Did builders housing permits really rise or drop?

A friend and previous client called me and asked me to help her niece who had a home that was going into foreclosure. Without going into detail, there seemed to have been some fraudulent documents and the niece was frantic. I had met some of the members of Home Solution Counselors at a seminar in Sugar Land, so I called and asked for their help. To make a long story short, they have fought a huge battle for my client and we are close to succeeding in getting the home sold.