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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1347 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:39 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek Residential - 2008.1125 Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers, ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly from the editors of ArchitectureWeek. Dueling bailouts coverage from the Wall Street Journal raises tough questions... "Struggling U.S. auto makers left Washington empty-handed after weeks of pleading for a handout, but that hasn't deterred home builders from stepping up to lobby Congress for help... "The builders' lobby is ramping up its sales pitch for a $250 billion stimulus package called 'Fix Housing First,' arguing that financial markets won't recover until home prices stop falling. They are calling for a generous tax credit for home purchases and a federal subsidy that would lower a homeowner's mortgage rate. "...But to some economists, 'Fix Housing First' strikes an all-too-familiar refrain of 'build more homes.' Housing economist Thomas Lawler implores builders to 'stop building.' He and others argue that effectively setting a floor for home prices will prolong the pain because it will keep supply and demand out of sync. "'The government does not have the tools to rewrite the laws of supply and demand,' said Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser. 'By artificially increasing prices, we are encouraging more building.'" Home Builders Make Plea for Federal Aid Critics Warn That Propping Up Housing Demand Will Only Prolong Market's Woes http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122748520112251743.html Residential Design and Building News ------------------------------------ Bernanke Admits Misjudging Mortgage Crisis - Housing Wire, 2008.1124 http://www.housingwire.com/2008/11/24/viewpoint-bernanke-admits-misjudging-mortgage-crisis/ Building on Home Depot Covered Calls - Seeking Alpha, 2008.1124 http://seekingalpha.com/article/107481-building-on-home-depot-covered-calls Editorial: Rancho Cordova Can Lead the Way - Sacramento Bee, 2008.1124 http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1422311.html Firefighters Back Anne Arundel Sprinkler Bill - Baltimore Examiner, 2008.1124 http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/112408sprinkler.html Welsh House Building Goals under Threat - Inside Housing, 2008.1124 http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/story.aspx?storycode=6501983 Home Building Recovery Expected for 2009 - The Age, 2008.1124 http://news.theage.com.au/business/home-building-recovery-expected-for-2009-20081124-6eyc.html Reno Plans to Revise Building Fees - Reno Gazette-Journal, 2008.1124 http://www.rgj.com/article/20081124/NEWS04/811240346/1321/NEWS Citigroup Rescue Boosts U.S. Stocks - Wall Street Journal, 2008.1124 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122753869199253101.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Washington Bankruptcy Filings Rise 40% - Seattle Times, 2008.1124 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008428045_bankrupt24m.html Building Boost Scheme - Herald Sun, 2008.1124 http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24695435-662,00.html Mortgage Bailout Solves Some Problems, Causes More - Wall Street Journal, 2008.1123 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122749016086952075.html Saving Green by Going Green - Hartford Courant, 2008.1123 http://www.courant.com/business/realestate/hc-hreenergycredit1123.artnov23,0,1500803.story After Sylmar Fire, Officials Rethink Safety Standards for Mobile Home Parks - Los Angeles Times, 2008.1123 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mobile23-2008nov23,0,208035.story Future Home Builders of America - Denver Post, 2008.1122 http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_11047200 Towers Rise to Higher standards - Chicago Trubune, 2009.1121 http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/11/towers-rise-to.html Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Suspend US Home Foreclosures - Associated Foreign Press, 2008.1121 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hlAPfoi7lMVB_Bwd1yDmhBSGqgCQ U.K. House Building Slumps to a Record Low - Telegraph, 2008.1120 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/3489941/House-building-slumps-to-a-record-low.html US Prices, Housing Starts Plunge - VOA News, 2008.1120 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-20-voa15.cfm Ordering Out for More Space - New York Times, 2008.1120 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/garden/20bronx.