It Takes a Village to Build 3,800 Homes in Stockton
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By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Dec. 16--STOCKTON -- Another residential/retail development north of Eight Mile Road has been pitched to the city of Stockton, the second within a month.
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A plan to build 27 houses on rough grassland will be debated by a planning committee.   Bett Homes has submitted the application to Derwentside District Council to develop land at Four Winds, on Wesley Terrace, Castleside, Consett, and the site was previously a wooded area.
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By Jenny Burns, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 13--Centex Homes released plans Tuesday to build an urban village with 900 homes -- including a town center, 6-acre park and outdoor ampitheater -- in place of Bay Tree Golf Plantation's three golf courses.
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By Karen de Sa, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 6--Mansions that block views from miles around will be tougher -- if not impossible -- to build on unincorporated hilltops from Cupertino to East San Jose, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has decided.
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By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Sep. 20--GILROY -- Before the public ever learned of Westfield  Corporation's plans to build the biggest shopping center in Gilroy history, a  small circle of local officials knew about the effort.
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By Bart Mills, The Lima News, Ohio  Dec. 15--LIMA -- Some local businesses, a Texas golf tournament and a whole lot of volunteers have come together to build a new playground for county children.
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By Mary Lynne Vellinga, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Mar. 3--The Board of Supervisors is considering opening vast swaths of land -- more than 20,000 additional acres -- to development in eastern Sacramento County.   Supervisors also are entertaining a request from developer Angelo K.
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By KING, David  After years of wrangling, an 1100-section subdivision at Yaldhurst has been given the green light.   DAVID KING has a look at what's in store for potential buyers.
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By Russell Clemings, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 19--Major development projects in Madera County's Rio Mesa area are nearing milestones with the county Board of Supervisors expected to cast votes on the fates of several within the next year.
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By Mowad, Michelle  One of the nation's largest managers of homeowner associations has expanded its client base into San Diego County.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 13--DURHAM -- A plan to bring 71 upscale homes to a 44-acre piece of southeastern Durham failed Monday night when county commissioners deadlocked on it.
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A Â£500m fund for councils which build more homes is announced by the government.
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Towns in need of inexpensive housing are turning to garage apartments, mother-in-law units and cottages in the backyard.
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A growing number of communities are adopting a venture capital-style approach to aiding and investing in local businesses.
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By BARBARA WILLIAMS, STAFF WRITER  WEST MILFORD  The developer of a proposed 288-unit town-house project has asked to monitor 39 homeowners' wells to see if there is enough water for the development.  K.
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  May 29--Sacramento County's landmark affordable housing law is under attack, and the real threat isn't the court system, but a new majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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By Tonya Root, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Dec. 12--CONWAY -- City Council tabled a proposal to build 310 new single-family homes off Medlen Parkway because they feared the developer would use a denser zoning to build up to 1,832 multi-family units.