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Bündchen, Brady Re-List Properties	7/24/2008 10:01 PM
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen and quarterback Tom Brady have both re-listed their former Manhattan pads. A homeowner has listed the former Phoenix house of Republican presidential nominee John McCain for $12 million. Photos
The Vegetable Patch Goes Luxe	7/24/2008 9:22 PM
Home vegetable gardening is surging thanks to rising food prices and health scares with commercial supplies. Some people are paying thousands of dollars to have landscape architects design and install high-end vegetable patches.
Official Will Regulate Mortgage Giants	7/24/2008 8:42 PM
Congress is finally about to grant more power to the minders of Fannie and Freddie. And housing agency director James B. Lockhart III will have to figure out how best to use that power.
The Development of the Superstar Urban Plan	7/24/2008 4:19 PM
Architect Zaha Hadid's plan to redevelop Kartal, a postwar industrial area amid Istanbul's Asian sprawl, is the latest example in a new trend in urban development, in which a visionary designer creates a detailed concept for an entire neighborhood.
Jobless Claims Soar for Week	7/24/2008 8:27 PM
Jobless claims soared last week by 34,000, to 406,000. Existing-home sales fell 2.6% last month from May.
Housing Bill Close to Becoming Law	7/24/2008 6:43 AM
A sprawling bill that reaches deep into the U.S. housing industry is close to becoming law. The bill, which began seven months ago as a modest attempt to help struggling homeowners, will now likely touch a vast array of borrowers, lenders and investors.
Battling Beetles in the Garden	7/23/2008 8:15 PM
Infestations of Japanese beetles have spread to more than 30 states, wreaking havoc on the foliage of trees and crops. Gardener Steve Stecklow is waging a biological war against these predators.
Mortgage Rates Near a Year High	7/23/2008 8:06 AM
Mortgage rates are nearing their highest levels in a year, adding to pressures on the weakened housing market.
Rich Londoners Finally Feel Pain	7/23/2008 7:07 AM
The credit crunch caught up with the top end of London's home market in the second quarter, when the price per square meter of residential space in the capital's prime locations fell more sharply than in the U.K. as a whole.
Mortgage-Lobby Chief Resigns	7/23/2008 2:33 AM
The chief of the mortgage industry's most powerful lobby group, Jonathan Kempner, resigned Tuesday, just as the industry is defending itself from a hostile Congress and a punishing housing slump.

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