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Tampa's Smith Family Homes files for...

Jul 31st

In Prince William, A Spike in Home Sales -...

Jul 31st

Bush Signs Sweeping Housing Bill -...

Jul 31st

Dallas Housing Chief Resigns - NYTimes.com

Jul 31st

Democratic Ally Mobilizes In Housing Crunch -...

Jul 31st

A Deal at Merrill Puts Spotlight on Others -...

Jul 30th

An Investment Firm That Prospered From Past...

Jul 30th

U.S. Reports Drop in Homeless Population -...

Jul 30th

Home Price Index Declined in May -...

Jul 30th

“If you bought a home in the following metropolitan areas, do...”
— Home Prices in 20 Major...

Jul 30th

Builders Feel Pinch of Key Omission From the...

Jul 30th

Home builders group spent $1.6M lobbying in...

Jul 30th

Four are charged in $82.8 million scheme |...

Jul 29th

“This is a great bill that could have been perfect,”...”
— For Builders, Housing Bill...

Jul 29th

A New Tool Announced to Support Home Loans -...

Jul 29th

Lax Lending Standards Led to IndyMac’s...

Jul 29th

A New Way to Generate Mortgages - NYTimes.com

Jul 29th

Op-Ed Contributor - A Little-Known Treasury...

Jul 29th

Fannie, Freddie On a Tightrope -...

Jul 29th

The Extreme Reality Makeover Show -...

Jul 29th

Banks Act to Aid Mortgage Lending - WSJ.com

Jul 29th

Amid Housing Slump, Glut Eases Slightly -...

Jul 29th

Vacant-Property Fees Add to Mortgage Firms'...

Jul 29th

Worried Banks Sharply Reduce Business Loans -...

Jul 28th

Troubled project in court - Portland Business...

Jul 28th

Richmond condos latest project going to...

Jul 28th

Sierra Club forgoes LEED in new space -...

Jul 28th

Builder taps focus groups for green...

Jul 28th

Court ruling could hike workers' comp rates...

Jul 28th

Construction cases on rise - Philadelphia...

Jul 28th

Platinum Properties buyers get another...

Jul 28th

Fort Mitchell-based Drees Co. claims former...

Jul 28th

Home building takes steep dive while values...

Jul 28th

Bay Area firms scramble for solar panels -...

Jul 28th

Run on solar energy grants has homeowners in...

Jul 28th

Judges, attorneys work to stanch foreclosures...

Jul 28th

Subprime Legal: Judges Scrutinize Mortgage...

Jul 28th

Two Alternatives to Foreclosure - WSJ.com

Jul 28th

Housing Bill Relies on Banks To Take Loan...

Jul 28th

No Free Bubble - Should the U.S. Government...

Jul 28th

“But we can decide what should become of Freddie and Fannie...”
— Op-Ed Contributor - First We...

Jul 28th

\Behind a G.O.P. Revolt, Ideology and...

Jul 28th

Odd Reversal as GOP Splits with Bush:...

Jul 28th

\Identity Thieves Raid Home Equity Lines of...

Jul 28th

Real Estate Developers Are Major Rangel...

Jul 28th

State Analysts Predict a Shallow Recession in...

Jul 28th

Congress Sends Housing Relief Bill to...

Jul 28th

Some Judges Stiffen Foreclosure Standards -...

Jul 28th

Another Temporary Fix - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Jul 28th

“Fannie and Freddie are the duck-billed platypuses of the...”
— Sponsoring Recklessness:...

Jul 25th

Loan Rangers: The New Yorker

Jul 25th

Your Money - Housing Bill Has Something for...

Jul 25th

What’s Lurking in Your Countertop? -...

Jul 25th

“HUD’s sidelined role is a product of its anachronistic...”
— Op-Ed Contributor - Tear Down...

Jul 25th

City of San Diego Sues Countrywide

Jul 25th

Designer Cities: The Development Of the...

Jul 25th

Empowered Official Will Regulate Mortgage...

Jul 25th

The Vegetable Patch Goes Luxe - WSJ.com

Jul 25th

Starbucks Gets Pleas Not to Close Stores -...

Jul 24th

“SURPRISINGLY, CHIP CASE, whose knowledge of the housing...”
— Bottom’s Up: This...

Jul 24th

Nickels calls for mandatory design review of...

Jul 24th

A first for Habitat: 'solar saltbox' - The...

Jul 24th

Mills churn out housing, offices - The Boston...

Jul 24th

Foreclosure mix-up puts tenants on curb |...

