Buyer Satisfaction Holds Steady: (BUILDER Online) New J.D. Power survey provides some welcome news to builders.
Greenspan Failed to See the Mortgage Mess (ABC News) Greenspan acknowledges he failed to see the risks of subprime mortgages.
Beazer Homes Receives Sixth Default Notice (BUILDER Online) Latest notice is related to company's convertible senior notes.
Government Official Overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Retire (Washington Business Journal) Leonard Reid will step down at the end of the year; the search for a replacement begins next week.
Minnesota Builder Under Investigation for Mortgage Fraud (BUILDER Online) Officials say builder probe may be the largest case of mortgage fraud in state history.
Countrywide Boosts Ability to Borrow Money (Associated Press/MSNBC.com) Struggling mortgage lender now has access to $12 billion more.
Video: Mozilo on Housing (CNBC.com) Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo shares his thoughts on the housing market with CNBC's Diana Olick.
Paulson Points to Subprime (BBC) Responsibility for the current credit crisis rests firmly with mortgage lenders, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says.
Video: Death of the McMansion (ABC News) The mortgage crunch begins to squeeze the rich.
Brookfield Homes CEO Buys a Lot of Stock (Barron's Online) Ian Cockwell's repeated stock buys are hard to ignore.
Michelle Kaufmann Unveils Zero-Energy Prefab House (BUILDER Online) Green solutions are prepackaged to make it easy for consumers.
Orleans Homebuilder Reports Fourth-Quarter Losses (BUILDER Online) Net losses for builder include charges related to inventory impairments, write-offs of abandoned projects, and impairment of goodwill and severance charges.
Weyerhaeuser May Close Plants (BUILDER Online) Forest products company says weak market may dictate closings.
Building Boom Hits Beijing (BUILDER Online) China's capital city opens one of its largest master plan luxury projects.
Existing-Home Sales Down Through 2008 (BUILDER Online) Realtor group says housing slump will continue on for at least another year.
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