1. Two Trees denies speculation that Trader Joe’s is abandoning plans for its first Brooklyn store [Brownstoner]
2. New renderings appear for Williamsburg’s 502 Metropolitan, which will be buit around the Kellogg’s Diner [Curbed]
3. What’s the connection between housing costs and fertility? [WSJ]
4. Architects of subprime strategies at Merrill and Citigroup face no exile on Wall Street [NYT]
5. New Jersey’s public advocate argues the state’s redevelopment law that gives property owners little response time is unconstitutional [Star-Ledger]
6. Brookfield Homes lost $24 million in the fourth quarter [Builder Online]
7. New Jersey’s “Live Where You Work” program will provide 5 percent of a first mortgage if the home is in a “smart growth” area house [Star-Ledger]