Jul 24th

Plan turns Habitat for Humanity into an...

Jul 24th

After Fax to Mortgage Firm, a Suicide -...

Jul 24th

“These houses are volumes of the city’s history, written in...”
— In Beijing’s Ancient Alleys,...

Jul 24th

House Approves Sweeping Effort to Help...

Jul 24th

Ahead of the Tape - WSJ.com

Jul 24th

Housing Bill Will Extend Federal Role In...

Jul 24th

As economic woes mount, homeless plan to vote...

Jul 23rd

Equal-Opportunity Crisis - WSJ.com

Jul 23rd

Mortgage-Lobby Chief Resigns - WSJ.com

Jul 23rd

Mortgage Rates Near a Year High - WSJ.com

Jul 23rd

“Nobody in America will agree with everything that is in this...”
— Lawmakers Agree on Outline of...

Jul 23rd

Lake Las Vegas Owners Place Resort in...

Jul 23rd

The Fannie Mae Gang - WSJ.com

Jul 23rd

Builders Sue Banks That Pull Financing As...

Jul 23rd

“Wall Street got drunk — that’s one reason I asked you to...”
— A Private, Blunter Bush...

Jul 23rd

Paulson Urges Americans to Be Patient on...

Jul 23rd

Woes Afflicting Mortgage Giants Raise Loan...

Jul 23rd

Cost of Loan Bailout, if Needed, Could Be $25...

Jul 23rd

“McLeod and the lenders were not only shaped by deteriorating...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - The Culture...

Jul 22nd

How Freddie Mac Raises Money: Insult...

Jul 22nd

Fannie, Freddie Books Under Scrutiny -...

Jul 22nd

Funding could boost affordable housing market...

Jul 21st

ServisFirst Bank sues two Birmingham...

Jul 21st

Architectural trends to follow greener path -...

Jul 21st

Search begins for builder to take over Willow...

Jul 21st

“People owe it to their families today to look at green,”...”
— Houston home builders catching...

Jul 21st

Make sure home’s green components aren’t ‘all...

Jul 21st

Habitat's $8.3 million capital campaign...

Jul 21st

“Back in 2004, you couldn’t even talk about green...”
— Home builders target energy...

Jul 21st

As new home market swoons, local leader...

Jul 21st

Construction work force is thinning; future...

Jul 21st

Inflation, speculation fuel steady rise in...

Jul 21st

Landcraft projects in bankruptcy - Charlotte...

Jul 21st

Developer Chris Branch back with new plan -...

Jul 21st

City foreclosure program brings problems to...

Jul 21st

Swenson Builder denies takeover rumors on...

Jul 21st

Home builders, insurer face off in July 21...

Jul 21st

Saving rain: How much is too much?

Jul 21st

“The FDIC has established high standards of ethical and legal...”
— FDIC Faces Mortgage Mess After...

Jul 21st

New Regulator in Rescue Plan Spurs Debate -...

Jul 21st

Work Out Problems With Lenders? Try to Find...

Jul 20th

Rangel’s Rental Looking Glass - NYTimes.com

Jul 20th

For People Who Think Price Matters -...

Jul 20th

Struggling, but Staying in a Home -...

Jul 20th

Real Estate Investors, Only by Accident -...

Jul 20th

Sold Unfinished, Vision Required -...

Jul 20th

Uncomfortable Answers to Questions on the...

Jul 20th

Freddie Mac Takes Step Toward Raising Capital...

Jul 20th

Borrowers and Bankers - A Great Divide -...

Jul 20th

Given a Shovel, Americans Dig Deeper Into...

Jul 20th

About the House - WSJ.com

Jul 20th

The End of White Flight - WSJ.com

Jul 20th

Public Debt Limit Enters Housing Debate -...

Jul 18th

Trying to Track the Mortgage Mess - WSJ.com

Jul 18th

Mortgage Giant Freddie Mac Considers Major...

Jul 18th

The Newest Cottage Industry - WSJ.com

Jul 18th

“The urbanism of the United States has been premised on two...”
— Gas Prices May Revive Cities -...

Jul 17th

America's most walkable big cities - MSN Real...

Jul 17th

Emotional Architecture - Using Psychological...

Jul 17th

“I don’t think there’s any question that this will in fact...”
— House Republican Leader...

Jul 17th

Real estate agents use food treats to lure...

Jul 17th

Builder offers trade-in incentives - San...

Jul 17th

Codes Change Boosts Housing Starts - WSJ.com

Jul 17th

IndyMac Is Included In FBI Fraud Inquiry -...

