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FEATURE A Wish List The new president faces an industry in crisis. What do builders want? Troubled lenders have been given millions in bailouts, and Barack Obama has promised to put the concerns of distressed homeowners high on his list of priorities in his new administration. Now what sort of help can beleaguered builders expect? Photography by Getty Images for obAmA By June Fletcher, Contributing Editor So far, the President-elect isn’t saying — though the housing industry has proposed wide-ranging relief in the form of tax breaks for home buyers and builders, lower mortgage interest rates, as well as more builder-friendly rules on such issues as labor unions, illegal aliens, growth and impact fees. That’s not to say that Obama doesn’t care about housing, says Illinois Association of Realtors CEO Gary Clayton. As a state senator in Illinois, Obama worked to stop 08 1.15.09 HousInG GIAnTs www.HousingGiants.com http://www.HousingGiants.com

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