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Square Feet - Bay Area Holds Commercial...

Oct 1st

“Savage, Md.: I’m sure this has been asked a million...”
— Pearlstein: The Economic...

Oct 1st

Turmoil rattles local real estate market

Oct 1st

“Ventura had what some real estate agents call...”
— Wrestling with buyer’s...

Oct 1st

Condo developers try new strategies -...

Oct 1st

Under Strain, Cities Are Cutting Back...

Oct 1st

“Americans fail to understand that they are facing the real...”
— Steven Pearlstein - They Just...

Oct 1st

Fannie and Freddie Break Up Their Powerhouse...

Oct 1st

In credit crunch, borrowing isn't as easy as...

Oct 1st

Economic Scene - Lesson From a Crisis - When...

Oct 1st

Britain has fewer options for its own lending...

Oct 1st

Bailout Bill: What's Next in Congress and on...

Oct 1st

Jonathan G.S. Koppell and William N....

Oct 1st

Failed Deals Replace Real Estate Boom -...

Oct 1st

Home Prices Plunge, but Pace of the Decline...

Oct 1st

“Uncertainty about the fate of the proposal comes at a...”
— A Record Fall on Wall St. -...

Oct 1st

Crisis Felt Unevenly on Main Street -...

Oct 1st

“The tidal waves of e-mails and page views began over the...”
— House of...

Oct 1st

Housing bust may not bottom till 2010:...

Sep 30th

Northern Indiana Home Builder Announces...

Sep 30th

Home builders want Congress to enact $15,000...

Sep 30th

Michigan officials: Foreclosure can't stop...

Sep 30th

The 3 A.M. Call - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Sep 30th

Obama better for housing?

Sep 29th

Why the Bailout Bill Failed - Capitol...

Sep 29th

“Why waste the materials and the human capital that went into...”
— Builder reclaims touches of...

Sep 29th

Next big challenge: budgeting for 2009 -...

Sep 29th

LandMar founder launches eco-friendly company...

Sep 29th

Past due bills soar - Portland Business...

Sep 29th

“Residential contractors are stampeding to local county...”
— Lien times for builders -...

Sep 29th

AIG SunAmerica unit has strong ties with...

Sep 29th

Recession-proof no more - Charlotte Business...

Sep 29th

With Stock falling, Wolseley says it might...

Sep 29th

Suppliers feel crunch of housing downturn -...

Sep 29th

Home builder Robert Harris Homes expected to...

Sep 29th

“With home foreclosures at record levels, it seemed logical...”
— Despite home foreclosures,...

Sep 29th

More houses hit rental market - Birmingham...

Sep 29th

AIG: Bailout won’t affect Atlantic Station -...

Sep 29th

“I wish them luck,” Strauss said. “I think the...”
— Bloomberg.com: Real Estate

Sep 29th

“After 24 enjoyable years, Royce Builders is no longer in...”
— Royce Builders

Sep 29th

“Parkes, 44, has an IQ of 56 and the math skills of a...”
— Foreclosure: ‘They were...

Sep 29th

Scaling Back on McMansions in New Jersey -...

Sep 29th

Big Deal - (Too) Storied Hotel? - NYTimes.com

Sep 29th

Success Seen in Program to Save Homes -...

Sep 29th

Mortgages - A Loan Fit for the Countryside -...

Sep 29th

“The American taxpayers own Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand...”
— How Fannie — and You...

Sep 29th

ACORN Outrage Removes Affordable Housing...

Sep 29th

Villaraigosa to unveil L.A. housing plan -...

Sep 29th

Rescue Includes Steps to Help Borrowers Keep...

Sep 29th

Manhattan Property Could Strain Calpers -...

Sep 29th

HUD awards $19.6 million grant to R.I. for...

Sep 29th

“It must be some kind of human instinct to leave a bit of...”
— Homework - Housekeeping Bits...

Sep 29th

Gramercy Park - For Some N.Y.U. Students, the...

Sep 29th

“With the baseboard finally detached, Guy gave a quick lesson...”
— This Old Recyclable House -...

