Welcome to this week's BUILDER Blocks, which highlights top housing stories from BUILDER Online and other sources. (Please note: some sites, such as the New York Times, do require registration.)
Top Headlines
New HUD Secretary Announced
Bush Picks Executive for HUD
Preston is Picked to Run HUD, Despite Little Housing Experience
Housing Starts Tumble 11.9 Percent
Former Fannie Chief Settles
Scandal to Cost Ex-Fannie Officers Millions
Housing Crisis
Foreclosures Keep Locksmiths in High Demand
The Worst May Be Over, But ...
States Try to Help Borrowers
Foreclosures Continue to Rise
Poll: 60 Percent Won't Buy Home Within Next Two Years
Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill
Condo Glut
America's Worst-Selling Housing Markets
Public Builders
Fulton Takes Over as CEO at Weyerhaeuser
Beazer Launches New Building Program
The Business of Building
Builder Sentiment Holds Steady
Have You Heard?
Floridian One to Call When Bees Move In
A Million Here, a Million There
Blog: Boyce on Building
Dammed If You Do, Damned If You Don't
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