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt U.S. MBA'S Mortgage Applications Index Decreased 6.2% Last Week - Bloomberg, 2008.1119 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=atH4rE.qc9Eo&refer=us Prices Post Rare Fall; a New Test for the Fed - Wall Street Journal, 2008.1119 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122710109269040789.html?mod=googlenews_wsj U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace - Bloomberg, 2008.1119 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=ayFpFXHa5bvU&refer=home Aussie Architecture Awards 2008 - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1119 http://www.archweek.com/2008/1119/index.html Home Improvements Keep Builders on Job - The Daily (Australia), 2008.1119 http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/nov/19/home-improvements-keep-builders-job/ Why We Shouldn't Save GM - The Nation, 2008.1118 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081201/howl2 Homebuilder Sentiment Index Plunges to Record Low - New York Times, 2008.1118 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Builder-Sentiment.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=construction+home+residential&st=nyt&oref=slogin Green Tips for Condo, Apartment Dwellers - CBS News, 2008.1118 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/18/tech/livinggreen/main4613617.shtml Builders Urge Tenfold Rise in Social Buy-Up Fund - Property Week, 2008.1118 http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=36&storycode=3127773 Financial Crisis Gives Green Builders a Welcome Boost - Guardian Unlimited, 2008.1118 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/18/green-building-energy-efficiency Half-Built Housing Litters County's Stagnant Landscape - News-Press, 2008.1118 http://www.news-press.com/article/20081118/RE/811180399/1076 Freddie Mac Projects Slower Recovery for Housing - Market Watch, 2008.1117 http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Freddie-Mac-projects-slower-recovery/story.aspx?guid={74A69250-C4E9-4D99-AF74-17E5BDB2AA49} Lowe's Cuts Forecast on Poor Housing Markets - CBC, 2008.1117 http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/11/17/guidance-lowes.html Economist: Construction Spending to Drop in 2009 - Birmingham Business Journal, 2008.1117 http://- abuse alert -.com/birmingham/stories/2008/11/17/story4.html House-Building Tails Off - Western Morning News, 2008.1117 http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/news/House-building-tails-despite-West-resilience/article-478165-detail/article.html House-Building Tails Off - Western Morning News, 2008.1117 http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/news/House-building-tails-despite-West-resilience/article-478165-detail/article.html Housing Supply Side Needs a Reality Test - Wall Street Journal, 2008.1117 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122688933162232629.html California Fires Could Burn for Days, Official Says - CNN, 2008.1117 http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/17/california.fires/?iref=mpstoryview over 1,000 Houses Damaged in Powerful Earthquake in Indonesia - Xinhua, 2008.1117 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/17/content_10372033.htm Fire Losses May Prompt Tougher Building Codes for Mobile Homes - Los Angeles Times, 2008.1117 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-firearnold17-2008nov17,0,3012524.story How Mortgage Rates Are Set - New York Times, 2008.1116 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/realestate/16mort.html A Cabin Is Not a Shack - New York Times, 2008.1114 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/greathomesanddestinations/14cabins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin The Painter and the Pink Palazzo - New York Times, 2008.1113 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/garden/13schnabel.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt&oref=slogin Key Borrowers Back Move to Rewrite Troubled Mortgages - Sacramento Bee, 2008.1112 http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/1390062.html In Bali, a Home Nestled Among Rice Paddies and Trees - New York Times, 2008.1112 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/greathomesanddestinations/12gh-bali.html Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose - Bloomberg, 2008.1110 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aatlky_cH.tY&refer=worldwide People and Places by Nancy Novitski http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/1119/news_2-1.html Renzo Piano in Fort Worth, Texas - Behnisch Architekten, with Ayers/ Saint/ Gross in Baltimore, Maryland - Shepley Bulfinch and Erdman in Janesville, Wisconsin - Frank Gehry in Toronto, Canada - CORE architecture + design in Washington, D.C., USA - Randall Stout Architects, with RRMM Architects in Roanoke, Virginia - Leo A Daly in Los Angeles, California ... short stories continue online: http://www.ArchWeek.com/2008/1119/news_2-1.html -- * -- Save trees - Subscribe to ArchitectureWeek! ** https://archweek.securesites.com/subscribe.html -- * -- Press Release - Michael Gould Joins Hunt Hale Jones Architects as Urban Design/Multifamily Studio Director http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?081119_Hunt_Hale_Jones Product News - ECOTECT Download a free trial of Autodesk(R) Ecotect(TM) software and create more sustainable building designs. 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