Residential Tuesday 2008.0408

Tue Apr 8 15:48:47 PDT 2008

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How, and how much, should the US federal government help threatened
homeowners and the housing industry?  Is it - to you - a question of
economic or political philosophy?  Are we just down to "get the market 
moving", no questions asked?  

Or would a little taste of New Deal, about now, be a good deal?

	House Democrats are crafting a response to the nation's
	housing crisis that would offer tax breaks to homeowners,
	first-time homebuyers and developers of low-income housing
	but would not provide tax relief to the struggling
	homebuilding industry.

	The measure, which is expected to be unveiled today, puts
	the House at odds with Senate leaders, who last week agreed
	on a bipartisan housing plan that includes billions of
	dollars in tax refunds for home builders, lenders and other
	money-losing businesses.

	"We need to provide relief to the buyers and families
	themselves, not just the banks and builders," House Ways and
	Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) said
	yesterday in a written statement. "The House bill will put
	families first."

House to Offer Plan on Housing - Washington Post, 2008.0407
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/07/AR2008040702427.html?hpid=sec-business

Residential Design and Building News
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Building Permits Shrink for 4th Month in a Row - Toronto Star, 2008.0408
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/411182

Building a Case for Affordable Housing - Wicked Local Hanover, 2008.0408
http://www.wickedlocal.com/hanover/homepage/x1767331371

Kamman Building to Be Renovated for Offices - Buffalo News, 2008.0408
http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/318174.html

Australian Home-Building Approvals Growth Slows - Bloomberg, 2008.0407
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=alT1e8ssVRl8&refer=australia

UK Home Builders No Bargain - Spectator, 2008.0407
http://www.spectator.co.uk/business/trading-floor/596142/uk-home-builders-no-bargain.thtml

Billions for House Builders - The Progress, 2008.0407
http://www.progress.org/2008/fold554.htm

House Design: The Continental Way - Shropshire Star, 2008.0407
http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/04/07/plotting-a-revolution/

Home Builders Selling Its Posh Headquarters - Chicago Tribune, 2008.0406
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-re-mich-builders-0406apr06,0,1498299.story

The Future Looks Green for Prefabricated Houses - Chicago Tribune, 2008.0406
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/home/chi-prefabapr06,1,7872496.story

Cobourg Calling - National Post, 2008.0404
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/homes/story.html?id=422874

Builders: No Full Recovery Until 2010 - CNN, 2008.0403
http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/news/economy/new_home_outlook/

Chainsaw Massacre - Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0403
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2008/apr/03/tree.felling

A House Not for Mere Mortals - New York Times, 2008.0403
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/garden/03destiny.html?scp=6&sq=architecture+design+building&st=nyt

The Would-Be Revivalist - New York Times, 2008.0403
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/garden/03robbins.html?scp=5&sq=architecture+design+building&st=nyt

Milton Keynes Development Wins Three New Home Awards - Easier Property, 2008.0403
http://www.easier.com/view/UK_Property_News/Buckinghamshire/article-171644.html

Point Home Inspired by 1887 W.G. Low Oceanside House - Cape County Herald, 2008.0401
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/26614-point-home-inspired-1887-w-g-low-oceanside-house
thestar.com/Business/article/411182

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