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Home builders back off opposition to trust land reform (The Arizona Republic)
Arizona home builders, who have repeatedly given the death blow to conservation efforts, have agreed to let a state trust land reform initiative move forward without a fight.

Brown to reveal housing market plan (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will set out plans on Wednesday to shore up the creaking housing market as part of a drive to reverse a slide in support for his government.

Housing Prices Tumble in Two-Thirds of U.S. Cities (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Housing prices fell in two-thirds of U.S. cities in the first three months of the year as a rise in foreclosures depressed property values and home sales tumbled 22 percent, the National Association of Realtors said.

Flint gaffe reveals ministers' fears of housing slump (Independent)
House prices are set to fall by 5 to 10 per cent "at best" this year – but ministers have no idea how badly the market could slump, according to confidential cabinet documents accidentally revealed by the Housing minister, Caroline Flint.

UK's Brown to reveal plans to help housing market (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Adrian Croft LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will set out plans on Wednesday to shore up Britain's creaking housing market as part of a drive to reverse a slide in support ...

Del Sur Takes National Honors for Green Construction (San Diego Business Journal)
Del Sur was named Mixed Use Development of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders during its annual Green Building Awards ceremony May 11 in New Orleans.

Minister lets slips fears over housing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A minister let slip fears about the state of the country's housing market Tuesday by inadvertently showing briefing notes as she arrived for a meeting.