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Nov 16, 2007 3:30 AM CST

New LA Buildings Going Green

Planners pass tough new rules that critics grouse will boost prices

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Planning Commission has approved an ambitious package of rules that would require new buildings to cut energy use by 15%. Measures include wiring buildings for solar energy, installing water-saving appliances, and using recycled materials in construction, the Los Angeles Times reports. The regulations would reduce energy use...

Consumer Confidence Falls to Post-Katrina Levels

Oct 30, 2007 1:10 PM CDT

Consumer Confidence Falls to Post-Katrina Levels

Housing slump deepens, cranking up pressure on Fed

(Newser) - Consumer confidence plummeted in September to its lowest reading since October 2005, fueling worries that housing’s downturn could affect consumer spending, which makes up two-thirds of the economy. Home prices, meanwhile, suffered their biggest drop in at least 6 years. “There is really no positive news in today's...

Existing-Home Sales Plummet Past Predictions

Oct 24, 2007 11:53 AM CDT

Existing-Home Sales Plummet Past Predictions

(Newser) - The housing market absorbed more bad news today. Existing-home sales dropped 8% in September, hitting their lowest level since at least 1999, as tighter credit standards kept buyers away. The 5.04 million annual rate was far below projections, bolstering predictions of another rate cut by the Fed next week....

Top Chicago Homebuilder Goes Bankrupt

Oct 24, 2007 5:16 AM CDT

Top Chicago Homebuilder Goes Bankrupt

Neumann becomes second largest builder to fall in subprime collapse

(Newser) - Neumann homes, a top Chicago homebuilder, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Chicago Tribune reports, making it the second-largest builder felled by the dive in the housing market. The company has laid off all but 20 of its 110 workers. “I’m not overly optimistic about the...

Credit Crisis Could Torpedo UK Housing Market, Too

Oct 17, 2007 3:14 PM CDT

Credit Crisis Could Torpedo UK Housing Market, Too

Prices more inflated than US, agency warns

(Newser) - Britain risks its own housing price crash, according to an International Monetary Fund report. The UK is in a credit crunch similar to the ongoing US version, and its housing is more overpriced than the US market before the crisis. In fact, "a number of advanced economies' housing markets...

Where to Find Housing Bargains

Sep 26, 2007 1:48 PM CDT

Where to Find Housing Bargains

Where to look to make sure your next home is a solid asset—and where not to

(Newser) - Taking into account current affordability, projected growth, and employment opportunities, BusinessWeek pick the best and worst prospects for bargains in the US housing market. The best, in alphabetical order:

Austin-Round Rock, Texas
Baton Rouge, La.
Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.

Largest US Homebuilder Posts Biggest Losses Ever

Sep 25, 2007 10:56 AM CDT

Largest US Homebuilder Posts Biggest Losses Ever

Lennar stock drops after worse-than-expected earnings report

(Newser) - The atrophied housing market has sent America’s largest homebuilder into even more of tailspin than expected. Lennar announced today it lost $513.9 million last quarter, or $3.25 per share—the worst losses in its 53-year history. Lennar says home discounting and the dismal mortgage situation will force...

US Median Home Price
to Drop

Aug 26, 2007 3:08 PM CDT

US Median Home Price to Drop

Projected 1-2% decline for 2007 would be the first since 1950

(Newser) - The median cost of an American home, now $220,000, is expected to drop this year for the first time since tracking began in 1950, reports the New York Times. The decline will be modest—1 to 2%—but could last into 2008 and 2009, meaning that, adjusting for inflation,...