(GREEN BUILDING) Price of Solar Power Expected to Plummet:  By 2015 the cost of solar power will be the same as the cost of power from the electrical grid ...  Read More  09/09/2010 4:45 PM

(HOUSING MARKET) Housing Inventory Rises for Eighth Straight Month:  Housing inventories rose in many U.S. cities for the eighth straight month in August, according to data ...  Read More  09/09/2010 4:44 PM

(HOUSING MARKET) Consumers Expect Home Prices to Decline:  The barrage of negative housing data in the past month has taken a toll on U.S. consumers ...  Read More  09/03/2010 10:31 AM

(BUILDER FOCUS) SEC Concludes KB Home Probe Without Action:  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its investigation relating to KB Home's ...  Read More  09/03/2010 10:31 AM

(CHINESE DRYWALL) Presence of Strontium No Longer Reliable Indicator of Defective Drywall:  The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has revised its guidelines for identifying homes ...  Read More  09/03/2010 10:30 AM

(STIMULUS) Shiller Calls for More Inspirational Housing Policy Ideas:  Yale economist Robert Shiller is urging policymakers to be more "inspirational" when trying to aid ...  Read More  09/03/2010 10:29 AM

(HOUSING MARKET) Pending Home Sales Rise:  Pending home sales rose 5.2% in July, a modest improvement for the market ...  Read More  09/03/2010 10:28 AM

(CONSTRUCTION FORECAST) Construction Spending Falls:  Construction spending in July fell twice as much as forecast, to $805.2 billion ...  Read More  09/01/2010 3:44 PM

(STIMULUS EFFORTS) Buzz About Possible Revival of Homebuyer Tax Credit Heats Up:  After a significant drop in home sales during the month of July, talk of a possible revival ...  Read More  09/01/2010 3:42 PM

(HOMEOWNERSHIP) Second Quarter Shows Decline in Negative Equity:  Approximately 11 million, or 23%, of all residential properties with mortgages ...  Read More  09/01/2010 3:42 PM