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Realtors Slam Obama Foreclosure-Rental Plan
February 22, 2012
The National Association of Realtors took a public shot at the Obama administration on Wednesday, criticizing an effort to alleviate some the housing market’s woes by renting out foreclosed properties.
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Distressing Signs for Maryland Mall
February 22, 2012
Since 2009, six of the largest U.S. mall owners have forfeited 20 struggling malls to their lenders or sold them under pressure from those lenders. Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersberg, Md., might soon be added to that list.
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University of Kentucky Opens Door to Leaving Dorm Management
February 22, 2012
The University of Kentucky took a major first step Tuesday in its closely watched effort to transfer campus dorms to a private company.
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Architects See Glimmers of Hope for New Construction
February 22, 2012
Here's a sign that the wounds in the construction sector may be slowly on the mend: Architects are working more.
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New Shot Clock for Zell’s Archstone Bid
February 21, 2012
Apartment company Equity Residential struck a deal with Bank of America Corp. and Barclays PLC over the weekend to extend its purchase option to buy a stake in competitor Archstone by 60 days.
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Real Estate News: U.S. Stores Boost Home Depot
February 21, 2012
Here is a look at real-estate news in the weekend’s and Tuesday's WSJ:
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The Pricing Shift for New Homes
February 17, 2012
New research says builders must pay close attention to "a structural pricing shift that continues to unfold.”
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HUD’s Donovan: Fannie, Freddie Should Embrace Loan Forgiveness
February 16, 2012
The Obama administration would like the federal regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to begin reducing loan balances for certain troubled borrowers, a top official said Thursday.
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Behind the Numbers: Home Builders ‘Shaking off the Shackles’
February 16, 2012
Here's what industry watchers had to say about the increase in home construction last month.
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Lowest-Income Renters Left Behind in Housing Crisis
February 15, 2012
A new report finds fewer housing options for 9.8 million extremely low-income families.
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