Housing Giants - March 1, 2009 - (Page 4) News// MOVes News Understand Obama’s Rescue Plan Watch, listen and read about the President’s plan to stop foreclosures and rectify the housing industry. Which Parts of Housing Need Assistance First? — Bloomberg TV Bloomberg News’ Kathleen Hays analyzes the rescue plan’s effect. One analyst predicts housing starts and permits will continue to decline. Includes an update on manufacturing. Choice Homes Shuts Down – KHOU-TV Fort Worth, Texas-based home builder Choice Homes ceased operations late February. Citing the likelihood of a deepening recession and tight credit lines, the company decided to go out of business, reports Ron Trevino of KHOU news. President Obama’s Announcement; Las Vegas Market Reaction — Associated Press, KVUU-TV Blogger Finds Home Builders Indifferent to Mortgage Plan — Barron’s Housing Inventories Fall in Some Major Markets — Realtor A ray of sunshine among those dark thunder clouds: the inventory of existing homes for sale went down an average of 2.5 percent in January 2009. Wat Watch President Obama’s address, then listen to why one expert in the Las Vegas market is skeptical. Barron’s blogger Bob O’Brien also calls the rescue effort “wonkish.” Disappointment from Stimulus Brings Home Builder Shares Down — Reuters Major home builders’ shares took a plunge after changes made to the stimulus bill disappointed the industry’s expectations. Harvard’s Retsinas: No Rescue Plan Equals Disaster — Bloomberg TV Housing Rescue Plan Details and Analysis — Bloomberg TV A succinct yet detailed overview of the President’s $75 billion rescue plan Home Builder Collapse Leaves Investors Empty-Handed — KING-TV Bellingham, Wash.-based Apex Construction went bankrupt, leaving investors and businesses in financial ruin. Arizona’s Attorney General Applauds Mortgage Rescue Plan — KTVK-TV In one of the hardest hit states, Terry Goddard credits the President’s plan to rescue homeowners facing foreclosure. Nic Nicolas Retsinas’ first reaction to the mortgage rescue plan: “It’s about time.” But, he notes, job losses complicate the solution. Help for Home Builders Without Spending a Penny — The Manteca Bulletin Instead of paying months in advance on growth fees, builders can have the growth fees on new housing be paid as part of the escrow process. continued on page 5 04 03.01.09 HOUSING GIANTS www.HousingGiants.com http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/849651/choice_homes_stops_operations http://www.choicehomes.com/ http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2009021004?OpenDocument&WT.cg_n=RMO&WT.cg_s=RSSDaily http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2009021004?OpenDocument&WT.cg_n=RMO&WT.cg_s=RSSDaily http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/1602/841839?title=real_estate_mortgages http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/841516/in_depth_look_housing_market_needs_assistance http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2009/02/19/homebuilders-prove-largely-indifferent-to-mortgage-plan/ http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/841516/in_depth_look_housing_market_needs_assistance http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/1602/841839?title=real_estate_mortgages http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2009/02/19/homebuilders-prove-largely-indifferent-to-mortgage-plan/ http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/1602/841839?title=real_estate_mortgages http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE51B5SS20090212 http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE51B5SS20090212 http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/841589/in_depth_look_the_housing_crunch http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/841589/in_depth_look_the_housing_crunch http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/840067/builder_collapse_leaves_behind_a_trail_of_financial_destruction http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/840067/builder_collapse_leaves_behind_a_trail_of_financial_destruction http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/842277/obama_s_275_billion_housing_plan http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/reed/hg_20090105/#/1/OnePage http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/842781/ariz_a_g_talks_about_obama_s_mortgage_rescue_plan http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/842277/obama_s_275_billion_housing_plan http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/842781/ariz_a_g_talks_about_obama_s_mortgage_rescue_plan http://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/article/1355/ http://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/article/1355/ http://www.HousingGiants.com
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