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• Home Resales Climb Higher
  Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose last month to the highest level in more than 1½ years, while the inventory of unsold homes contracted to a level economists consider healthy, positive signs for housing.

  Created: 2/22/2012 4:59:50 PM
• Berkeley House Features Great Views, Modern Style
  In Berkeley, an 8,100-square-foot home with views of Mount Diablo and the Golden Gate Bridge is on the market for $9.5 million.

  Created: 2/22/2012 4:32:22 PM
• Toll Brothers Posts Loss
  Toll Brothers reported a quarterly loss as fewer deliveries and increased cancellations weakened revenue, but the home builder said contracts are picking up.

  Created: 2/22/2012 1:33:50 PM
• Rural Population Stagnates
  The nation's rural regions saw much slower population growth over the past decade, reflecting a drop in the number of jobs in these often-isolated areas.

  Created: 2/22/2012 10:17:22 AM
• Homeowners Roll Up Sleeves to Trim Costs
  Some of the most attentive pupils at a home-improvement class in Far Rockaway, Queens, are homeowners who are facing the imminent threat of foreclosure..

  Created: 2/22/2012 10:04:02 AM
• A Hunter's Ranch House
  This hacienda-style ranch house is part of a sprawling development in Okeechobee, Fla., that offers quail hunting and amenities such as a 600-foot zip line across a lake.

  Created: 2/22/2012 9:10:19 AM
• Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower?
  According to a key historical measure, rates should be even lower. The wide spread between mortgage rates and mortgage-backed bonds suggests the gears of the banking system are gummed up.

  Created: 2/22/2012 8:50:56 AM
• Provençal Home
  This four-bedroom house with artist's studio is located in a protected natural park near the village of Les Baux-de-Provence

  Created: 2/22/2012 4:42:46 AM
• Showdown Over Miami's Swank Set
  One of South Beach's developers is creating a new shopping district in hopes of taking on Bal Harbour Shops, long the top draw for Miami's big spenders.

  Created: 2/21/2012 9:54:17 PM
• 'Avatar' Blues for Builder
  Development company Avatar Holdings has to change its name because of confusion with the popular "Avatar" movie.

  Created: 2/21/2012 6:12:41 PM
• Showdown in Stamford for Developer Rosen
  Developer Aby Rosen, who has been fighting headwinds to shore up his highly leveraged U.S. office buildings, faces a new threat, this one to his firm's large portfolio in Stamford, Conn.

  Created: 2/21/2012 5:25:22 PM
• Texas's Hines to Double Down in London
  Hines, one of the world's largest real-estate groups in terms of assets, is preparing to spend $1.6 billion on buildings in the U.K., doubling its assets in the country in an effort to diversify away from riskier acquisitions.

  Created: 2/21/2012 5:16:55 PM
• Grubb & Ellis Seeks Quick Sale
  Commercial real-estate firm Grubb & Ellis Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, requesting an expedited sale as it faces $30 million in debt that matures on March 1 and insufficient cash to make it through the first quarter.

  Created: 2/21/2012 5:13:21 PM
• Hong Kong Penthouse
  A staircase inside this penthouse apartment leads up to a private roof with views of Hong Kong's skyline and harbor.

  Created: 2/21/2012 4:54:39 PM
• Envisioning a Future Without Fannie, Freddie
  The U.S. is studying a single way to package home loans into securities as an interim step to develop a home-mortgage guarantee system that could outlive Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

  Created: 2/21/2012 4:31:47 PM
• Sutton Place Penthouse
  Located in the Sutton Place area of Manhattan, this pre-war penthouse has two bedrooms, herringbone floors and French doors that lead out to a large, planted terrace.

  Created: 2/21/2012 7:32:09 AM
• For Women, Is Home Really So Sweet?
  Singles have been buying up houses like never before—but it may be time to rethink the American dream, writes Kate Bolick.

