Fri, 27 Jan 2012

 

A builder of luxury homes reveals how he created his weekend retreat on a budget.

 

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

 

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.

 

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

 

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.

 

Fri, 27 Jan 2012

 

This six-bedroom Italian villa has been entirely rebuilt using the original stones to incorporate many modern features.

 

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

 

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.

 

Wed, 25 Jan 2012

 

To cap a companywide renovation that started eight years ago, Club Med has chosen an unlikely destination: the ski slopes of North America.

 

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

 

State and federal officials hope to announce early next month a deal with five large banks valued at as much as $25 billion.

 

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

 

What more can be done to help the housing market? Economists have some ideas for hastening a recovery.

 

Sun, 22 Jan 2012

 

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.

 

Mon, 23 Jan 2012

 

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.

 

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

 

With twin entrances, the home of two Massachusetts doctors celebrates its historical origins as two side-by-side duplexes.

 

Sat, 21 Jan 2012

 

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.

 

Mon, 23 Jan 2012

 

Sales of previously owned homes rose in December for the third straight month, bringing the supply of homes listed for sale to the lowest level since 2006.

 

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

 

Contorting lightsabers aren't the only way to illuminate a work surface.

 

Wed, 18 Jan 2012

 

Property prices in 70 Chinese cities fell in December from the previous month, marking the third straight decline after developers cut prices to boost sales amid Beijing's campaign to cool the property market.

 

Wed, 18 Jan 2012

 

Now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the first retrospective in 90 years for America's most celebrated and original cabinetmaker of his era.

 

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

 

At 50, zoning laws in middle age are hot, the cougar of urban regulatory devices, more flexible and dynamic than ever.

 

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

 

Americans are stepping up spending on home improvements for the first time in years, giving a small lift to the beleaguered construction sector.

 

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

 

After buying this four-story brownstone on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the owner gut renovated the space and brought in artisans to help in the reconstruction.

 

Wed, 18 Jan 2012

 

Marriott has been trying—and failing—for more than four years to build a brand of hip hotels. Now, it finally may be breathing some life into the Edition brand, its competitor to the stylish W chain.

 

Tue, 17 Jan 2012

 

A fight has broken out over a deeply discounted planned sale of $150 million in debt backed by a Las Vegas area resort and casino.

 

Wed, 18 Jan 2012

 

With average house prices nearing 800,000 francs, the Swiss residential real-estate market continues to boom.

 

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

 

At the residential condominiums atop of the 58-story W New York Downtown hotel, a new marketing strategy has quickly nudged up sagging sales in the modernist glass tower just across from the World Trade Center site.

 

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

 

After an 18-month court battle, a New York judge has given an investor group the green light to move forward with foreclosure on two boutique-style Manhattan hotels with more than $300 million in unpaid debt and fees.

 

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

 

The family behind Opus, once one of the largest private developers in the country, is making a comeback after settling battles with creditors and former employees.

 

Wed, 25 Jan 2012

 

Two cash-strapped Spanish regions are rushing to close sales of more than 100 office buildings to U.K. and U.S. money managers for about $1.17 billion.

 

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

 

This South Carolina home includes four fireplaces, a floating staircase and a kitchen with two ovens.

 

Wed, 25 Jan 2012

 

This four-bedroom contemporary home designed by architect Seth Stein is discreetly located in London's Notting Hill.

 

Fri, 27 Jan 2012

 

Hanging fireplaces and smart thermostats are among the products that will be featured at the upcoming International Builders Show. Our columnist takes a look.

 

Wed, 25 Jan 2012

 

A Colonial-style home in Hillsborough with seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms in the main house is on the market for $7.2 million.

 

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

 

Art dealer Warren Adelson's five-story townhouse on the Upper East Side serves as both a gallery and a residence.

 

Tue, 17 Jan 2012

 

Brookfield Asset Management canceled a deal to take control of the huge Atlantis resort in the Bahamas and two other resorts from Kerzner after other creditors obtained a court ruling delaying the deal.