Walmart rumored to be interested in Circuit City site, New Yorkers have mixed feelings about the stimulus … and more

1. Walmart is rumored to be interested in Circuit City’s Union Square space [Villager]
2. Housing Works to open eighth NYC location in Tribeca next week [Villager, 3rd item]
3. Law to prevent discrimination against tenants who receive Section 8 vouchers passes first major legal test [NYT]
4. New Yorkers have mixed feelings about stimulus mortgage plan [NYDN]
5. Acorn creates “Home Defenders” team to assemble in front of homes facing foreclosure to prevent evictions [NYDN]
6. New York City and Indianapolis most, least affordable cities [CNN Money]
7. Obama foreclosure plan could mean relief for banks, overload for lenders [Bloomberg] and [Newsday]
8. CNBC’s Rick Santelli criticizes housing bailout plan [ABC]
9. Is commercial real estate approaching crisis? [San Diego Union-Tribune]
10. Price of a Hamptons spec home cut in half [WSJ]