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Fannie, Freddie Take BeatingFannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares dropped to their lowest levels in more than 14 years, as concerns about their capital position increased.
PROPERTY REPORT
U.K.'s Buy-to-Let Market StrugglesSales of units built to sell to investors as rental properties are evaporating as financing has become more expensive and difficult to obtain and rents fall. Developers of these buy-to- let properties are getting hammered.
Property Taxes Irk HomeownersHomeowners around the country are up in arms over the amount of property taxes on houses that have plummeted in value. Here are some tips on appealing a property-tax assessment.
Housing Bill Draws CriticismU.S. lawmakers are touting a home-buyer tax credit in a high-profile housing bill before Congress, but critics say it may do little to help consumers amid the mortgage crisis.
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Sacramento's 'Blueprint' for Growth![[Sacremento]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BU022_sacrem_20080707083739.jpg)
Sacramento has become one of the nation's most-watched experiments in whether urban planning can help solve everything from high gas prices to the housing bust to global warming.
TEARDOWN DIARY
The Home Insulation Conundrum![[go to article]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BT773_teardo_20080703140655.jpg)
Fiberglass or foam spray? Figuring out what kind of insulation to use in a new house turns out to be a complicated calculation.
CRANKY CONSUMER
Buying a Sense of Security for the Home
![[Go to article]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BT611_cranky_20080702212400.jpg) | | Randall Enos
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How would different security companies configure a home with a system, and what would they charge to alert the police about triggered motion sensors? Here's a look at ADT, Brink's, Monitronics and Protection One.
Energy Rights for Sale, but at What Cost?Financial opportunity is outweighing environmental issues for property owners swept up in a land grab by energy companies targeting gas reserves. Rights for deep drilling are fetching as much as $2,500 an acre, or more.
HOUSE TALK By JUNE FLETCHER
Finding Foreclosures, Screening Deadbeats![[go to article]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BT465_houset_20080702150551.jpg)
June Fletcher offers her take on two recently launched sites: RentBureau.com, which helps landlords screen tenants and ForeclosurePoint.com, a listing service.
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In Idaho, Ski Resort's Promise Fades![[Idaho]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BU141_idaho2_20080707161236.jpg)
A luxury ski resort brought prosperity to Donnelly, Idaho, a small town with 158 residents. Then, last winter, building all but stopped after financing dried up.
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Jul 8,
3:54 pm
Mr. Paulson at a press conference on July 3 in London (Getty Images)
Faced with record-high foreclosures, the Bush administration has been scrambling to help some people hold on to their homes, but many others can't be saved, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday. Lax lending standards that accompanied the once highflying housing market allowed people [...] Jul 8,
12:05 pm Are the suburbs dying? The housing slowdown and rising fuel prices have revitalized the conversation about the way Americans choose to live.
In March's Atlantic Monthly, Christopher B. Leinberger, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor of urban planning, got the ball rolling by predicting that a combination of factors — rising gas [...]
Where Utility Bills Are Low![[Money's Worth]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BT364_Mworth_20080702105312.jpg)
One way to avoid electric shock is to live where the kilowatts don't kill your budget. These three homes are served by utilities that charge among the lowest rates in the nation.
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