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A Riverfront Jaguar Lair: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:17:47 EDT - This 14,000-square-foot house on the St. Johns River is coming up for auction on May 24 with no minimum bid. The owners used to own the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, thus the painting of three jaguars that hangs over the fireplace in the living room and which comes with the house.
Living in 'Sunny' San Francisco: Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:37 EDT - This 1,947-square-foot Victorian home with three bedrooms and three bathrooms in San Francisco's sunnier Noe Valley neighborhood is asking $1.7 million.
Loft Living in Berlin: Thu, 03 May 2012 18:58:49 EDT - A sprawling brick brewery, built in 1891, had been a graffiti-covered ruin before the owners helped convert it into a loft complex. This 3,300-square-foot unit with five bedrooms and three baths asks €1.6 million ($2.1 million).
Private Properties: Fri, 04 May 2012 12:10:21 EDT - Three New York apartments owned by the late heiress Huguette Clark sell for about $55 million; Michael and Roxanne Klein buy in San Francisco for $27 million; a Colorado ranch lists for $49.5 million.
Bidding Wars for Homes Are Back: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:17:29 EDT - A new development is catching home buyers off guard as the spring sales season gets under way: Bidding wars are back.
A Canadian Island Retreat: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:39:17 EDT - This waterfront home is on Thetis Island, one of the southern Gulf Islands between the coast of British Columbia and Vancouver Island.
Private Properties: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:49:20 EDT - Two homes in Naples, Fla., sell for over $40 million each; Marc Jacobs's President Robert Duffy Lists in Savannah, Ga.; Donald J. Pilner sells in Miami Beach.
Gardens Rich in History: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:21:46 EDT - This home in Old Town Alexandria dates back to 1803, says its owner. It's asking $5.5 million.
Private Properties: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:11:03 EDT - The former home of Scott Rothstein sells for $5.1 million; a South Carolina plantation asking $25 million sells for $11 million; Bill Kurtis's Kansas ranch goes to the auction block.
An Oceanfront Florida Mansion: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:19:40 EDT - This 9,805-square-foot, six-bedroom home is asking $9 million, down from its prior asking price of $10.5 million.
A Working Ranch in Mendocino: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:58:33 EDT - A Mendocino County ranch of about 6,240 acres, with a 2,000-square-foot main house with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, is asking $14 million.
Julio Iglesias Buys $15.2 Million Home: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:47:46 EDT - Julio Iglesias buys in Florida for $15.2 million; the late Andy Rooney's home goes on the market; Art Linkletter's former estate sells for close to $10.3 million.
Empty Nesting in New Zealand: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:08:51 EDT - A retired California couple threw "caution to the wind" and moved to New Zealand. They're going to stay in the country four to five months a year, but now want to spend more time with their kids in the U.S. Their 5,790-square-foot home is asking $4.5 million New Zealand dollars ($3.7 million).
Investors, Vacationers Snap Up Homes: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:44:21 EDT - Sales of investment and vacation homes surged last year, the latest evidence that investors and higher-income households are taking advantage of low home prices to scoop up bargains.
A Bronfman Family Farm: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:07:55 EDT - Owned by Edgar M. Bronfman, the former CEO of Seagram, Georgetown Farm in Charlottesville, Va., is on the market, asking $3.8 million for the house and 120 acres or $10.3 million for the house and 540 acres.
New England Style in the Hamptons: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:57:40 EDT - The owners spent two years designing this traditional New England-style home and giving it a classic feel, but with the latest energy-saving technology. This five-bedroom, 5½-bathroom house is asking $9.5 million, or $1,704 a square foot.
A Garden With a Past In Traditional Japan: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:16:51 EDT - This property is on the west coast of Japan's main island and includes extensive gardens that were built around the end of the Meiji period.
Shooting for the Stars: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:52:52 EST - A Massachusetts house combines references to New England barns with midcentury-modern design and a window to outer space.
Bunny Mellon Lists in Antigua: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:31:43 EDT - Mellon estate in Antigua goes on the market for $14.5 million; hip-hop artist Drake sells two condos in downtown Miami; the Palm Beach estate of Paul Romanoff Ilyinsky, the great-grandson of Czar Alexander II of Russia, has hit the market for $8.9 million.
A French Chateau in Texas: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:47:22 EST - Once asking $69.9 million, this 48,000-square-foot home in Hickory Creek, Texas, is coming up for auction on March 30 with a reserve of $10.3 million.
Crime (Writing) Pays: Authors' Desert Retreat: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:22:26 EST - Best-selling novelists Jonathan and Faye Kellerman write at their four-building compound outside Santa Fe, N.M.
Edward S. Lampert in Deal to Buy Nearly $40 Million Home: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:46:14 EST - Hedge-fund manager Edward S. Lampert is in contract to buy on Florida's Indian Creek Island for nearly $40 million.
One Family's Urban Playhouse: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:02:48 EST - This modern loft in Washington, D.C., features kid-proof industrial surfaces, bright-blue floors and a makeshift basketball court.
Off the Grid in Wine Country: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:22:05 EST - This steel structure in Healdsburg, Calif., was built by its owners using mostly reclaimed materials.
Borrowers Miss Out on Billions in Savings: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:53:15 EST - Millions of homeowners haven't benefited from the lowest mortgage rates in nearly a half-century because they can't or won't refinance.
Home-Credit Derby Has Its Price: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:11:42 EDT - 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.
Family Fun: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:36:48 EST - A look at three homes in Colorado, California and New Jersey that have tree houses.
Beachfront Homes: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:30:50 EST - Beachfront homes in Dana Point, Calif., Osterville, Mass., and Loveladies, N.J.
Homes With Indoor Pools: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:50:48 EDT - Homes with indoor pools, in Millbrook, N.Y., Austin, Texas, and Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Off-Campus Living: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:13:18 EDT - Off-campus living in New York, Washington and Los Angeles.
Relative Values: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:19:23 EDT - Three small homes with appealing outdoor space, in East Hampton, N.Y., Spring Island, S.C., and Okeechobee, Fla.
Relative Values: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:23:47 EDT - Modern homes in Montauk, N.Y., Houston and Laguna Beach, Calif.