>	8 Things Politics Can Teach You Winning campaigns often hold valuable lessons for mortgage businesses by Fred Hollister, loan consultant, BaySierra Financial Inc. 1/2009
>	From the Editor by Tony Stasiek, editor 1/2009
>	Q&A: Stephen Renna President, National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers by Jennifer Landree 1/2009
>	Spotlight: Baltimore by Darrick Meneken 1/2009
>	Helping Hands Each month, Helping Hands features a mortgage professional or group that has volunteered to lend a hand to others in need by Ivanna C. Sukkar 1/2009
>	Property TypeCast Watching multifamily cautiously by Victor Calanog, director of empirical research, Reis Inc. 1/2009
>	Inside Small-Balance Was Greenspan right all along? by Randy Fuchs, principal and co-founder, Boxwood Means Inc. 1/2009
>	Relationships to Bank On By helping banks address liquidity problems, brokers can aid clients and themselves by Gina Koenen, vice president, commercial loan and marketing officer, Provident Bank 1/2009
>	Niche-Pick Your Way to Success Want to be a go-to expert? Pick a commercial-property specialty by Jeff Rauth, president, Commercial Finance Advisors Inc. 1/2009
>	3 Tax Issues to Watch Tax-deduction extensions will affect commercial real estate in the coming year by Richard D. Purtell, chairman and chief elected officer, Building Owners and Managers Association International 1/2009
>	Cutting the Fat from Foreclosures Steps in the pre-closing and closing stages often help expedite foreclosures when they come by Joshua Deutsch, senior partner, Deutsch & Schneider LLP 1/2009
>	SBA's Secret Weapons Lesser-known U.S. Small Business Administration programs have potential value by Stephen Felt, director of business development, Creative Business Finance LLC 1/2009
>	Why Investors Are Looking South Opportunity could exist in Mexico for your developer and investor clients by Henry Haskell, president, KSI Capital Corp. 1/2009
>	How to Reach the Top, Rung by Rung To better position yourself, consider key personal and business qualities as steps on a ladder by Gary Reynolds, director of sales and marketing, US-Reports Inc. Environmental Reporting 1/2009
>	New Sources for New Business Investment bankers may be a good funding option for mortgage brokers and their clients by Andrew Bogdanoff, president, Remington Financial Group 1/2009
>	Hedge Funds: Your Next Financing Source? With traditional funds less available, brokers and their clients may find success with hedge funds by Milton Franklin, president and CEO, Nationwide Business Consultants of South Florida Inc. 1/2009
>	Getting to Know the Green Scene Environmentally conscious initiatives could aid clients on the national and state levels by Terri Smith, associate, Environmental Liability Management Inc. 1/2009