Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.

The Vegetable Patch Goes Luxe
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.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:27:00 EDT

The Development of the Superstar Urban Plan
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.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:19:00 EDT

Jobless Claims Soar for Week
Jobless claims soared last week by 34,000, to 406,000. Existing-home sales fell 2.6% last month from May.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:36:00 EDT

Housing Bill Close to Becoming Law
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.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:43:00 EDT

Battling Beetles in the Garden
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.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:15:00 EDT

Mortgage Rates Near a Year High
Mortgage rates are nearing their highest levels in a year, adding to pressures on the weakened housing market.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:06:00 EDT

Rich Londoners Finally Feel Pain
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.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:07:00 EDT

Mortgage-Lobby Chief Resigns
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.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:33:00 EDT

Fannie, Freddie Books Under Scrutiny
Bank examiners from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are looking at the books of mortgage investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Read Article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:29:00 EDT

The Custom McMansion
Many mass-market home builders are getting into the custom-home game -- once almost entirely the province of boutique builders. The reason is simple: Custom-home building is more profitable for builders and the big attraction for home buyers is the cheaper price.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:27:00 EDT