improbable Life, and THE SKINNY ON AMERICA’S FORECLOSURE CRISIS, (Clover Leaf, 2008), he has a unique insight into the real estate game. A media-savvy guest who’s appeared on ABC TV News, NPR and numerous other shows, Randel was an award winning on-air correspondent for the Financial News Television Networks (now CNBC) and has a weekly blog on the Huffington Post.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS: What part did greed play in the housing bust? How far will housing prices fall? Is now a good time to buy?

AVAILABILITY: Connecticut, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone

CONTACT: Michael Cassidy, (203) 226-8727 (CT); mcassidy@randmediaco.com; www.jamesrandel.com