. >>> considering it was a down day in the markets, look at these gains in shares of lennar, k.p. holme and ryeland group up by more than 4% while other builders saw gains today. >>> the price of oil fell for the seventh time in the last eight sessions after the u.s. extended a diplomatic olive branch to iran. sanctions against iran's oil industry have cut the opeq member's exports in half over the past two years. crude fell another 46 cents a barrel to end a day at the lowest close since july 30th. >>> iran and international sanctions were topic a at the united nations today. speaking at the u.n., president obama urged international cooperation in eradicating serious chemical weapons, and he also wants to open the door to direct talks with iran's newly-elected leader. >> we are encouraged that president rouhana received from the iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course. given his stated agreement to reach an agreement, i am directing john kerry to pursue this effort. while the status quo will only deeper iran's isolation, their genuine commitment to go down a different