As an attorney engaged in the private practice of law with an emphasis on residential real estate matters for 28 years, I have written on a variety of topics relating to buying, selling and financing real estate. I have extensive experience with the mortgage lending industry, including the secondary mortgage market, and enjoy writing on topics ranging from the nuts and bolts of real estate practice to the broader issues of the housing bubble and the political response to the housing crisis. My strength is in making the complex legal and economic aspects of real estate understandable and entertaining to the average lay person.