By Craig McGuire

Real Estate & Housing Market Reporting

• Architect Leyva Movin' On Up, to the East Side
• Canarsie Civic Associations Asked for Housing Help
• Conseco Halts Sale of Controversial Mortgage Insurance Product
• Conseco Raising Credit Standards for MH Business
• Consumer Groups Blast HUD Over Upcoming Senate, Yield-Spread Hearing
• 'CNN Effect' and Other Factors Stifle Interest in Real Estate, Industry Vets Say
• 'Deal Junkie': The Corcoran Group's Pam Liebman is Standing Tall
• 'Dottie' Takes Manhattan: The Woman Behind the Recent Blockbuster Douglas Elliman Deal
• DOT Projects a Headache for Queens Residents
• Downtown Manhattan Vacancy Rates Are Falling
• Downtown Residents Call for Barriers, Buses, and Housing
• Eckerd to Enter New York, Ining $10 Million Lease
• First Alliance Tagged for $60M fine by FTC for Predatory Lending
• GE Mortgage Could Force GSEs to Hold More Capital
• GSEs Pass OFHEO Stress Tests; Opponents Not Impressed
• Good Schools Make Good Real Estate
• Gulf Coast Lenders Brace for Hurricane Lili

• Help Wanted: The Donald’s' Lackey
• Hip-hop Mogul Russell Simmons Goes Mall Shopping
• HUD Secretary Preparing Major Announcement on Mortgage Reform, Sources Say
• Job Prospects Grim in Real Estate Sector
• Luxury Market Sluggish, But Should Improve, Insiders Expect
• Molinari Plans to Keep Dayton Manor from Housing Homeless
• Monthly National Market Review
• Monthly New York City Market Review
• NY Law School Promotes Dispute Resolution Through Mediation
• New York Office Space Being Seen as a Bargain for Some
• Residents Get That Sinking Feeling
• Residents in Canarsie Frustrated With Illegal Apartment Conversions
• Rudy Dives in to Help Flooded CG Residents
• Senate Looking Into Santiago Residence
• Tools & Techniques: The Value of Encouraging 3rd-Party Home Inspections
• The Real Deal Staffbox
• Water Main Break Leaves Flood of Problems
• What to do in a Down Market