Residential Tuesday 2008.1021

[Kevin]

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

Residential Tuesday brings you housing news and analysis weekly in this free newsletter from the editors of ArchitectureWeek.

Does it seem a bit circular, when not only are several big home builders bankrupt, as described by the analysts, but the big bank where the analyst works has itself been 'rescued' out of existance?

"September's plunge in U.S. home construction heralds not only a near-term consolidation of the industry, but also changes to business and building practices.

"Single-family home starts in the Midwest, Northeast and West all registered their lowest paces since records started being kept in 1959, according to Commerce Department data. "This is truly a historic time," said Morningstar analyst Eric Landry.

"The downturn has already shrunk the industry. WCI Communities Inc, led by investor Carl Icahn, Tousa Inc and Levitt and Sons, builder of the first planned community, have all declared bankruptcy.

"And more consolidation is needed, says Wachovia Capital Markets analyst Carl Reichardt."

Slump Will Shrink, Change U.S. Home-Building Sector - Reuters, 2008.1019
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49I1WO20081019


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$10.4 Billion Stimulus Package Revives Housing Hope - The Australian, 2008.1021
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24526758-643,00.html

Here Comes Stimulus - Question Is How - CNN, 2008.1020
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/20/news/economy/stimulus_take_two/?postversion=2008102016

Hurricane Proof Homes? - Staten Island Live, 2008.1020
http://www.silive.com/homegarden/homeimprovement/index.ssf/2008/10/post_6.html

Fallout from Financial Crisis Hammers Housing - Insurance News Net, 2008.1020
http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&neID=20081017140.6.6_3cf9005fe814a04f

The Paydays During the Boom - Times Argus, 2008.1019
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081019/NEWS01/810190387/1002/NEWS01

US House Prices Face Long Fall to Bottom: Analysts - Associated Foreign Press, 2008.1019
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvY7fERtUqQ48M5Cj-XAo5aPeuaw

New ANSI Standard Available on Storm Shelter Design - Occupational Health & Safety, 2008.1019
http://ohsonline.com/Articles/2008/10/19-New-ANSI-Standard-on-Storm-Shelters.aspx

Building Flawed American Dreams - New York Times, 2008.1018
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/business/19cisneros.html?bl&ex=1224561600&en=7c34162074e34513&ei=5087%0A

US Home Building at 17-Year Low - BBC News, 2008.1017
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7676275.stm

Housing Shortage Forecast - Stuff, 2008.1016
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4728571a13.html

U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Index Fell to Record Low in October - Bloomberg, 2008.1016
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=acBZGGY0dfC0&refer=home

A Rising Star - Prague Post, 2008.1015
http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2008/10/15/a-rising-star.php

The $58 Trillion Elephant in the Room - Portfolio, 2008.1015
http://www.portfolio.com/views/columns/wall-street/2008/10/15/Credit-Derivatives-Role-in-Crash#page2

Dockside Green - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1015
http://www.ArchWeek.com/2008/1015/environment_1-1.html
Although the last two decades have seen Vancouver,
Canada, grab more attention for its forest of tall,
slender, glassy condominium towers, the city's smaller
neighbor, Victoria, is making some waves of its own.
The comparatively sleepy British Columbia capital, with
a population of just under 80,000, is home to one of
the most ambitious sustainable development projects
ever undertaken in Canada.

Stirling Prize for Accordia Housing - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1015
http://www.ArchWeek.com/2008/1015/news_1-1.html
Pairing sensitively designed housing with generous open
space, the architects of Accordia have created an
enduring residential development in Cambridge, United
Kingdom, that embodies the inherent sustainability of
livable communities.

Home Prices Seem Far from Bottom - New York Times, 2008.1015
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/business/economy/16housing.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1224176674-8BDsCPHDRdjIXHkW1JCn5Q

Prefab, High-Concept and Green - New York Times, 2008.1015
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/garden/16culver.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The Affordable Housing Complex - Metropolis, 2008.1015
http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=3536

The Gathering Storm: Is Another Great Depression Approaching? - Cutting Edge News, 2008.1013
http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=826&pageid=44&pagename=Slices
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HP Announces New Line of Large-Format Printing Solutions - Hewlett Packard Press Release, 2008.1015
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Canon Introduces New Large Format Printer - Canon Press Release, 2008.1015
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