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WSJ.com: Developments
As Foreclosures Trickle Up, Hamptons Home Goes to Auction	9/2/2010 11:42 AM
A Hamptons home heads for the auction block as foreclosures trickle up.
Real Estate News: Pending Sales Rise in July	9/2/2010 9:15 AM
Here's a look at the real estate news in today's WSJ: Residential Properties Ltd. Pending Home Sales Rise in July: Stocks gained on Thursday after the National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales rose by 5.2% in July. Five Mistakes Home Buyers Make: From snubbing the real-estate agent, to failing to determine how much a buyer can truly afford, this list should help avoid some common pitfalls. Surprising Shelter: Real-Estate Funds Gain: Despite continued bad news about the economy and real estate's role in it, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the real-estate sector have rebounded during this past year. Fed's Pianalto: Multiple Solutions Needed on Housing: The housing crisis needs multiple, coordinated policy solutions, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto told a conference on Thursday. House of the Day: Providence Poet House: The poet who's lived in this 6,800-square-foot former carriage house finds it well-suited for writing. The Rhode Island home features seven bedrooms and an indoor fire pit.
Builder Bummer: Big Land Auction Cancelled	9/1/2010 2:53 PM
Today we wrote about the excitement surrounding a big California land auction that was set for Thursday. Well, the bidders should just stay home.
One Michigan County Offers Free Land	9/1/2010 1:21 PM
Muskegon County in Michigan is bartering land for jobs as its unemployment rate soars past the national average.
Serial Killer’s Former California Home Sells	9/1/2010 11:45 AM
Barbara Holmes and Tom Williams got a killer deal in the foreclosure auction for their new Sacramento home.
Congressman Wants U.S. Open Back In Forest Hills	9/1/2010 8:55 AM
As the fight to save the West Side Tennis Club's stadium continues, Rep. Anthony Weiner has asked the U.S. Tennis Association to consider holding one match a year at the decaying Queens facility.
Real Estate News: Home Prices Rise, Outlook Dims	9/1/2010 8:07 AM
Here's a look at the real estate news in today's WSJ:
The Nation’s Best Bathroom? You Decide	8/31/2010 3:33 PM
Pity the poor bathroom. It's a pretty important piece of real estate, yet no one really gives it much attention. Now's your chance.
The Maui Prince Changes Hands Again	8/31/2010 1:44 PM
A rollercoaster year for the former Maui Prince Hotel in Hawaii continued this week when one of the propertys mortgage holders took ownership with the intent of operating and further developing it.
Shiller: Time for More ‘Inspirational’ Housing Policy Ideas	8/31/2010 9:30 AM
Yale economist Robert Shiller urged policy makers to be more inspirational when designing solutions to the housing market morass.