Jul 17th

Capitol Hill Storm Envelops Fannie-Freddie...

Jul 17th

Shareholders Get Left Behind In Fannie and...

Jul 16th

Strapped Homeowners Discover Safety Hatch in...

Jul 16th

Spain Girds for More Pain as Housing Stalls -...

Jul 16th

IndyMac Reopens, Halts Foreclosures on Its...

Jul 16th

“A day after reports of losses by regional banks, causing...”
— Fed Chief Bleak on Economic...

Jul 16th

Opposition, From Both Parties, Over Bailout...

Jul 16th

Countrywide Settles Lending Suit in...

Jul 16th

G.O.P. Resistance May Delay Housing...

Jul 16th

Canada's Home Sales Decline - NYTimes.com

Jul 16th

More Homeowners Taking in Boarders -...

Jul 16th

On the Outside Now, Watching Fannie Falter -...

Jul 16th

Bernanke: Tough Road Ahead in Managing U.S....

Jul 16th

Mortgage Giants' Aid Faces GOP Skepticism -...

Jul 16th

Confidence Ebbs for Bank Sector and Stocks...

Jul 15th

Fed Sets Rules Meant to Stop Deceptive...

Jul 15th

“The warnings of a potential systemic failure led to the...”
— Scramble Led to Rescue Plan on...

Jul 15th

Fed Clears Rule to Guard Against Deceptive...

Jul 15th

Mortgage Insurers Raise Bar - WSJ.com

Jul 15th

Paulson Drove Plan to Shore Up Fannie Mae,...

Jul 15th

Pautsch is out, Wyatt is in at Centex...

Jul 14th

Barratt Developments Plc Renegotiates Loans,...

Jul 14th

Rangel Finds That Few Things Fuel Debate Like...

Jul 14th

Rangel Calls Rent Bargain Legal and Fair -...

Jul 14th

By Large Margin, Senate Votes to Help...

Jul 14th

Workers Shaken by Fannie, Freddie Woes -...

Jul 14th

Fannie, Freddie Deflected Risk Warnings -...

Jul 14th

Rescue Plan Not Enough to Lift Fannie,...

Jul 14th

U.S. Unveils Plan to Aid Mortgage Giants -...

Jul 14th

Your Money - How Fallout Could Affect Main...

Jul 14th

“NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac’s $3 billion bill...”
— Freddie Sees Strong Demand In...

Jul 14th

Rich, but Rejected - NYTimes.com

Jul 14th

Silence of the Lenders - Is Anyone Listening?...

Jul 14th

Long Protected, Fannie and Freddie Ballooned...

Jul 14th

Cuomo Steps Into Mortgage Crisis -...

Jul 14th

Fair Game - The Fannie and Freddie Fallout -...

Jul 14th

“This wasn’t the way the “ownership society” was supposed to...”
— Fair Game - The Fannie and...

Jul 14th

A Farewell to the Best Seat Not in the House...

Jul 14th

Bush Offers Plan to Save Fannie, Freddie -...

Jul 14th

Analysts Say More Banks Will Fail -...

Jul 14th

Fannie, Freddie and You - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Jul 14th

Treasury Acts to Shore Up Fannie Mae and...

Jul 14th

“In short, in a nation that holds itself up as a citadel of...”
— News Analysis - Government as...

Jul 14th

Continuing Vicious Cycle of Pain In Housing...

Jul 14th

Economists React: 'Whatever Is Needed' for...

Jul 14th

Treasury and Fed Pledge Aid For Ailing...

Jul 14th

Buyers and Brokers Frustrated With Banks'...

Jul 14th

Shares of Lehman Brothers Take a Beating -...

Jul 11th

Loan-Agency Woes Swell From a Trickle to a...

Jul 11th

Hurricanes - Making Sure Your Second Home Can...

Jul 11th

Housing-Rescue Bill Advances in Senate -...

Jul 11th

U.S. Weighs Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants -...

Jul 11th

Cincinnati Group Sues Over Homes - WSJ.com

Jul 11th

The Price of Fannie Mae - WSJ.com

Jul 11th

Insurance Dilemma Adds to Distress - WSJ.com

Jul 11th

Steel Steps Down From Treasury Post To Take...

Jul 11th

Senate Housing Bill Moves Toward Passage -...

Jul 11th

Fannie, Freddie Lose Nearly Half Their Value...

Jul 11th

Builder discovers priceless Tolkien postcard:...

Jul 11th

Mortgages Of The Apocalypse: Are Freddie And...

