Wall Street Journal

  • When violent winds knocked down trees and damaged their home, a Minnesota couple seized the opportunity to start over.
    Created: 2/3/2012 6:11:18 PM
  • Though convenient, continuing care retirement communities are costly. Here's how to cut the risk.
    Created: 2/3/2012 9:32:10 AM
  • Romney stands by his position that the government should stay out of the national housing mess and let the market "hit the bottom." But in hard-hit North Las Vegas, Nev., the implications are clear.
    Created: 2/3/2012 8:07:01 AM
  • This full-floor loft in the Flatiron area is the epitome of 'kid friendly' with a large playroom that houses an indoor swing, a climbing wall in one of the bedrooms and lots of open space.
    Created: 2/2/2012 8:48:19 PM
  • Anna Kournikova sells in Miami, Nobu Matsuhisa Buys in Los Angeles and a Kauai beachfront home asks $24 million.
    Created: 2/2/2012 8:04:13 PM
  • This 2,286-square-foot house, built around 1925, has no garage but does boast original details like pecky cypress ceilings, handblown stained-glass panes in the powder-room door and Cuban tile floors.
    Created: 2/2/2012 3:24:20 PM
  • Regardless of whether the New York Giants or the New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, a prohibitive favorite has emerged: Indianapolis-area hotels.
    Created: 2/2/2012 1:43:31 PM
  • Obama is betting his latest proposal to aid the housing market will fare better than earlier efforts, despite congressional opposition.
    Created: 2/2/2012 11:21:36 AM
  • This partially moated seven-bedroom home in eastern England probably dates back originally to the 15th century.
    Created: 2/2/2012 7:42:58 AM
  • This four-bedroom mountain retreat, with natural stone from Montana and oak ceilings, is in Truckee, Calif., near Lake Tahoe, and is part of a development with a golf course and access to a ski lift.
    Created: 2/2/2012 7:13:41 AM
  • Ally Financial, the U.S. government-owned auto lender, swung to a $250 million net loss in the fourth quarter after taking a charge for regulatory penalties stemming from foreclosure matters.
    Created: 2/2/2012 6:45:46 AM
  • The housing bust means many small businesses can no longer use home-equity loans for funding.
    Created: 2/1/2012 1:20:43 PM
  • Right now, the connection between what the S&P/Case-Shiller index says and what is actually going on with housing may be lukewarm at best.
    Created: 2/1/2012 3:17:22 AM
  • London looks likely to experience a drought of new housing over the next few years, as construction of homes amid fears of renewed recession and a dearth of mortgage finance, a report from property consultant suggests.
    Created: 1/31/2012 11:58:52 PM
  • The average housing price in 100 major Chinese cities fell for a fifth consecutive month in January.
    Created: 1/31/2012 10:49:46 PM
  • Boston Properties Inc. and SL Green Realty Corp. reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, a sign that the nation's largest office landlords have been able to boost revenue despite tepid job growth.
    Created: 1/31/2012 6:38:18 PM
  • A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. real-estate fund that has walked away from a number of struggling investments is taking a different approach with a Chicago skyscraper, deciding to fight its creditors rather than surrender ownership of the building.
    Created: 1/31/2012 6:33:22 PM
  • This tribal-themed residence in northern Thailand is on a property surrounded by mountains and rice paddies.
    Created: 1/31/2012 6:18:28 PM
  • Blackstone Group's $11 billion bet on retail property is showing signs of paying off.
    Created: 1/31/2012 6:05:16 PM
  • The beleaguered housing market continued to struggle as U.S. home prices posted declines in November.
    Created: 1/31/2012 4:38:28 PM
  • Australian monthly house prices declined once again in December, adding to concerns among banks and property firms that a deterioration in prices across the country will resume this year.
    Created: 1/31/2012 9:11:55 AM
  • Architect Bill Peterson designed his condo in an East Village brownstone to include a folding facade, bringing his historic home into the future.
    Created: 1/30/2012 9:15:15 PM
  • The price tag for One World Trade Center, the signature skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero in New York, has risen to more than $3.8 billion, making it by far the world's most expensive new office tower.
    Created: 1/30/2012 3:37:31 PM
  • It may be one of the most intriguing trends in homebuilding: do-it-yourself tiny homes. Amid a growing interest in eco-friendly lifestyles comes a spate of picture books capturing the joys of shoe box living.
    Created: 1/30/2012 6:39:26 AM
  • D.R. Horton swung to the black in its fiscal first quarter on a double-digit jump in home-building revenue and showed optimism for the spring selling season.
    Created: 1/29/2012 3:27:51 PM
  • St. Joe signaled that it is again scaling back its development plans in Florida, an indication that efforts to turn the state's Northern Gulf Coast into a cluster of luxury second-home communities have been a flop.
    Created: 1/27/2012 9:30:57 PM
  • New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he is confident his main concern with a pending settlement of alleged bank- foreclosure abuses would be resolved, but he didn't commit to participating in an agreement.
    Created: 1/27/2012 5:26:59 PM
  • A builder of luxury homes reveals how he created his weekend retreat on a budget.
    Created: 1/27/2012 10:24:18 AM
  • Tim Headington asks $25 million in South Beach, Phil Mickelson relists in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Mats Wilander puts his Idaho estate up for sale.
    Created: 1/26/2012 8:37:15 PM
  • A Jamestown, R.I., home of about 6,500 square feet, with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, is asking $5.8 million.
    Created: 1/26/2012 4:18:28 PM
  • The Justice Department's plan to create a mortgage-crime unit with state authorities is likely to face the same difficulties earlier task forces hit in bringing charges against bank executives.
    Created: 1/26/2012 8:46:30 AM
  • To cap a companywide renovation that started eight years ago, Club Med has chosen an unlikely destination: the ski slopes of North America.
    Created: 1/25/2012 11:18:28 AM
  • State and federal officials hope to announce early next month a deal with five large banks valued at as much as $25 billion.
    Created: 1/24/2012 7:39:17 AM
  • What more can be done to help the housing market? Economists have some ideas for hastening a recovery.
    Created: 1/23/2012 9:22:21 PM
  • The estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is planning this week to use $1.33 billion in cash to buy a 26.5% stake in apartment giant Archstone.
    Created: 1/23/2012 8:41:24 AM
  • The estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is now the owner of a Montana ski and golf resort, after assuming control of the assets of Moonlight Basin Ranch LP.
    Created: 1/22/2012 4:41:47 PM
  • Demand and rents are up as the housing crisis and tighter lending standards have left many people unable to or wary of purchasing a home. So finding a deal requires compromise and negotiation.
    Created: 1/21/2012 5:37:36 PM
  • With twin entrances, the home of two Massachusetts doctors celebrates its historical origins as two side-by-side duplexes.
    Created: 1/19/2012 9:08:13 PM

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