Real Estate News – April 10, 2011 - Jeffrey O'Brien Today

Spraying to Make Yards Green … but With Paint, Not Water (via NYTimes.com): http://nyti.ms/eJkBUk

U.S. apartment vacancies dropped to the lowest in almost three years in the first quarter as the weak homebuying market fueled demand in what is usually a slow period for rentals, according to Reis Inc. (REIS) (via Bloomberg.com): http://bloom.bg/ezwS77

What’s Happening in the CMBS Market and Why It’s Relevant to Recovery (via Minyanville.com): http://bit.ly/dNfnNG

Real Estate Investors Making At Least 17 Percent of All Home Purchases Nationwide (via newsletter.bryanellis.com): http://bit.ly/hSwbLG

Changes in mortgage finance rules could hurt housing recovery (via LATimes.com): http://lat.ms/eb8nbL

Homewrecker? Troubled landlord faces eviction (via StarTribune.com): http://bit.ly/gqQYtC