http://www.builderonline.com/news/legislation/Default.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1030038http://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/new-jersey-governor-vetoes-15000-state-tax-credit-for-home-buyers.aspx?rssLink=New+Jersey+governor+vetoes+%2415%2c000+state+tax+credit+for+home+buyersA $15,000 state tax credit for home buyers was vetoed Friday by Governor Christie, who cited its $100 million price tag and the state's budget problems.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:02:30 EST Economic DevelopmentLegislationTax Creditshttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/listless-housing-market-shows-the-folly-of-tax-credit.aspx?rssLink=Listless+housing+market+shows+the+folly+of+tax+creditJuly 25--The U.S. housing market was supposed to be on the rebound by now. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:07:15 EST Economic DevelopmentLegislationTax Creditshttp://www.builderonline.com/home-prices/florida-home-sales-up-in-june-despite-dip-nationally.aspx?rssLink=Florida+home+sales+up+in+June%2c+despite+dip+nationallyJuly 23--Florida's sales of existing homes increased in June, bucking a national trend of declining purchases blamed on the end of the home buyer tax credit. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:56:30 EST Home PricesSingle FamilyTax CreditsEconomic DevelopmentLegislationhttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/local-home-prices-up-for-fifth-month-but-experts-wonder-if-uptick-will-last-without-tax-credit.aspx?rssLink=Local+home+prices+up+for+fifth+month%2c+but+experts+wonder+if+uptick+will+last+without+tax+creditJuly 23--Central Ohio home prices continue to rise even as the housing industry struggles to recover nationally. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:56:44 EST Economic DevelopmentTax CreditsHome PricesLegislationLocal Marketshttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-conditions/recovery-mixed-on-strong-earnings-weak-home-sales.aspx?rssLink=Recovery+mixed+on+strong+earnings%2c+weak+home+salesWASHINGTON - A flurry of strong earnings reports renewed Wall Street's optimism in the economic recovery, even as new data Thursday showed homes sales sinking and claims for unemployment benefits rising.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:57:05 EST Economic ConditionsMortgages and BankingLegislationEconomic DevelopmentEarnings ReportsCompensationLoanshttp://www.builderonline.com/loans/historic-financial-overhaul-signed-to-law-by-obama.aspx?rssLink=Historic+financial+overhaul+signed+to+law+by+ObamaWASHINGTON - Reveling over a new milestone in his presidency, a triumphant Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of lending and high-finance rules since the Great Depression, adding safeguards for millions of consumers and aiming to restrain Wall Street excesses that could set off a new recession.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:57:30 EST LoansLegal IssuesMortgages and BankingLegislationhttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/government-watchdogs-federal-anti-foreclosure-efforts-are-not-working.aspx?rssLink=Government+watchdogs%3a+Federal+anti-foreclosure+efforts+are+not+workingWASHINGTON - Government watchdogs are telling a Senate panel that the Obama administration's multibillion effort to help at-risk homeowners avoid foreclosure is not working and could put the economic recovery at risk.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:56:45 EST Economic DevelopmentLegislationDistressed Assetshttp://www.builderonline.com/legislation/obama-poised-to-sign-sweeping-financial-overhaul.aspx?rssLink=Obama+poised+to+sign+sweeping+financial+overhaulWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama aims to usher in a new era of consumer protections and banking restrictions Wednesday, checking off another legislative victory just before election-year politics overtake the rest of his major agenda.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:56:53 EST LegislationGovernment ProjectsLoanshttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-conditions/fed-chief-focused-on-keeping-recovery-alive.aspx?rssLink=Fed+chief+focused+on+keeping+recovery+aliveWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke heads to Congress Wednesday with a message of reassurance: The Fed stands ready to take new steps to bolster the recovery if the economy worsens.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:57:13 EST Economic ConditionsLoansMortgages and BankingEconomic DevelopmentLegislationhttp://www.builderonline.com/government-entities/countrywide-vip-loans-reached-deep-into-fannie-mae.aspx?rssLink=Countrywide+VIP+loans+reached+deep+into+Fannie+MaeWASHINGTON - The former Countrywide Financial Corp. gave preferential loans to more than three dozen employees of Fannie Mae while the two giant housing enterprises were locked in an expanding, multi-billion dollar business relationship in subprime mortgages, documents show.