Expensive homes are falling prey to foreclosure - USA Today
In some suburban areas, in the Northeast and California, for instance, million-dollar homes are fairly common, but nationwide, they represent 1.1% of overall housing stock. "We have seen an increase, in the million-plus range, of the number of

David Gelbaum, the Unsung Sun King - New York Times (blog)
Amid the $6 million homes perched on a beachfront cliff in this conservative Southern California enclave Though her opposition scuttled several multibillion-dollar solar power plants planned for the area, including some by eSolar’s rivals, even

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

LA glamour couple air dirty laundry - The Age
McCourt's 30-year marriage, the carve up of their estimated $US1.2 billion fortune and seven homes, demands of almost $US1 million a month in spousal support, expensive designer clothes bills, a multi-million dollar LA mansion allegedly used

It's a mansion buyer's market, prices top out under $5 - Detroit Free Press
Dan Elsea, president of brokerage services for Real Estate One, said the supply of expensive homes fell as people took their homes off the market instead of giving million-dollar price breaks. But conditions are stabilizing, he said. "

Jumbo Loans Get Cheaper, But It’s Still Tough to Qualify - 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

Sales performers spotlight nationwide diversity - Scoop
Top residential sales person was Gary Wallace of Auckland – who specialises in multi-million dollar homes in the upmarket suburbs of Parnell and Remuera. Top commercial and industrial sales person was Mark Hourigan from Wellington – who

Another big blow: Most Holmes homes uninsured - Jackson Clarion-Ledger
April 24 tornado tore a multimillion-dollar swath of damage through more than a dozen counties, little repair work has been done in Holmes, where state Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says 80 to 90 percent of homes about $8.8 million

Datacasting loses its million-dollar niche - Sydney Morning Herald
It seems counterproductive to remove these digital TV services from Sydney viewers at a time when the government is encouraging homes to transition to digital TV,'' he said. The loss of the licence means there are no remaining datacasting licensees.

Santa Clara County home values hit bottom? - San Jose Mercury News
market, high rates for mortgages of more than $730,000, and the reluctance of many homeowners to sell their homes with prices down to move into something larger all resulted in a soft market for million-dollar-plus real estate throughout 2009.