1. Autumn sees Manhattan real estate inventory stabilizing [NYT]
2. More Manhattan commercial buildings see retrofitting upgrades to save energy, attract tenants [WSJ]
3. In New Jersey, northern part of state seeing more rapid market recovery [NYT]
4. State Supreme court ruling will force city to construct more animal shelters in all five boroughs [NYDN]
5. New Canaan, Conn., seeing fewer “McMansions” in the financial downturn [NYT]
6. Local governments pour funds into troubled New Jersey apartment complex [NYT]
7. Small-capitalization stocks see second consecutive week of gains [Dow Jones via WSJ]
8. National Association of Realtors pushes for extended first-time homebuyer tax credit program [Credit.com]
9. Finding the state with the friendliest tax program for retirees [Washington Post]
10. Inman News’s John Burns presents his September report card for real estate [Inman]
11. Bernanke confronts possible housing relapse [Bloomberg]
12. Federal Reserve denies bank study request from Geithner [Bloomberg]