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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1347 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:44 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek Residential 2009.0105 Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers, ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly from the editors of ArchitectureWeek. Best wishes for this new year! And here's also to looking around without rose-colored glasses, and finding our glasses half full anyway - or better! "The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that it had begun purchasing mortgage-backed securities in an effort to bolster the battered housing market. "The program, initially announced Nov. 25, allows the Fed to spend $500 billion to buy mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and another $100 billion to directly purchase mortgages held by Fannie, Freddie and the Federal Home Loan Banks. The program is aimed at driving down the price of mortgages and making home loans more available. "The New York Fed is overseeing the program for the Federal Reserve. The New York Fed is working with four investment managers -- BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, PIMCO and Wellington Management Company -- to purchase the securities. "Up to $500 billion in securities will be purchased by the end of the second quarter." Fed to Begin Buying Mortgage-Backed Securities - AP at NY Times, 2009.0105 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/business/economy/06feds.html Residential Design and Building News ------------------------------------ U.S. Construction Spending Falls Less Than Forecast - Bloomberg, 2009.0105 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aJ6rW0_NwC_A&refer=home Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures - Wall Street Journal, 2009.0105 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123111072368352309.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Sales of Low-Energy Homes Stall - Boston Globe, 2009.0104 http://www.boston.com/realestate/articles/2009/01/04/sales_of_low_energy_homes_stall/ That '70s Kitchen, Refined - Boston Globe, 2009.0104 http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/01/04/that_70s_kitchen_refined/ Historic Platinum - My San Antonio, 2009.0101 http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/37024799.html In Harmony with Earth, Wind and Fire - New York Times, 2009.0101 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/garden/01garden.html?ref=garden London's Victorian Housing Can Give Us a Design for Our Times - This is London, 2008.1230 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23609395-details/Londona[euro](TM)s+Victorian+housing+can+give+us+a+design+for+our+times/article.do French Housing Weakens Further - Daily FX, 2008.1230 http://www.dailyfx.com/story/market_alerts/fundamental_alert/French_Housing_Weakens_Further_1230627497441.html 'Piggyback' Mortgages May Cut Modifications, Fed Says - Bloomberg, 2008.1230 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aeRcFRYKCebI&refer=home Buyers Market? Home Prices Drop 18% in October. - Axcess News, 2008.1230 http://www.axcessnews.com/index.php/articles/show/id/17286 Subprime Lenders Struggle with Arrears - The Age, 2008.1230 http://business.theage.com.au/business/subprime-lenders-struggle-with-arrears-20081229-76v1.html A New Home for IndyMac - Forbes, 2008.1229 http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/12/29/indymac-bancorp-sale-markets-equity-cx_mp_1229markets19.html Fed Study Finds 169 Mortgage Finance Companies Failed Last Year - Bloomberg, 2008.1229 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aSn_n_QDGOY0&refer=home 10 Days That Shook 2008 - AsiaOne, 2008.1229 http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/My%2BMoney/Story/A1Story20081227-110683.html Global Turmoil - The Star (Malaysia), 2008.1229 http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/12/29/lifefocus/2827803&sec=lifefocus Modular Home Industry Hit by Recession - Chicago Tribune, 2008.1229 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-modularhomes,0,6470987.story It's Shelter but Not a Home - Christian Science Monitor, 2008.1229 http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1229/p17s01-lign.html The Outlook for Canada's Housing Starts Weakens - Reed Construction Data, 2008.1229 http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/news/2008/12/the-outlook-for-canadas-housing-starts-weakens/ U.S. Auto Industry Seen as Most Distressed in 2009 - Reuters, 2008.1229 http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKN2931651520081229 Site Lets Consumers Shop for Better Rate on Home, Auto Insurance - Dallas Morning News, 2008.1229 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/122908dntexinsurance.3d4af0f.html Skaters Jump in as Foreclosures Drain the Pool - New York Times, 2008.1229 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/us/29pools.html?bl&ex=1230699600&en=711c10f3322bb17f&ei=5087%0A Housing Market in 2009 Could Be Mixed Bag - Seattle Times, 2008.1227 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2008562603_homeforecast28.html Home-Mortgage Rate Hits Fresh Low, 5.14% - Wall Street Journal, 2008.1226 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123025073099834337.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Island Retreats for Everyone - New York Times, 2008.1226 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/greathomesanddestinations/26iht-island.html?scp=5&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt Architects Create American-Style Suburbs Overseas - Associated Press, 2008.1226 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hN7tsOlBL7Zj5D-TU5Pq-zYThLvQD95AGU080 Homebuilders Will Start '09 with "Guns Blazing" - Under the Influence (blog), 2008.1223 http://undertheinfluence.nationaljournal.com/2008/12/homebuilders-assn-starts-2009.php Japan Cuts Key Interest Rate to 0.1% - Independent Digital, 2008.1219 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/japan-cuts-key-interest-rate-to-01-1204132.html People and Places, by Nancy Novitski http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/1217/news_1-1.html JCJ Architecture in Boston, Massachusetts - Ann Beha Architects, with JMZ Architects and Planners in Glens Falls, New York - Foster + Partners in Astana, Kazakhstan - SHW Group in Flint, Michigan - Diamond and Schmitt Architects in Toronto, Canada - Raw Design in Kitchener, Canada... -- * -- Help build ArchitectureWeek and Great Buildings with your support: It's fast, easy, private, and secure: https://archweek.securesites.com/cgi-bin/support_archweek.cgi * 60% Student Discount * https://archweek.securesites.com/cgi-bin/subscribe_aw_student.cgi * Gift Subscriptions * https://archweek.securesites.com/cgi-bin/support_archweek_gift.cgi -- * -- Press Release - Revolutionary System Unlocks a New World of Stonework for Architects http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?081217_press_release.html Product News - Tiny Houses and Plans from Tumbleweed http://www.archweek.com/2008/1217/products_update.html ==================================================================== Tools and Downloads -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor this ArchWeek special section and build your brand: http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?081217_notes_tools_sponsor VectorWorks Architect 2008 - Flexible to Fit Your Workflow VectorWorks' approach to BIM lets you improve your design process. 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