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Big Houses
A look at big houses asking around $5 million in Atlanta, Seattle and Portland, Ore.
- Relative Values: Supersized Houses

Miramax's Tutor Leases Out Mansion
Ron Tutor, one of the new owners of Miramax Films, has leased his 19,000-plus square-foot mansion outside Los Angeles for $25,000 a month, plus expenses like utilities.
- Photos: Private Properties
Midcentury Modern
Luxury homes in Bunker Hill Village, Texas, San Francisco and Pound Ridge, N.Y.
- Photos: Tour the Homes
How Much to Put Down?
A reader about to make an offer on a home in Atlanta planned to put down 20%, but the real estate agent suggested 30% to show serious interest.
Tom Siebel Sells Montana Ranch
Billionaire software entrepreneur Tom Siebel has sold his 62,000-acre Montana cattle ranch. Plus, David Saperstein drops the price of his equestrian estate by 34%, and Sandy Gallin is in contract to sell his Bridgehampton Estate.
- Photos: Tour the Homes
Lofts Under $1 Million
Condominiums and apartments in Arlington, Va., New York City and Seaside, Calif.
- Photos: Loft Living
Imus Cuts Price On Compound
Radio host Don Imus and his wife, Deirdre, have trimmed the price on their waterfront compound in Westport, Conn. Plus, a former AOL executive buys a historic estate in Potomac, Md., and the widow of Madoff-scandal figure Jeffry Picower, has sold their Fairfield, Conn. estate.
- Photos: Tour the homes
Ski-In, Ski-Out
Luxury homes in Montana, Utah, and Colorado.
- Photos: Tour the homes
Val Kilmer Relists Ranch
Actor Val Kilmer has re-listed his 6,000 acre New Mexico ranch for $18.5 million. Plus, Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan reduce the price of their home on Shelter Island, and Harry Hagey, the former Dodge & Cox CEO, buys ranches in Sun Valley.
- Photos: Tour the homes
New Construction
Newly built homes in Beverly Hills, Calif., Boston, Mass. and West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Photos: Tour the Home
Trust Linked to Priscilla Presley Sells Near L.A.
A home near Los Angeles linked to Priscilla Presley has sold for $5 million. Plus, the San Francisco home of Williams-Sonoma's former CEO Howard Lester has sold, and a 160-acre wilderness ranch in Jackson, Wyo., has come on the market for $8.5 million.
- Photos: Tour the Homes
Condominiums in Hotel Resorts
Luxury condominiums in Park City, Utah, Sarasota, Florida, and Coronado California.
- Photos: Resort Life
Ringo Starr Lists Home Near Aspen
Ringo Starr and his wife, Barbara, are asking $4.5 million for their three-bedroom vacation home near Aspen, Colo. Plus, Red Sox pitcher John Lackey bought a penthouse in Boston, and the L.A. home of Frances and Sidney F. Brody has sold.
- Photos: Tour the Homes

House Talk

Does Buying a Rental as an Investment Make Sense?
A reader wonders whether it would be wise to buy a property and then lease it out, considering home prices may continue to fall.
Price Premiums Grow for New Homes
Managing a Rental From Afar

Find a Lender
Search the Journal's database of mortgage, credit-card and other lenders to see which lenders in your neighborhood are lending more -- or less -- these days than they were a year ago.
- Where to Find the Money
Mortgages
Borrowers Miss Out on Billions in Savings
Millions of homeowners haven't benefited from the lowest mortgage rates in nearly a half-century because they can't or won't refinance.
- Readers React: 'Don't need the hassle'
- Mean Street: Brainwashed by the Housing Cult
Tax Credits
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Home-Credit Derby Has Its Price
Federal tax credits for home buyers are some of the best deals around—but you'll have to jump through some hoops to get one before the deadline.

Real Estate

China to Halt Index of Property Prices
China said it will stop publishing its index of national property prices as part of a broader revision, scrapping a set of data whose accuracy was widely questioned but which also had become a rallying point for public anger over rapidly rising housing prices.
Fairholme Will Move to Oust St. Joe Board
Banks Push Bigger Down Payments

Second Homes

Builder Uses Different Blueprint
Standard Pacific CEO Ken Campbell's strategy appears to be the opposite of what most builders are doing: He's focusing on bigger homes, and buying up land.
Asian Property Buyers Shop in Japan
The Shrinking Second Home

Home & Garden

How to Posh-Up Kitchen Shelves
Well-styled cupboards are easy to achieve if you follow Sara Ruffin Costello's detailed instructions.
Taking Chalet Chic to the City
A DIY Retreat With A Deadline

Commercial

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Westfield Posts Annual Profit
Shopping mall giant Westfield Group posted its first annual profit since 2007 largely due to a recovery in property values.
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Commercial Property Pushes REITs Up
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CBRE to Buy Bulk of ING's REIM

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30 yr fixed mtg	4.98%	down ↓	see chart
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