Luxury for less - Boston Globe
What does it take to buy a million-dollar home these days Sales are slow and sellers more open to negotiation or pricing their homes much lower from the outset. And foreclosures and short sales are on the upswing in upmarket communities, offering

Prices 'tumbling' on high-end homes in Ahwatukee - AZCentral.com
loans to buy semi-custom tract homes: Houses in gated subdivisions with small yards, play pools and three-car garages. Now, as housing experts think prices are close to, if not at, the lowest part of the cycle, a $1 million dollar home in

Distressed sales on the up nationally, showing declines - San Francisco Chronicle
RealtyTrac currently lists 5,424 homes currently in foreclosure in Oakland -- ranging from multi-million dollar behemoths in the hills to modest homes priced under $50,000 in the International Blvd neighborhood. The First American report did find

Kitzhaber hits million-dollar mark in fundraising - Oregonian
Democrat John Kitzhaber has become the second candidate in Oregon's race for governor - after Republican Chris Dudley - to go over the million-dollar mark in fundraising Care Association, which represents nursing homes and other long-term care

Struggling Homeowners Need More Help - Daily Finance
Investors and speculators should not be protected, nor should Americans living in million-dollar homes or defaulters on vacation homes. "Some people simply will not be able to afford to stay in their homes because they bought more than they could

It takes a child to give Bloomfield Hills a push - Detroit News
In a city where million-dollar homes are common and incomes top $100,000, raising money by selling toys and old bicycles likely hasn't previously been a priority. "I can't remember thinking, when we moved in, 'Oh, we need to change that garage sale

Developer finds thrill on Blue Diamond Hill - Las Vegas Review Journal
At The Ridges, down the road in Summerlin, million-dollar homes are common, and Rhodes' site could be in that league, partly because it's close to Red Rock and not too far from the city, Rink said. Even a townhouse probably would start at $300,000