Sep 29th

Re-Seeding the Housing Mess - WSJ.com

Sep 29th

Consumer Groups Push Tax Relief for...

Sep 29th

Savings and Loan Crisis May Be Guide for Bank...

Sep 29th

The Media Equation - Daring to Say Loans Made...

Sep 29th

The Associated Press: Investors give $700B...

Sep 29th

Your Money - A Bill Encouraging to Distressed...

Sep 29th

Poynter Online - Al's Morning Meeting

Sep 26th

Sales Sink at KB Homes - WSJ.com

Sep 26th

'Big Move' blitz results in 40 home contracts...

Sep 26th

Steven Pearlstein - Gut Check -...

Sep 26th

Lost Home Not a Lost Voice, Official Says -...

Sep 26th

High and Low Finance - A Pledge to Help That...

Sep 26th

“Loans are basically frozen due to the credit crisis,” said...”
— Economic Memo - Credit Enters...

Sep 26th

Government Seizes WaMu and Sells Some Assets...

Sep 26th

Talks Implode During a Day of Chaos; Fate of...

Sep 26th

Desperate Straits of Fannie, Freddie...

Sep 26th

“Exhibits don’t usually go on sale after museum shows,...”
— Historic D.C. Estate Listed...

Sep 26th

“Certain regional stereotypes have long since become cliches:...”
— The United States of Mind -...

Sep 25th

No deal on Queens project - Charlotte...

Sep 25th

Commercial Real Estate: Construction...

Sep 25th

“But even steel can’t withstand the current housing market...”
— Market meltdown proves nemesis...

Sep 25th

Shapell Homes revises plans at San Ramon’s...

Sep 25th

Builders, developers diversify to survive...

Sep 25th

Detroit developer targets Gallatin for new...

Sep 25th

Hey--Take Some Of That Bailout And Buy New...

Sep 25th

New Urbanism is sign of the reverse trend of...

Sep 25th

Builder will open design center at new...

Sep 25th

Text of President Bush's speech on economic...

Sep 25th

Plan’s Mystery - What’s All This Stuff Worth?...

Sep 25th

Washington Mutual May Be on Block -...

Sep 25th

Court Rejects Class Action on Option ARM...

Sep 25th

Countrywide Made Home Loans to Gorelick, Mudd...

Sep 25th

Toll Brothers Chief on Housing Slump -...

Sep 25th

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Shiller: Bailout ‘Fuzzy,’ But Better Than Alternative - WSJ.com

Sep 24th

“DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Solar power, with its promise...”
— Thieves Are Stealing Solar...

Sep 24th

McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac...

Sep 24th

“You’ve got the entire United States government focused...”
— Builders Keep Guessing -...

Sep 24th

Beware the Foreclosure Allure - WSJ.com

Sep 24th

Lennar's Earnings: Perception Is King -...

Sep 24th

Home builder sent to jail for fraud - ABC...

Sep 24th

“Mr. President, you gave them the keys to the liquor cabinet,...”
— Those Selling a Bailout Find a...

Sep 24th

Economic Scene - The Issue Is Payback, Not...

Sep 24th

F.B.I. Looks Into 4 Firms at Center of the...

Sep 24th

Congress Objects to Lack of Help Aimed at...

Sep 24th

GMAC to Sell Home Services Unit to Brookfield...

Sep 24th

Thermal Cameras Spot Energy Gaps in Your Home...

Sep 24th

Code to Require Home Sprinklers - NYTimes.com

Sep 24th

Grim proving ground for Obama's housing...

Sep 23rd

When Your Couch Is on Order and the Company...

Sep 23rd

Fire-Sprinkler Mandate Supported for New...

Sep 23rd

Rescue Plan's Success Gets Linked to Home...

Sep 23rd

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Takeovers Cost Banks...

Sep 23rd

A City Rebuilt and Redefined - WSJ.com

Sep 23rd

Housing Experts Say Bailout Proposal May Do...

Sep 23rd

“For now, all we can do is make educated guesses at what Mr....”
— Op-Ed Contributor - The $700...

Sep 23rd

Experts See a Need for Punitive Action in...

