Owners of Clothes Mentor , a franchise clothing chain that buys and sells used clothing, are finding that the weak economy has left them plenty of room to grow.

Just before 13-year-old Katie Hageboeck died, she asked her parents to take the money she had saved for a 10-speed bike and donate it to a fledgling group formed to fund cancer research.

The Sacramento Bee this weekend said what I have been saying for years -- that buyers are not relevant to a short sale. I regularly receive emails from distraught buyers all over the country, pleading with me to help get their short sale approved. Like I explained to the reporter for the Bee who interviewed...