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Featured Stories From Our Publications

Thrift Industry Posts Another Break-Even Quarter The U.S. thrift industry broke even for the second consecutive quarter in the third quarter of 2009

California Housing Starts Continue Decline in October Decline prompts California home builders to call on state lawmakers to reexamine state new-home buyer tax credit

House Prices Increase Slightly in Third Quarter First quarterly increase since the second quarter of 2007

EPA Issues Final Rule for Regulating Stormwater Runoff The rule takes effect in February 2010 and will be phased in over a four-year period.

Nevada, Arizona Experience Largest Declines in Construction Jobs, AGC Reports Only North Dakota Adds Construction Jobs this Year

The Average Distance Traveled by Appraisal-Management-Company-Assigned Appraiser Is 13 Miles, Associations Finds Appraisal Management Companies Have Strong Reliance on Local Appraisers

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Industry News

• James Hardie CEO Says Housing Market Nearing Bottom
  James Hardie Industries says the US housing market appears to be nearing bottom and it expects full year earnings at the top end of analysts forecasts.
• Market Gives Builders Opportunity to be More Aggressive
• Building Going Up as Material Costs Drop
• Real Estate Agents See Return of Foreign Buyers