Sep 23rd

Talking Business - Hoping a Hail Mary Pass...

Sep 22nd

Looking for Lessons From Agency That Mopped...

Sep 22nd

In the Region - Westchester - For Buyers...

Sep 22nd

“The government did not finish the job of improving mortgages...”
— Economic View - The Mortgages...

Sep 22nd

The Wall Street Bailout Plan, Explained -...

Sep 22nd

A Bailout Plan, but Will It All Work? - News...

Sep 22nd

Administration Is Seeking $700 Billion for...

Sep 22nd

2 Candidates Back Bailout, With Caveats -...

Sep 22nd

New Backdrop for Old Story in Home Sales -...

Sep 22nd

A Mortgage Fable - WSJ.com

Sep 22nd

This Land - Tending the Boulevards of Broken...

Sep 22nd

Cash for Trash - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Sep 22nd

“For me, it wasn’t just about money; it was about doing what...”
— Builder’s bankruptcy was...

Sep 22nd

Some Top Officials Are Leaving Fannie Mae -...

Sep 22nd

Crisis Hits Russian Real Estate - WSJ.com

Sep 22nd

Mortgages - Considering the Seven-Year Plan -...

Sep 22nd

“What is the correlation of these two numbers - foreclosures...”
— Chairman’s...

Sep 19th

Briefing.com: Homebuilder ETF

Sep 19th

The Finest Foreclosures - WSJ.com

Sep 19th

Quadrant Homes lays off 45 workers

Sep 19th

Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter -...

Sep 19th

“The last 10 days have been the most remarkable period of...”
— Diamond and Kashyap on the...

Sep 19th

Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem...

Sep 19th

The Pain of Selling a Home for Less Than the...

Sep 19th

Where did the government get $85 billion to...

Sep 18th

Steven Pearlstein - Scrambling to Clean Up...

Sep 18th

Pastor, wife arrested in alleged mortgage...

Sep 18th

Jump in Mortgage Rates Disappoints Home...

Sep 18th

Mandating Fire Sprinklers for the Home -...

Sep 18th

A Quest for an Energy-Efficient House -...

Sep 18th

Housing Market Statistics at a Glance: NAHB

Sep 17th

Bad mortgage brokers ran wild, Florida admits...

Sep 17th

Builders bet big on huge downtown Miami...

Sep 17th

Is the U.S. going overboard on bailouts? -...

Sep 17th

McCain And Obama On The Mortgage Mess, CBS...

Sep 17th

After Lehman, Banks Jettison...

Sep 17th

Homeless Children: The collateral damage in...

Sep 17th

Former CEO of KB Home Settles Over SEC...

Sep 17th

Woodside Files For Chapter 11 - WSJ.com

Sep 17th

Keep It in Vegas - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Sep 17th

Talking Business - On Wall Street as on Main...

Sep 16th

“Preventing foreclosures is the key to stanching the crisis,...”
— Editorial - Wall Street...

Sep 16th

12 indicted in West End mortgage fraud scheme...

Sep 16th

Congress Strives to Define ‘Homeless’ -...

Sep 16th

wbztv.com - I-Team: Lowell Woman Forces...

Sep 16th

Homeownership Push Is Rethought - WSJ.com

Sep 16th

“Wellesley College economist Karl Case, the...”
— Housing-Price Economist Sees...

Sep 16th

Why Libraries Are Back in Style - WSJ.com

Sep 15th

Liens pile up on Sandler - Triangle Business...

Sep 15th

A case of history on the market - Atlanta...

Sep 15th

“Colonial Properties Trust said it plans to exit the for-sale...”
— Colonial Properties licks...

Sep 15th

Leaders weigh in on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac...

Sep 15th

Homebuilders get creative to woo buyers,...

Sep 15th

Pierce Homes’ woes trickle down to...

Sep 15th

Home builder hedges bets, will develop 96...

Sep 15th

Already-stung Sovereign faces new potential...

Sep 15th

Homestead turnaround - Portland Business...

Sep 15th

“Emergency legislation passed in April to protect Maryland...”
— State foreclosure rate high in...