Jul 10th

Fannie and Freddie Stocks Continue Their...

Jul 10th

Congress Wrangles Over Bill to Help...

Jul 10th

“A lot of this was just basically fear,” said Ryan Larson,...”
— Stocks and Bonds - Sharp Fall...

Jul 10th

The Future Knocks Again - NYTimes.com

Jul 10th

Fewer Americans Are Relocating Within the...

Jul 10th

Protect Your Equipment from Theft:...

Jul 10th

Study Finds Flawed Practices at Ratings Firms...

Jul 9th

Fed Sees Turmoil Persisting Deep Into Next...

Jul 9th

Mortgage Lender Faces Rush to Withdraw -...

Jul 9th

About Those Loans - NYTimes.com

Jul 9th

Deteriorating Market Hits British...

Jul 9th

Ofheo Allays Worries Over Fannie, Freddie -...

Jul 9th

Housing Bill's Tax Credit Draws Criticism -...

Jul 9th

IndyMac Begins Dismantling Business As It...

Jul 9th

“Strange days are upon the residents of many a suburban...”
— The Next Slum?

Jul 9th

Developments - WSJ.com blog

Jul 9th

66 cities where buying makes sense - MSN...

Jul 8th

34 cities where it's still better to rent -...

Jul 8th

Solar Power - Forbes.com

Jul 8th

IndyMac Bancorp Quits Making New Loans -...

Jul 8th

Settlement in Habitat for Humanity Dispute:...

Jul 8th

Mortgage Giants Take Beating On Fears Over...

Jul 8th

“The forest products industry can’t shut down capacity...”
— Petrified sales - Portland...

Jul 7th

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We have mentioned the benefits of prefab living before. But MKD’s new mkSolaire, a pre-cut...

Jul 7th

Loudoun County makes political move against...

Jul 7th

U.S Census Bureau's 2008 Statistical...

Jul 7th

Slowdown, credit crunch force layoffs and...

Jul 7th

Nonprofit to build replica homes - Dayton...

Jul 7th

The Top 10: OSHA lists its most frequent...

Jul 7th

Housing Market Still Struggling; Positive...

Jul 7th

Home builder buys lots in hope of turnaround:...

Jul 7th

Same old urban policies won't work in...

Jul 7th

Clotheslines: Public opinion is shifting

Jul 7th

NAACP puts spotlight on mortgage bias lawsuit...

Jul 7th

2008 MSN Real Estate best bargain markets -...

Jul 7th

Lax Real Estate Decisions Hurt Starbucks -...

Jul 7th

Business Briefing - Housing - British Housing...

Jul 7th

“Now it’s kid noise more than anything else, and I think it...”
— The Noise Children Make Is a...

Jul 7th

Blame Taxes for Baltimore's Rot - WSJ.com

Jul 7th

Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana -...

Jul 7th

With Gas Over $4, Cities Explore Whether It's...

Jul 7th

Lenders Help Fewer Homeowners In May -...

Jul 3rd

Prince William Foreclosures Get International...

Jul 3rd

How Lehman Brothers Veered Off Course -...

Jul 3rd

Builder faces murder case | ajc.com

Jul 2nd

“Toyota’s aspirations as a home builder are also...”
— Toyota Throws More Weight...

Jul 2nd

Commercial Loans: Behind the Next Hit -...

Jul 2nd

LaSalle Is BofA's Other Vexing Deal - WSJ.com

Jul 2nd

Deepening Cycle of Job Loss Seen Lasting Into...

Jul 2nd

Resets Peaking on Subprime Loans -...

Jul 1st

Megahomes: Bellevue targets house concerns

Jul 1st

Megahomes: Seattle wants to limit sizes

Jul 1st

Condo developers told: Pay more of renters'...

Jul 1st

St. Paul's Penfield condos canceled -...

Jul 1st

R.I. Supreme Court overturns landmark verdict...

Jul 1st

Countrywide's Mozilo exits stage a fallen...

Jul 1st

Con artists are stealing homeowners'...

Jul 1st

Down market gives rise to home-swap deals -...

Jul 1st

IRS latest to scrutinize conservation...

Jul 1st

CIT Group exits home lending businesses -...

Jul 1st

Wachovia Waives Mortgage Fees - WSJ.com

Jul 1st

“The Bush-era expansion was based largely on a boom in bad...”
— Editorial - As Foreclosures...

Jul 1st

Market Place - At Midyear, the Economic Pain...

Jul 1st

State of Florida Sues Countrywide -...

Jul 1st