Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.

Bündchen, Brady Re-List Properties
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen and quarterback Tom Brady have both re-listed their former Manhattan pads. A homeowner has listed the former Phoenix house of Republican presidential nominee John McCain for $12 million. PhotosRead Article
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:01:00 EDT

The Vegetable Patch Goes Luxe
Home vegetable gardening is surging thanks to rising food prices and health scares with commercial supplies. Some people are paying thousands of dollars to have landscape architects design and install high-end vegetable patches.Read Article
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:57:00 EDT

Official Will Regulate Mortgage Giants
Congress is finally about to grant more power to the minders of Fannie and Freddie. And housing agency director James B. Lockhart III will have to figure out how best to use that power.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:42:00 EDT

The Development of the Superstar Urban Plan
Architect Zaha Hadid's plan to redevelop Kartal, a postwar industrial area amid Istanbul's Asian sprawl, is the latest example in a new trend in urban development, in which a visionary designer creates a detailed concept for an entire neighborhood.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:19:00 EDT

Jobless Claims Soar for Week
Jobless claims soared last week by 34,000, to 406,000. Existing-home sales fell 2.6% last month from May.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:27:00 EDT

Housing Bill Close to Becoming Law
A sprawling bill that reaches deep into the U.S. housing industry is close to becoming law. The bill, which began seven months ago as a modest attempt to help struggling homeowners, will now likely touch a vast array of borrowers, lenders and investors.Read Article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:43:00 EDT

Battling Beetles in the Garden
Infestations of Japanese beetles have spread to more than 30 states, wreaking havoc on the foliage of trees and crops. Gardener Steve Stecklow is waging a biological war against these predators.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:15:00 EDT

Mortgage Rates Near a Year High
Mortgage rates are nearing their highest levels in a year, adding to pressures on the weakened housing market.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:06:00 EDT

Rich Londoners Finally Feel Pain
The credit crunch caught up with the top end of London's home market in the second quarter, when the price per square meter of residential space in the capital's prime locations fell more sharply than in the U.K. as a whole.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:07:00 EDT

Mortgage-Lobby Chief Resigns
The chief of the mortgage industry's most powerful lobby group, Jonathan Kempner, resigned Tuesday, just as the industry is defending itself from a hostile Congress and a punishing housing slump.Read Article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:33:00 EDT