Sep 15th

New Saratoga Springs section will have only...

Sep 15th

Without a trace - Denver Business Journal

Sep 15th

Mortgages - It’s Helpful to Know Your Limits...

Sep 15th

U.S. Holds the Whip Hand in Modifying...

Sep 15th

Why Libraries Are Back in Style - WSJ.com

Sep 15th

“This is the only home I know,” said Rosalee Rankins,...”
— LeClaire Courts residents...

Sep 15th

Big builders starting to buy land - Atlanta...

Sep 15th

Stunning Fall for Main Street’s Brokerage...

Sep 15th

5 Days of Pressure, Fear and Ultimately,...

Sep 15th

After Bailout, Senators Ask for a Delay in...

Sep 12th

Construction site theft builds --...

Sep 11th

Condo-Minimum - WSJ.com

Sep 11th

Home lending volume dropped 20 percent in...

Sep 11th

Powerful Voices on Hill Are Abruptly Muffled...

Sep 11th

Mortgage Giants' Employees Being Encouraged...

Sep 11th

Bear to Pay $28 Million to Settle Loan...

Sep 11th

Lehman's Bet on a California Developer Yields...

Sep 11th

Barratt profit falls 71 percent amid U.K....

Sep 11th

Contractors irked by changes in legal...

Sep 11th

Restructuring Firm Sees More Pain For Home...

Sep 11th

“I’m not the Gallup poll, but I hear the same story over and...”
— The Next Little Thing? -...

Sep 11th

Is a foreclosure sale a valid comp? Not...

Sep 11th

Group Tries to Lighten Shadows of Foreclosure...

Sep 11th

State taps $13.6 mil to curb foreclosures,...

Sep 11th

Countrywide warns of security breach - East...

Sep 11th

“Members of Congress are making a last-ditch effort to head...”
— Ban on Down-Payment Aid Is...

Sep 11th

Home builder arrested: capitalnews9.com

Sep 11th

Henry Ford's Detroit Neighborhood Tries Hard...

Sep 11th

Farmer Mac and Ginnie Mae Are Thriving -...

Sep 10th

Democrats Urge Reduced Packages for Fannie...

Sep 10th

’08 Rivals Have Ties to Loan Giants -...

Sep 10th

Home prices slide as sales activity stays...

Sep 10th

MyFox Chicago | Complaints Pile Up Against...

Sep 9th

Michigan couple offer home for free - with...

Sep 9th

“This is another marginal step in the right direction,”...”
— Plan Skirts Housing’s...

Sep 9th

Home-Loan Banks Draw Focus Amid Rescue Plan -...

Sep 9th

“With Florida awash in tens of thousands of empty or...”
— Condo Buyers In Florida Seek...

Sep 9th

Big Payments Are Expected in Credit Default...

Sep 9th

Who Else Can Pile On for a Federal Rescue? -...

Sep 9th

White House Memo - Rescue of Mortgage Giants...

Sep 9th

Stocks Soar on Takeover Plan - NYTimes.com

Sep 9th

The Bailout’s Big Lessons - Editorial -...

Sep 9th

Mortgage Giants’ Future - A Rebuild or a...

Sep 9th

Bailout Brings Lower Mortgage Rates, But Not...

Sep 8th

Paulson to Fannie and Freddie Investors: Drop...

Sep 8th

“Hurricane Hank swept through the nation’s capital...”
— Steven Pearlstein - In Crisis,...

Sep 8th

Radical Options In Play for New Structure of...

Sep 8th

How the Rescue Plan Will Work:...

Sep 8th

U.S. Seizes Control Of Mortgage Giants -...

Sep 8th

European shares surge on U.S. mortgage rescue...

Sep 8th

We Need Fundamental Mortgage Reform - WSJ.com

Sep 8th

“Save the home lenders, save the world? If only it were that...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - The Power of...

Sep 8th

No End to the Capital Punishment - WSJ.com

Sep 8th

“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were intended to serve at least...”
— High and Low Finance - The...

Sep 8th

Street Set to Fill Hole in Mortgage Market -...

Sep 8th

Answers about mortgage giants Fannie Mae,...

