DNR crews work to protect homes from wildfires - KREM
NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. -- The Department of Natural Resources fired up its chainsaws Wednesday in the Nine Mile Falls area to clean up land that could be prone to wildfires. Thanks to a multi-million dollar grant, DNR is helping those living in

Venice labyrinth has some churchgoers balking at circles - Los Angeles Times
In a neighborhood that has long struggled with gentrification, where million-dollar homes and quirky architectural wonders rise beside peeling bungalows, Murez's offers of help met with some suspicion. Pastor Harold G. Smith, who said he feels OK

PETCO Foundation Makes Million-Dollar Gift to San Diego - PR Inside
This is the PETCO Foundation’s second million-dollar grant to the San Diego Humane Society and support approximately 6,200 local animal welfare groups across the country to help find homes for more than 200,000 adoptable animals every year.

Tips from Home-Based Franchise Millionaires - All Business
But in homes across the United States, countless franchisees are striving to build million-dollar businesses – all from the comforts of their own homes. We recently connected with three millionaire franchisees to see just how they pulled it off and

$10.5m boost for Morayfield affordable housing project - Brisbane Times
More than a thousand affordable homes in southeast Queensland will go on the market sooner and cheaper, thanks to a multi-million-dollar boost from the federal government. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the government would invest $10.5 million

Philadelphia's million-dollar condos - Philadelphia Daily News
The April 2 sale of the penthouse condo at 1706 Rittenhouse Square Street for a record $12.459 million didn't exhaust the supply of multimillion-dollar digs on the buyers from the start, visiting their current homes, working with a list of

Jumbo Loans Get Cheaper, But It’s Still Tough to - Wall Street Journal
The high-end of the housing market has suffered from a lack of buyers for million-dollar-and-up homes in the last year. One big reason is that it’s harder to get a mortgage that isn’t backed by a government-related entity, and the loan limits on

Million-dollar home sales take a dip - Denver Post
Sales of million-dollar homes in the Denver area dipped slightly in March, while the median sale price was up fractionally month-over-month, according to a recently released analysis by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. A total of 34 homes sold

Hold On to That Mansion: Values of Priciest Homes Keep - Daily Finance
Several years ago, these buyers would have likely been in the market for $20 million homes. "I know is sounds odd, but these buyers are trading down to the next tier of million-dollar properties," he says.

'Old money' behind prestige properties surge: agents - Brisbane Times
Brisbane families with "old money" are behind a surge in prestige property sales, agents say. Despite the fallout in the high-end market from last year, 2010 is proving to be a busy year for those purchasing multi-million dollar homes. According to