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Five Things You Need to Know: Themes Converge Into Possible Housing Solution (Minyanville via Yahoo! Finance)
There are several themes at play in today's Five Things that we believe could potentially converge into a singular, overarching housing solution.

Mortgage cos. reveal damage from housing crisis (AP via Yahoo! News)
Broad damage in the mortgage industry was in full view Monday as a number of companies posted dismal first-quarter earnings, but there were also some hope that the worst of the housing crisis is over.

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.

Housing minister Caroline Flint’s blunder reveals 10% slump but it’s not official – yet (Times Online)
House prices will fall by up to 10 per cent “at best” in the next year, according to a private government assessment laid bare by a minister’s blunder. Caroline Flint, the Housing Minister, told the Cabinet to prepare for a worsening market yesterday. “We can't know how bad it will get,” she said.

Iron County commissioners grant just 7 of 82 prairie dog removal requests (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Posted: 8:27 AM- PAROWAN - The federally protected prairie dog is slowing down development in Iron County. Home builders complain they have to wait as long as three years to obtain a prairie dog removal permit under the rules.

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 ...

Home builders grow event (London Free Press)
Not just any event can fill the Lamplighter Inn's Crystal Ballroom to its capacity, but the London Home Builders' Association did just that last Thursday when it paid tribute to the outgoing president and welcomed its new president.

6 signs of an economic rebound (Money via Yahoo! Finance)
By now you've had enough of the endless gloom in today's economic news: record oil prices, slower home sales, deepening loan losses, disappointing corporate earnings. What you're really looking for at this point are a few signs of hope.

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.