  Created: 2/21/2012 7:12:31 AM
• U.S. Stores Boost Home Depot
  Home Depot's fourth-quarter net profit rose 32% as strong sales in its U.S. stores gave the company a lift.

  Created: 2/21/2012 7:07:44 AM
• Early Spring for DIYs
  When Home Deport reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, it will preview homeowners' willingness to spend on sprucing up homes and tending gardens. The mild winter is expected to help both it and Lowe's.

  Created: 2/21/2012 6:47:59 AM
• The Rhythm of a City Block
  In the last few years, brand-name architects have made their mark on New York in an unusual way: by building apartment buildings.

  Created: 2/20/2012 6:52:29 PM
• Amazon Acquires Blocks in Seattle
  Amazon is buying property in central Seattle with plans to construct about 3 million square feet of office space, a move that could have the company owning its headquarters for the first time amid big expansion.

  Created: 2/17/2012 5:26:46 PM
• Buying After a Short Sale
  Our columnist lays out options for a reader who's itching to buy again after selling the family home in a short sale.

  Created: 2/17/2012 11:22:31 AM
• A Gossip Girl's Main Stage
  Producer Stephanie Savage transfers her love of Old Hollywood and big-city style to her Los Angeles home.

  Created: 2/16/2012 8:45:02 PM
• Apartment Projects Ramp Up in N.J.
  Rental apartment construction in New Jersey is poised for a resurgence in 2012 with more than 2,000 apartments expected to hit the market by the end of the year.

  Created: 2/16/2012 7:36:59 PM
• Teen Star Nick Jonas Rents in New York
  Jeffrey Katzenberg sells his Beverly Hills home, Nick Jonas rents in New York and an estate in California's Napa Valley lists for $29.5 million.

  Created: 2/16/2012 4:19:24 PM
• An Ambassador's Vermont Posting
  This house began its life in Connecticut in 1775, according to the current owners, who bought it and moved it piece by piece to their land in Vermont in 1988.

  Created: 2/16/2012 2:33:15 PM
• Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Three-Year Low
  The share of homeowners behind on their mortgages fell to the lowest level in three years during the fourth quarter of 2011, offering the latest sign of how recent job-market gains could help the housing market.

  Created: 2/16/2012 9:39:28 AM
• Taste for Subprime Bonds Returns
  Investors' belief that the worst is over for the U.S. housing market is fueling renewed interest in once-toxic mortgage bonds that were at the heart of the financial crisis.

  Created: 2/16/2012 8:42:25 AM
• Citi Settles Case of Ineligible Loans
  A Citigroup unit agreed to pay $158.3 million to settle U.S. claims it cost the government tens of millions of dollars by submitting faulty loans to a federal mortgage-insurance program.

  Created: 2/16/2012 7:28:59 AM
• Fannie Counsel Is Internal CEO Candidate
  Timothy Mayopoulos, a former top executive at Bank of America who was forced out in 2008, has emerged as the leading internal contender to become chief executive at Fannie Mae.

  Created: 2/16/2012 7:25:05 AM
• Zurich Is World's Costliest City
  Zurich took over from Tokyo as the world's most expensive city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's most recent world-wide cost-of-living survey. The list of the top 10 is equally divided between Asia and Europe, but doesn't include London or Hong Kong.

  Created: 2/15/2012 6:10:19 PM
• Brooklyn Arena Pulls More Retail
  Waterbridge Capital is considering turning into a retail center a 105-year-old industrial building near the site of the new Barclays Center sports arena in Brooklyn.

  Created: 2/15/2012 9:06:45 AM
• Apollo Has Difficulty Landing Real-Estate Funds
  Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management has raised only about $385 million for a real-estate fund, well short of its goal.

  Created: 2/14/2012 6:21:05 PM
• Townhouse's New Light
  The owners of a Greenwich Village townhouse have gutted the interior and rebuilt the house around shafts of light using an ultra-modern minimalist design.

  Created: 2/14/2012 7:16:12 AM