The property market in Stockholm has been insulated from the worst of the housing crisis by low interest rates and by a shortage of apartments in the city.
A 1907 brownstone in Washington; a 1914 English Tudor in Kansas City, Mo.; and a 1925 bungalow in Sarasota, Fla.
One in eight homeowners had household debt exceeding half the monthly income in 2008, a recent report says.
Soho House is undergoing a $100 million expansion, including a new exclusive club in Miami Beach.
The wealthy and celebrities often buy property under limited liability companies, often with whimsical names.
Some economists and analysts urge a dose of shock therapy that would shift benefits to future homeowners from current ones: Let the housing market crash.
At River Pointe, a community in Manchester, N.J., solar technology that earns energy credits is a standard feature in each house.
In the weak economy, more buyers are being asked to shoulder the so-called flip tax.
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