A Historical Virginia Estate

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  Empire State Building Owner Plans IPO

  The company that runs Manhattan's Empire State Building is planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as $1 billion.

• Housing Agency's Reserves at Risk

  The Federal Housing Administration could exhaust its reserves over the coming year, which would require a Treasury infusion for the first time in its 78-year history.

• China Property Shares Fall After Policy Reversal

  China's property shares fell sharply in early trade Monday after Wuhu, an eastern Chinese city, reversed over the weekend an earlier decision to relax housing curbs, an abrupt move that signaled Beijing's determination to keep up the pressure on the overheated sector.

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  Brooklyn's Shifting Center

  New York's Steiner family is planning a 52-story rental apartment tower on a gritty block in downtown Brooklyn in what would be the latest expansion of residential development in the borough beyond its traditional boundaries.

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  Bernanke: No 'Silver Bullet' for Housing Woes

  What more can the Federal Reserve do to help the home-building industry?

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  Living Very Large

  For a small cadre of very wealthy owners, building big is back. A bird's-eye view of some of the mega mansions going up across the country.

  • Photos: Big is Back | Video
  • When 50,000 Square Feet Isn't Enough
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  Where Art and Architecture Collide

  A sculptor and his architect wife team up to fix up their Venice, Calif., home.

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  Kiawah Island Property Is Reduced 10% to $26 Million

  Lionsgate's Jon Feltheimer buys in Los Angeles for $17 million; a Kiawah Island property is reduced 10% to $26 million; Al Capone's former Miami home goes on the market for $9.5 million.

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  • Video: Al Capone's Former Miami House Asks $9.5 Million
  • Video: Kiawah Island House Reduced to $26 Million
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  Mediterranean, Vegas-Style

  This 16,649-square-foot home with 11 bedrooms, 11 full baths and 2 half-baths is being auctioned without reserve on Feb. 24.

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  New York Tells Citi, Assurant to Cooperate

  Probe explores whether banks and insurers charged exorbitant fees to homeowners who let their insurance policies lapse.

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  A Taste of Bali for Sale in Sebastopol

  A Balinese-style home on 8.3 acres in Sebastopol is on the market for $3.6 million. Two llamas, two cashmere goats and a sheep, named Violet, are negotiable as part of the sale.

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  Restored English Farmhouse

  This seven-bedroom 18th-century stone-built farmhouse in east England has been fully restored to modern standards by its current owners.

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  U.S., Banks Seal Pact on Foreclosures

  Government officials have sealed an agreement valued at as much as $26 billion with five major banks, settling federal and state probes of alleged foreclosure abuses by lenders.

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  • Four Key Players

• Q&A;: What the Pact Means for Homeowners

  Answers to questions on how the foreclosure settlement with Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo will affect homeowners, consumers and borrowers.

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  Forecast: Drops in Home Values Less Severe in '12

  Zillow's home-value forecast released on Thursday predicts a drop of 3.7% this year, which only looks like an improvement when measured against the 4.7% drop in 2011.

• Home Prices Pop in Hot Valley Turf

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  Developments Get Back to the Plan

• Touring the Other World Trade Tower

• Builder Economists Push Back the Bottom of the Housing Market…Again

• Mediterranean Style in Greenwich

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  Cambodia's Developers Aim at Stars

House of the Day

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  English Country Mansion

  This six-bedroom Georgian home in east England has an added Edwardian wing, complete with a watchtower.

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  Italian Seaside Villa

  This five-bedroom home overlooking the Mediterranean in Sardinia has been virtually rebuilt by its current owners.

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  Historic Farm in Bedford

  This estate in Bedford, N.Y., remained a functioning farm until two years ago. The five-bedroom main house and two-bedroom mill house along still hearken back to the property's historical roots.