6. Introducing the Venetian, the “Palazzo Chupi of Gravesend” or the “Monster on Avenue P,” where condos start at over $1 million [Curbed]
7. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson indicates the Bush administration is considering congressional plans to fight foreclosures by expanding government guarantees for mortgages [Bloomberg]
8. U.S. demand for office space is falling for the first time since downturn early this decade, according to first-quarter data from New York-based Reis Inc. [WSJ]
