Midtown building for sale, home sales plunge nationwide … and more

1. 14-story Midtown building up for sale [GlobeSt]
2. Lien to stay on Sheffield 57 until February [Curbed]
3. Steelworks Loft owes $18,000 in rent [Curbed]
4. Some criticize proposed Flushing Meadows Park renovation [Curbed]
5. NJ governor forms real estate advisory group [GlobeSt]
6. Brooklyn Co-housing negotiating on site near Prospect Park [Brownstoner]
7. Fannie, Freddie reach agreement with attorney general on independent home appraisals [Bloomberg]
8. Home sales plunge in November [WSJ]
9. Affordable housing a priority in fixing crisis, UN says [MSNBC]
10. Housing market could get worse [MSNBC]
11. Mortgage brokers sue over disclosure rule [Business Week]