Homebuilders get a new tax break and the extension of an existing one. This aid may not be needed as the industry has survived its business cycle's trough.

Move Inc. offers a broad service to the overall real estate industry that is not necessarily dependent on home prices increasing.

1. Banks Go for Broke......and They're Almost ThereA game of chicken. That's really what it's come down to for banks. Listening in on the Pulte Homes (PHM) conference call this morning Richard J. Dugas Jr. president and chief executive officer summed up the game chicken banks are presently engaged in:  What is becoming clear is that banks are retaining many of their land parcels especially the A-rated positions until market conditions improve and they can realize better pricing. See right now banks aren't being pushed to sell their land portfolios thanks to Federal Reserve efforts to ease their balance ...

Fox-Pitt Kelton analyst Robert Stevenson says he expects home-builder stocks to continue to lag the S&P 500 Index on lingering weakness in the housing market.

Pulte Homes Inc.posts third-quarter loss as merger-related charges and asset impairments hurt results.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by AnalystChoice.com (AC).