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Residential Real Estate Headlines

On this page we've assembled links to residential real estate stories from national news sources including CNNMoney.com, MSNBC.com, The Wall Street Journal, Inman News and The Washington Post.

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CNNMoney.com Headlines
Like so many Americans across the nation, Julie Clark commutes to work. But she doesn't drive, walk or even take a bus or train. Instead, she flies a plane.
An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building's developer.
Buying a home has reached its most affordable level in more than two decades.
The Basis Point is a popular mortgage and housing blog that tracks consumer critical issues and data. It is edited by Julian Hebron, a retail mortgage lender who runs the San Francisco branches of RPM Mortgage.
Buying a home just got even cheaper as interest rates on both 30-year and 15-year-fixed-rate mortgages set record lows for the third week in a row.
      
MSNBC.com Headlines

What real estate downturn? A two-level penthouse with sweeping views of Central Park just sold for more than $90 million — a record price for New York, according to the New York Times.What real estate downturn? A two-level penthouse with sweeping views of Central Park just sold for more than $90 million — a record price for New York, according to the New York Times.

The big real estate news in celebrity circles? Ellen DeGeneres finally sold her home, selling it to fellow star Ryan Seacrest, and Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are renting in Beverly Hills while their modern home is renovated.The big real estate news in celebrity circles? Ellen DeGeneres finally sold her home, selling it to fellow star Ryan Seacrest, and Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are renting in Beverly Hills while their modern home is renovated.

Not all manufacturing jobs are created equal -- and certainly not manufacturing pay. According to a new study released by Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy Program, manufacturing wages differ widely between large cities.Not all manufacturing jobs are created equal -- and certainly not manufacturing pay. According to a new study released by Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy Program, manufacturing wages differ widely between large cities.

Banned, embraced and parodied for its graphic sexual content, "Fifty Shades of Grey," is fiction, but the home much of it takes place in is real. A luxury condominium in Seattle.Banned, embraced and parodied for its graphic sexual content, "Fifty Shades of Grey," is fiction, but the home much of it takes place in is real. A luxury condominium in Seattle.
      
WSJ.com Real Estate Headlines
An $85 million L.A. mansion with a 500-worker renovation team. A $70 million London home with a bowling alley. The Ecclestone sisters are swiftly amassing a global property portfolio. The new generation of wealthy buyers.
If last year was about big, manly architectural statements at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this year is about exploring the softer, more sensual side of gardening, with smells and sounds featuring heavily in show spaces.
A Queen Anne Victorian, one of San Francisco's 'Painted Ladies' overlooking Alamo Square Park, is on the market for $2.295 million.
The percentage of homeowners delinquent on their mortgages in the first quarter fell to the lowest level since the end of 2008, but the share of loans in foreclosure remains high.
In their bid to keep shoppers from deserting to the Internet, more malls are adding sprawling play spaces.
      
Inman News Headlines
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Washington Post Real Estate Headlines
Gina Farina faced a remodeling challenge with her small two-level Arlington condo when she sought to open to up the space to accommodate a new roommate. Answering the call was Georgetown architect Ernesto Santalla.

When you take out a home mortgage, do you expect to be treated fairly and competently by your bank or loan servicer?

Andrew Leighton is not a golfer, but the prospect of living on a golf course was intriguing when he and his family discovered the Cross Creek neighborhood. Now, Leighton, his wife, Jackie and their two children enjoy the view from their home adjacent to the course, located along the border betwee...

The Victorian house in the center of Montgomery County's Sherwood Forest neighborhood has overlooked the surrounding land for more than 200 years. Back in those early days, it lay just off the Glenmont-Colesville Road in the midst of Westover Farm, where crops such as corn and oats grew on nearly...


To those who haven't worn the uniform, their ways can be a mystery. But anyone trying to sell a home in the Washington metro area would be wise to learn more about the needs and habits of military officers, enlisted people and their families. It's the season for them to begin some serious house-h...

      
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