Silver linings ran amok this week – so I put ’em in the treads to get the tank off the beach.

* [Real estate spin gets exported to Central America: Former strongman and new president Daniel Ortega apparently is good for Nicaraguan real estate [Coldwell Banker]](http://www.cbnicaragua.com/daniel_ortega_and_investing.php)
* [Rates versus Prices [BW]](http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2006/db20061117_910051.htm?campaign_id=alerts)
* [No knockout blow yet in fight over Fed outlook [MW]](http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=CA0A3146105143D7A2274DB42F9740DF&siteid=mktw&dist=nbi)
* [A Season of Lofty Expectations [NYT Dealbook]](http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/wall-street-and-the-penthouse-effect/#comment-26245)
* [Liar’s Loans (No Doc Mortgages) [WaPo]](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/24/AR2006112400503.html)
* [2/3’s of Economists Say the Worst of Bust Is Over in WSJ survey [REJ]](http://www.realestatejournal.com/buysell/markettrends/20061122-izzo.html?refresh=on)
* [Freaking out about WSJ’s survey, a broker’s perspective [Realty Times]](http://realtytimes.com/rtapages/20061124_journalecon.htm)
* [Conventional loan limits won’t change if prices decline [Calculated Risk]](http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2006/11/ofheo-no-change-to-conforming-loan.htmll)
* [4 Things to Serve When a Central Bank Chief Drops By for Breakfast [NYT Norris Blog]](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/25/business/worldbusiness/25charts.html?n=Top%2fNews%2fBusiness%2fColumns%2fFloyd%20Norris)
* [Black Friday Becomes Cyber Monday [NRF]](http://www.nrf.com/content/default.asp?folder=press/release2006&file=CyberMondayweekend.htm)