Today’s Headlines

• Builders Brief Land Buying Spree Gets Grounded September 8, 2010
  The days of frenzied land deals that we saw earlier in the year are over. […]
• Hedge Funds Can’t Always Save Home Builders September 8, 2010
  Dozens of home builders gone under. Some of them have turned to private capital for a way out, but hedge funds can’t always be saviors. […]
• D-Back Second Basemen Scores Rent-Free Home at Reno Clubhouse September 8, 2010
  Arizona Diamondback second basemen Ryan Roberts lived in the clubhouse for the Reno Aces, a minor-league ball team in Nevada, earlier this year. […]
• Purchase Mortgage Applications Post Largest Rise Since May September 8, 2010
  The anemic housing market showed a few signs of life last week, with near-record low mortgage rates boosting new home-purchase applications. […]
• Real Estate News: Hotels Poised to Shed Properties September 8, 2010
  Here is a look at real-estate news in today's WSJ: […]
• Omni’s Potent Play September 8, 2010
  Closely held Omni Hotels & Resorts is fast becoming a big player in the U.S. market for owning and operating convention-center hotels. […]
• Housing Inventories Rise for Eighth Straight Month September 7, 2010
  Housing inventories rose in many U.S. cities for the eighth straight month in August in a sign of the continued headwinds facing a soft housing market. […]
• Home Buyer Tax Credit Price Tag: $22 Billion September 7, 2010
  The total estimated cost of the home buyer tax credits is about $22 billion, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office last week. […]
• Real Estate News: Good News About Rising Mortgage Rates September 7, 2010
  Here is a look at real-estate news in today's WSJ: […]
• The FHA’s ‘Short Refinance’ Program: Frequently Asked Questions September 6, 2010
  Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about the FHA's 'Short Refinance' program. […]