Weekend Links

National
U.S., Obama Prep "Big Bang" Bank Bailout (Financial Times)
Senate Considers $15,000 Tax Credit For Buying A Home (Star Tribune/Minn.)
Government Sponsored 4.5% Mortgages? (Cape Cod Times)
National Luxury Real Estate Wrap (Luxist)
Local
Rents Falling Fast (NY Times)
Related, MTA Continue To Negotiate MTA-Botched Yards Deal (AMNY)
Banks Build More Roadblocks To Securing Mortgages (NY Times)
"Idiots" Race Shopping Carts Through Long Island City (NYDN)