<rss version="2.0" xmlns:hwi="http://www.hanleywood.com" xmlns:tcm="http://www.tridion.com/ContentManager/5.0" xmlns:tcmse="http://www.tridion.com/ContentManager/5.1/TcmScriptAssistant" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:tcl="urn:TridionComponentLink"><channel><title>Builder Magazine: Economic Conditions</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/business/housing-data/economic-conditions/Default.aspx?view=rss&amp;id=Query_tcm1029647</link><image><title /><url /><link /></image><description>The Information Source for the Home Building Industry</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate /><webMaster /><item><title>Analysts Deliver Upbeat Assessment of Denver Market</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/local-markets/analysts-deliver-upbeat-assessment-of-denver-market.aspx?rssLink=Analysts+Deliver+Upbeat+Assessment+of+Denver+Market</link><description>Denver ranked as 13th Healthiest Housing Market</description></item><item><title>Foreclosures hitting more people with prime loans</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/loans/foreclosures-hitting-more-people-with-prime-loans.aspx?rssLink=Foreclosures+hitting+more+people+with+prime+loans</link><description>WASHINGTON - A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.</description></item><item><title>Prices inched up in October</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/associations/prices-inched-up-in-october.aspx?rssLink=Prices+inched+up+in+October</link><description>Nov. 19--The light at the end of the recessionary tunnel flickered yesterday as a Commerce Department report showed housing starts fell in October and the Labor Department said consumer prices rose slightly more than anticipated during the month. </description></item><item><title>Weak home building a drag on economic recovery</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/economic-conditions/weak-home-building-a-drag-on-economic-recovery.aspx?rssLink=Weak+home+building+a+drag+on+economic+recovery</link><description>WASHINGTON - The budding economic recovery isn't getting much help from the home-building industry, which normally creates jobs and drives growth when a recession ends.</description></item><item><title>Affordable housing in Silicon Valley will be harder to find</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/home-prices/affordable-housing-in-silicon-valley-will-be-harder-to-find.aspx?rssLink=Affordable+housing+in+Silicon+Valley+will+be+harder+to+find</link><description>Nov. 17--The development of housing geared to low- and moderate-income residents has come to a near halt in Silicon Valley because of state and local budget crises and the general economic meltdown, housing experts gathered in Santa Clara said Tuesday. </description></item><item><title>Consulting Alliance Offers Builders and Developers a Spectrum of Services</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/development/consulting-alliance-offers-builders-and-developers-a-spectrum-of-services.aspx?rssLink=Consulting+Alliance+Offers+Builders+and+Developers+a+Spectrum+of+Services</link><description>Eight housing professionals with different areas of expertise band together to serve builders increasingly reliant on outsourcing in the downturn. </description></item><item><title>Camas builder to lead state group: Matthew Clarkson expects slow recovery for struggling industry</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/home-prices/camas-builder-to-lead-state-group-matthew-clarkson-expects-slow-recovery-for-struggling-industry.aspx?rssLink=Camas+builder+to+lead+state+group%3a+Matthew+Clarkson+expects+slow+recovery+for+struggling+industry</link><description>Nov. 17--Camas home builder Matthew Clarkson holds no grand illusions about a rapid recovery from recession for his industry as he assumes the top leadership job with Washington's biggest home builders group. </description></item><item><title>Greasing home sales</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/economic-conditions/greasing-home-sales.aspx?rssLink=Greasing+home+sales</link><description>Nov. 17--The passage of a law this month that extended and expanded a first-time homebuyer's federal income tax credit will give a boost to the market while extending the reach of the tax break to more buyers, observers say. </description></item><item><title>Green Building to Support Nearly 8 Million U.S. Jobs Through 2013</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/green-building/green-building-to-support-nearly-8-million-us-jobs-through-2013.aspx?rssLink=Green+Building+to+Support+Nearly+8+Million+U.S.+Jobs+Through+2013</link><description>New report quantifies economic impact of ‘green-collar jobs.’</description></item><item><title>Inland home prices up for third quarter, so affordability slips</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/inland-home-prices-up-for-third-quarter-so-affordability-slips.aspx?rssLink=Inland+home+prices+up+for+third+quarter%2c+so+affordability+slips</link><description>Nov. 13--Although the affordability of Inland Southern California's  entry-level homes remains high, prices edged up in the third quarter and  potentially eliminated some buyers as a reduced supply of bank-owned houses  hit the market, the California Association of Realtors reported Thursday. </description></item><item><title>Forecasters: Market Faces Short-Sale Stampede in 2010</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/vacation-homes/forecasters-market-faces-short-sale-stampede-in-2010.aspx?rssLink=Forecasters%3a+Market+Faces+Short-Sale+Stampede+in+2010</link><description>Nov. 12--Short sales of homes frustrate buyers, annoy lenders, and cause real estate agents to tear their hair out waiting for deals to close. </description></item><item><title>Gemcraft 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Maarten.</description></item><item><title>Beazer Posts a Profit</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/business/beazer-posts-a-profit.aspx?rssLink=Beazer+Posts+a+Profit</link><description>Restructuring the company's debt helps boost its bottom line.</description></item><item><title>Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/housing-plan-reaches-1-in-5-borrowers.aspx?rssLink=Housing+plan+reaches+1+in+5+borrowers</link><description>WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says, but most of those borrowers are on temporary trial plans that have yet to be made final.</description></item><item><title>Real estate professionals believe tax incentives will spur home sales</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/loans/real-estate-professionals-believe-tax-incentives-will-spur-home-sales.aspx?rssLink=Real+estate+professionals+believe+tax+incentives+will+spur+home+sales</link><description>Nov. 7--Sedalia-area real estate professionals believe the federal  government's extension of tax credits for home buyers is a positive step to  get more people into the housing market. </description></item><item><title>NAHB is Builders' Advocate</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/business/survival-essentials.aspx?rssLink=Survival+Essentials</link><description>It can be your lifeline toward surviving one of the worst housing markets in decades.</description></item><item><title>Builder Magazine Conducts Home Building State of the Industry Survey</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/business/builder-magazine-would-like-your-opinion.aspx?rssLink=Builder+Magazine+Would+Like+Your+Opinion</link><description>Your participation in our annual State of the Industry survey would be greatly appreciated.</description></item><item><title>Investors look to consumer for clues to recovery</title><link>http://www.builderonline.com/economic-development/investors-look-to-consumer-for-clues-to-recovery.aspx?rssLink=Investors+look+to+consumer+for+clues+to+recovery</link><description>CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Investors will get some guidance about the economy this week from data issued not by the government, but by big retailers in the form of third-quarter earnings reports.</description></item></channel></rss>