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The tornado that struck the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon left an almost 2-mile wide path of destruction, flattening homes and businesses and taking at least 24 lives.
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Maria Wells said she never intended to be a landlord. She sells real estate; she doesn't invest in it. Now the Florida resident owns two properties. One was her son's, but he had to move to take a new job.The other was hers, but she got married and moved in with her husband. She can't sell either because she is underwater on both mortgages, so she rents them. Maria is one of a growing cadre of wha...
 
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Housing is going to propel the economic recovery, or so many experts have said. Some of them are warning, however, that the enthusiasm should be curbed despite all the upbeat data recently.Robert Shiller, Karl Case and David Blitzer -- leading experts in the housing market -- believe several headwinds will keep a lid on housing gains, such as a low level of new home starts, an unexpectedly slow mi...
 
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A master panel in the bedroom controls all the indoor and outdoor lights, as well as turns on a coffeemaker in the kitchen. Built in Brentwood, Calif. to last several centuries, and withstand fire, earthquakes and temperature extremes, Popular Mechanics' 1955 "House of the Future" still contains features desired by homeowners today.Of course, some of the amenities have lost their novelty. A once-t...
 
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U.S. home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years as surging prices lured sellers back into market, which should support the housing sector and the overall economic recovery.The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday existing home sales advanced 0.6 percent to an annual rate of 4.97 million units, the highest level since November 2009.The March sales pace was r...
 
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In the kitschy community of St. Michaels on the Maryland shore, businesses are gearing up for the official start of the season: Memorial Day weekend. Trucks carrying dozens of bicycles unload into waterside racks and shopkeepers move their brightly-colored wares out onto the sidewalks. For real estate rental agents, though, the heavy lifting is mostly done. The biggest houses are already booked."T...
 
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| WSJ.com Real Estate Headlines
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A retired boat manufacturer brings his passion home—to a nearly 9,000-square-foot boat house attached to the main living space.
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Also in Private Properties: a 28,700-square-foot home in Vero Beach, Fla., goes back on the market for $19.9 million, down 11.5%, and more.
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For three months, a U.S. bomber pilot shot down over Belgium during World War II found safety, kinship and a place to reflect in the home of a local industrialist and his wife.
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An arts district approved for a section of Jersey City's Heights neighborhood could spur new development and bring more creative types to an area that is already home to many artists.
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Prospect Park South, a landmarked Brooklyn neighborhood of detached houses spread out along gracious tree-lined streets, is drawing more young families priced out of surrounding areas.
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Despite rising home prices early in the year, a significant portion of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage — about 44 percent — still owed more on their home than it was worth or didn’t have enough equity to move at the ...
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For most people, analytics is one of those subjects that other people pay attention to. There are a number of reasons why this is the case: there’s not enough time, it doesn’t seem important, or maybe it seems way too ...
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Former tech executive turned blogger Bill McBride was one of the first to suggest that homes were precariously overvalued back in 2005. When he spots a trend, people have learned to listen. McBride — who gets up early every day ...
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The California Association of Realtors announced a new TV, Web, radio and print ad campaign today that highlights the positive impact its 155,000 members have on the state's economy. Two 30-second TV spots, featuring the "ripple" effect that the facilitation of home buying and selling has on the economy and families, will air on the ABC network in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco from today through June 16. In addition, on April 17, a spot will air during the network's hit show "Modern Family" in the three markets. |
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A national multiple listing service run by the National Association of Realtors should be ready by late summer, the large trade association announced today. NAR has been working for the last decade to put all of the nation's agent-represented homes for sale into one database, consolidating the 800-plus multiple listing services in the U.S. in the process. "Everybody has been on board with the national MLS idea for a long time and we've been working on it for the last decade," the trade group said in a press release.
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