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The luxury homebuilder reported earnings of $27.3 million for the third fiscal quarter, topping Wall Street expectations. CEO Douglas Yearley said the company is "pleased to return to profitability," even though revenues and deliveries were relatively flat.

Fewer U.S. mortgages are now classified as underwater -- where the home is worth less than the amount owed on the loan -- driven by a greater number of foreclosures, a new report shows. The percentage of single-family homes with negative equity mortgages fell to 21.5% in the second quarter, from...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill to extend federal homebuyer tax credits for three months. The House of Representatives approved the legislation Tuesday. Buyers now have until Sept. 30 to qualify for up to $8,000 in tax breaks.

The massive regulatory revision touches almost every aspect of the financial industry. In addition to rules aimed at trimming risk-taking among banks, the package prominently includes several new protections for consumers.

With vacation season in full swing -- and your mind in vacation mode -- it's easy to forget that summer is also the season of the burglar. That's because as more and more people get out of town, leaving their houses unoccupied, criminals are gearing up for the easy pickings of their busy...

While the U.S. real-estate market is showing some signs of life, owners of the costliest homes are still suffering big declines in value. Prices in Aspen, Colo., have plunged 20% to 40% as the recession has shaved a whopping $1 million off the median price.

After a marathon vote-a-thon that started just after 5 p.m. Wednesday and ran until 2:45 a.m., and then and then picked up again at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Senate Democrats had blocked more than 30 amendments proposed by Republicans to the sweeping health-care legislation. But Republicans did find...

Spend a year in many university dorms and you may be dying to move off campus into a house with more space, fewer rules and roommates that you get to pick. But before you sign a semester- or year-long lease on a place and hand over a chunk of change for the security deposit, check a few things to...

It was bound to happen. There is a house in Malibu that is now twittering about itself. It's bio says that it is: "One of the nicest estates to ever be offered for sale in Malibu." Well, why not? Houses have personalities, don't they? The twittering house is listed for sale at $13,950,000 by...

The house sits behind an upholstery shop on the corner, and while I'm too young to know for sure, I'll bet the upholstery shop has thrived since the streetcar ran down Gladstone Street in the 1950s. The house, like mine, was built in the first few decades of the 20th century. An old grande dame,...