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Senate panel set for housing vote Thursday: source (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee is due on Thursday to vote on legislation that would greatly expand a federal housing program and create a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a committee source said on Monday.

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 Prices Tumble in Two-Thirds of U.S. Cities (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
May 13 (Bloomberg) -- The median price for a single-family home in the U.S. dropped 7.7 percent in the first quarter, the biggest decline in at least 29 years, as values tumbled in two- thirds of U.S. cities, the National Association of Realtors said.

Moms Become Home Builders For Habitat For Humanity (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
Dozens of St. Louis moms got a head start on mother's day, Saturday, cutting wood and driving nails. They were part of the "Women Build Initiative"; turning everyday moms into home builders for Habitat for Humanity. Yolanda Frazier never knew she had it in her: building things, first of all, let alone owning her own house. "Right now I'm on a section 8 program," said Frazier, working on several ...

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.

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.

Sales fall 30 percent at home builder (Asbury Park Press)
Investors scouring for hints of a housing upturn won't find much evidence in the second-quarter preliminary sales results of luxury-home builder Toll Brothers Inc.

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.

Web site adds Orlando home info (Orlando Business Journal)
Roost.com on Tuesday announced it has added information on homes for sale in the Orlando and Tampa markets.