Sep 8th

U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage...

Sep 8th

Questions, and Hope, on Plans for Mortgage...

Sep 8th

Government may soon back troubled mortgage...

Sep 8th

Mortgage Giants Agreeable to Rescue Plan, but...

Sep 8th

Mortgage Giant Overstated the Size of Its...

Sep 8th

McCain backs U.S. rescue of housing lenders,...

Sep 8th

Obama says intervention of U.S. housing...

Sep 8th

Few Stand to Gain on This Bailout, and Many...

Sep 8th

U.S. Takeover of Mortgage Giants Lifts Stock...

Sep 8th

As Crisis Grew, a Few Options Shrank to One -...

Sep 8th

In Rescue to Stabilize Lending, U.S. Takes...

Sep 8th

Bloomberg.com: Real Estate

Sep 8th

“So what does the federal takeover of two mortgage finance...”
— Your Money - Fannie, Freddie...

Sep 8th

Briefing.com: WaMu Sends CEO Packing

Sep 8th

Where Homes Are Selling Fastest -...

Sep 8th

Communities Become Home Buyers to Fight Decay...

Sep 5th

“Owning a home is the American dream,” says Jamie Schrole, a...”
— In the Ruins of the Housing...

Sep 5th

Higher Fees for Mortgages - NYTimes.com

Sep 5th

Slow sales dropping a hammer on builders: San...

Sep 5th

“From entry-level to the upscale, foreclosures have become...”
— As Losses Continue, Builders...

Sep 5th

Mum's The Word On Housing at GOP Convention -...

Sep 5th

Meet the Nouveaux Neighbors - WSJ.com

Sep 5th

Housing fix backfires, raises rates for...

Sep 4th

Turning a Minneapolis Mill Into a Condo -...

Sep 4th

“In what he describes as a “brief manifesto,” Mr....”
— Foreclosed But Not Forgotten -...

Sep 4th

GMAC Plans to Cut 5,000 Jobs at Mortgage Unit...

Sep 4th

Eagle homebuilder Robert Moffat sentenced in...

Sep 3rd

Boca Raton-based home builder goes under...

Sep 3rd

S&P cuts view on 10 U.S. banks, cites housing...

Sep 3rd

Home Depot CEO: Housing decline may be...

Sep 3rd

Mortgage problems for the self-employed -...

Sep 3rd

The Fannie & Freddie Question - WSJ.com

Sep 3rd

U.K. Aims To Ease Pain In Housing - WSJ.com

Sep 3rd

U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown Aims to...

Sep 3rd

Letter From The City: U.K. Housing Stimulus...

Sep 3rd

Lennar Megaproject Survives - WSJ.com

Sep 3rd

The Art of Recycling: The Coolest Show in...

Sep 2nd

“It looks like there could be some longer-term money heading...”
— Home builder shares up on...

Sep 2nd

No One Lives There Anymore - Editorial -...

Sep 2nd

“Homeowners are struggling nationwide. But here in South...”
— Pangs of Seller’s...

Sep 2nd

Attorney General files charges against home...

Sep 2nd

Empty Homes Drawing Thieves Builder Folds,...

Sep 2nd

Renters in foreclosed buildings get a break :...

Sep 2nd

Abandoned Valley tortoises are latest...

Sep 2nd

Ryan Homes grabs lots from departed Beazer -...

Sep 2nd

Fewer people dying at work - Sacramento...

Sep 2nd

Home builders slow to grasp green ways...

Sep 2nd

Assisting Asian homeowners - Atlanta Business...

Sep 2nd

A Different Kind of Bike Tour - WSJ.com

Sep 2nd

Mortgage Fraud Jumped 42% in Year - WSJ.com

Sep 2nd

Housing Recession Just Builds - WSJ.com

Sep 2nd

FHA Raises Its Premiums to Insure Repayment...

Sep 2nd

Fannie Names New Officers in Shake-Up -...

Sep 2nd

Dealbook - And They Could Call It Frannie -...

Sep 2nd

California Seeks to Curb Sprawl - WSJ.com

Sep 2nd