Scarano fined for shoddy excavations, what real estate you can buy for $150,000 … and more

1. Architect Robert Scarano fined for shoddy excavations, not making proper inspections [NYDN]
2. Southampton Town Justice moving from Town Hall to Hampton Bays [27east]
3. Verizon signs 153,000-square-foot lease in Livingston, N.J. [GlobeSt]
4. What real estate you can buy around the country for $150,000 [NYT]
5. Making “recession-proof” bathroom repairs [Post]
6. Whole Foods profits drop 17 percent [MarketWatch]
7. Stocks fluctuate with mortgage announcement [WCBS]
8. CNBC’s Diana Olick questions who will benefit from stimulus plan [CNBC]
9. Hamptons home sale prices down [Post]
10. Robert Levine’s RAL buys Back Narrows Inn in Norwood, Colo. [Norwood Post]