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Kiawah Island House Reduced to $26 Million

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:27:39 GMT

Jeffrey Weingarten, a former partner at Goldman Sachs, has cut the price of his 15,000-square-foot vacation home on South Carolina's Kiawah Island by 10% to $26 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub. Photo: Tripp Smith

Al Capone's Former Miami House Asks $9.5 Million

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:18:03 GMT

Al Capone's former Miami Beach home is on the market for $9.5 million. Located on Palm Island, the seven bedroom house with 100 feet of waterfront was built in 1922. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub. Photo: Luis Pons

Sculptor Transforms Dilapidated House

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:05:37 GMT

Sculptor Cliff Garten is known for his grand public pieces. Now, in a collaboration with his architect wife, he's overhauled a dilapidated house in Venice, Calif., bought for $800,000 in 2002. Nancy Keates has details on Lunch Break.

The House That Facebook Built

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:58:21 GMT

By billionaire standards, Sheryl Sandberg's mansion is nothing special but has quickly become a controversial monument to the new money of social media, which is literally changing the Silicon Valley landscape. Robert Frank explains on Lunch Break.

Mega-Mansions Keep Rising Despite Bad Economy

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:55 GMT

Even as the size of the average American house shrinks after peaking during the boom, several of the wealthy are building gigantic homes of 20,000 square feet and more. Juliet Chung has details on Lunch Break.

One of the Highest Skyscrapers in U.S. Auctioned

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:23:53 GMT

The Southeast's tallest skyscraper, Atlanta's Bank of America building, went on the auction block Tuesday. (Video: Fox 5)

An American Mansion Mediterranean-Style

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:25:50 GMT

This 12,000 square feet Mediterranean-style home in Connecticut was inspired by the owner's childhood in southern France. The mansion boasts an inner patio and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the Long Island Sound. The house is listed $12.9 million.

Luxury Loft in TriBeCa

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:19:13 GMT

This sleek loft in an old apothecary building in TriBeCa boasts maple floors, nearly 360-degree views of New York City and the Hudson River, and countertops made with the same marble found in the garden at Museum of Modern Art.

January's Most Popular Houses

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:08:11 GMT

Each week, readers vote on their favorite of the homes featured as the House of the Day. Tour January's winners, from a French chateau style mansion north of Fort Worth, Texas, to a 18th century estate with a swimming pool and beach access on Martha's Vineyard.

Investing in Foreclosures: How One Company Does It

Your (optional) podcast author email address (MarketWatch.com) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:39:47 GMT

Buying foreclosures to turn them into rental properties is tricky business. Mack Companies, a Chicago real-estate firm, invests in about one out of every 40 homes it inspects. MarketWatch's Amy Hoak looks at why some make the cut and others don't.