Weekend WSJ Real Estate Links

Strapped Homeowners StartTo Feel the Pain of Rising Rates
The popularity of adjustable-rate mortgages has helped fuel double-digit home-price gains and a surge in homeownership. But the downside of the lending boom is starting to show and is taking a toll on family budgets.

Ways to Avoid Getting DroppedBy Your Home Insurance Provider
Just as with auto insurance, homeowners have to worry that making a claim will get them booted by their insurer. And that can mean higher premiums with another company or, if you're deemed troublesome, with your state's high-risk pool. It might even mean no coverage at all.

Toll Brothers Posts 47% DeclineIn Orders; Sets Bleak Outlook
The home builder says an inventory glut and waning buyer confidence are responsible for the drop -- and there are no signs of a rebound in sight.

Boston's Office Sector GetsA Boost as Employment Rises
Demand for space from financial-service companies and law firms increases in Beantown, but it's unclear if the region will ever again command the high rents that helped make it a darling of U.S. commercial real-estate markets.

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