In the first quarter, the rate of rental-revenue growth at Equity Residential and AvalonBay slowed compared with previous quarters.

WSJ: Lehman Keeps Apartment Sector Guessing

Richard Hughes, development manager at Edinburgh House, said there would be leisure and restaurant quarters, a new hotel and residential accommodation.

BBC: Gravesend Heritage Quarter development plans revised

Residential investment increased by 14.4 percent last quarter and has increased for six quarters in a row, its longest streak since 2004-2005.

WHITEHOUSE: Advance Estimate of GDP for the Third Quarter of 2012

Residential investment grew by 15.3 percent last quarter and has increased for seven consecutive quarters, the longest streak since 2004-2005.

WHITEHOUSE: Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2012

Outside of beaches, city parks and sidewalks, one common boiling over point in the poop wars is planned subdivisions, residential developments, and apartment buildings, where dog owners and non-owners share close quarters, adjacent homes, and often common or commonly owned areas including roadways and landscaping.

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Housing is no longer a drag on economic growth, and residential investment has added 0.3 percentage points to real GDP, on average, over the past seven quarters.

FORBES: Housing Recovery Firming, But Don't Expect A Return To Pre-Crisis Growth

The report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group, noted the growth between the first and second quarters of this year was particularly impressive given that there was a rush to install solar panels on residential and commercial rooftops by the first quarter as developers feared a key federal incentive would soon expire.

FORBES: U.S. Solar Market Jumps 69% in Q2 But Likely To Cool Off