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:57:54 EST Government EntitiesLoansMortgages and BankingLegislationhttp://www.builderonline.com/legislation/las-vegas-new-home-sales-up-27-in-first-half-of-2010.aspx?rssLink=Las+Vegas+new-home+sales+up+27%25+in+first+half+of+2010July 20--New-home sales in Las Vegas spiked to 972 in June, driven by 79 high-rise condominium sales and a rush to beat the June 30 escrow closing deadline for the homebuyer tax credit, which Congress extended at the eleventh hour. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:00:57 EST LegislationTax CreditsEconomic DevelopmentHome PricesLoanshttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/wichita-new-home-sales-up-in-june.aspx?rssLink=Wichita+new-home+sales+up+in+JuneJuly 20--Existing home sales in the Wichita area fell almost 10 percent in June from the previous year, but overall sales were down only 10 units as new home business perked up. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:01:07 EST Economic DevelopmentLegislationHome PricesReal Estate Brokershttp://www.builderonline.com/tax-credits/pima-county-permits-to-build-new-homes-fall-as-tax-credit-ends.aspx?rssLink=Pima+County+permits+to+build+new+homes+fall+as+tax+credit+endsJuly 20--After a fairly strong start this year, new home construction continued to ebb last month in Pima County as the federal tax credit for homebuyers expired. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:01:31 EST Tax CreditsEconomic DevelopmentLegislationSingle Familyhttp://www.builderonline.com/tax-credits/home-sales-jump-in-triangle.aspx?rssLink=Home+sales+jump+in+TriangleJuly 16--Home sales in the Triangle surged during the second quarter as the market continued to receive a boost from the government tax credits for first-time and repeat buyers. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:02:39 EST Tax CreditsEconomic DevelopmentLegislationhttp://www.builderonline.com/government-entities/congress-acts-but-bank-bill-has-work-ahead.aspx?rssLink=Congress+acts%2c+but+bank+bill+has+work+aheadWASHINGTON - In the end, it's only a beginning.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:02:44 EST Government EntitiesLegislationLoanshttp://www.builderonline.com/loans/provisions-of-the-financial-overhaul-bill.aspx?rssLink=Provisions+of+the+financial+overhaul+billHighlights of the compromise legislation to overhaul financial rules:Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:03:22 EST LoansMortgages and BankingLegislationCompensationhttp://www.builderonline.com/legislation/congress-oks-wall-st-crackdown-consumer-guards.aspx?rssLink=Congress+OKs+Wall+St.+crackdown%2c+consumer+guardsWASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, clamping down on lending practices and expanding consumer protections to prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown that knocked the economy to its knees.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:04:04 EST LegislationLoansMortgages and BankingGovernment Entitieshttp://www.builderonline.com/government-entities/calif-ag-sues-feds-over-renewable-energy-loans.aspx?rssLink=Calif.+AG+sues+feds+over+renewable+energy+loansSACRAMENTO, Calif. - State Attorney General Jerry Brown sued the federal government Wednesday, asking a judge to stop government-sponsored mortgage buyers from blocking a program that lets homeowners pay for energy-efficient improvements through increased property taxes.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:05:14 EST Government EntitiesLegal IssuesLoansLegislationMortgages and Bankinghttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/house-sales-slowing-in-north-san-diego-county.aspx?rssLink=House+sales+slowing+in+North+San+Diego+CountyJuly 13--The North San Diego County house market cooled in June compared with May, according to data released Monday by the North San Diego County Association of Realtors. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:03:08 EST Economic DevelopmentTax CreditsLegislationhttp://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/tax-credit-boosts-charleston-sc-area-transactions-to-highest-level-seen-in-years.aspx?rssLink=Tax+credit+boosts+Charleston%2c+S.C.%2c+area+transactions+to+highest+level+seen+in+yearsJuly 13--The Charleston area's real estate market crested on a wave of tax incentive-supported home sales last month, pushing activity past the national market as the popular incentive winds down. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:03:14 EST Economic DevelopmentHome PricesLegislationTax CreditsAssociations