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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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