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.)
Kimball Hill Files Chapter 11
House Approves Foreclosure Package
David Weekly Achieves Largest Private Builder Status
Kimball Hill Homes Restructures
New-Home Sales Numbers Bring More Bad News
In the Eye of the Housing Hurricane
U.S. Agency Helps Prop Up Housing Market
FHA Chief Finds Himself in an Unfamiliar Role
GSEs Bolster Jumbo Mortgage Market
Fannie, Freddie Get Relief on Affordable-Loan Quotas
Phoenix Couple Struggles to Hold On to Several Investment Properties
Ryland Notes 'Bright Spots'
Pulte Execs Downplay $663 Million Charge
Centex to Exit Michigan
Montgomery Aims to Make Green Homes Mandatory
New-Home Sales Slow
Oklahoma HBA Launches Marketing Campaign
If At First You Don't Succeed ...
Green? Who Says So?
Existing-Home Sales and Prices Down Again
Need Better Follow-Up?
Homeownership Rate Takes a Big Fall
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