NAHB expects single-family starts to fall 24% next year
Internet's share of subprime originations up 50% in first half of '07
Almost half of tenants on long-term leases
Vacancy rate low at closing
Multimillion-dollar contract signed
Probes follow N.Y. attorney general's allegations of inflated appraisals
Bush administration allows three-year window
38,000 might qualify, but pilot program would fund 500 mortgages
SoCal home prices down 10.3% year-over-year in November
TIC investors named as buyers
30-year fixed rate at 5.8%; 10-year Treasury yield at 4.03%
Economist cites 'stronger-than-expected inflation reports'
Stocks, jobless claims impact U.S. leading index
