'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

Luxury home market heats up - Desert Sun
And now, luxury homes are selling here in one of the hottest, million-dollar-plus sales areas of the Coachella Valley: La Quinta, where 32 luxury sales were recorded in the first three months of the year. • The economy has pushed the envelope

Out There: Residents on Long Beach island live in fear - Los Angeles Times
It's a trade-off, living on Naples. In exchange for inhabiting an island with quaint canals where kayakers, paddlers and opera-singing gondoliers float past million-dollar homes, residents of this Long Beach neighborhood live with the anxiety of

HGTV’S Selling New York: Episode Seven - CBS MoneyWatch.com (blog)
Episode Description: Agents selling spectacular multi-million dollar homes in the Big Apple. This week’s episode of the HGTV series “Selling New York ” (airdate Thursday April 29), has all the strength of a finale — bigger, more luscious

Hollywood Sign Site Saved By Hugh Hefner & Generous - Inhabitat.com
The development company was planning on selling the land off in parcels for multi-million dollar homes, and when the city found out about it, people were outraged. A campaign ensued to raise $12.5 million to buy the land for public use and

Routt, Grand counties split $7.1 million for mortgage - Steamboat Pilot & Today
collaborating with Routt and Grand counties to promote first-time homeownership through a $7.1 million their first homes is accomplished by allowing them to claim the first 20 percent of their mortgage interest deduction dollar for dollar on

High-end homes sell, but market still in flux - Desert Sun
firm, in its latest report for 2010 noted 86 sales of homes had for the dollar. Valery Neuman, a real estate professional with Windermere Real Estate who led the valley's sales in 2009 with transactions that totaled $58.2 million, said it's

Japan provides post-cyclone, 110-million-dollar loan to Philippines - Earthtimes (press release)
Manila - Japan is providing a 109.8-million-dollar loan to the Philippines to rebuild infrastructure damaged by two devastating Many roads, bridges, power lines, homes and schools were damaged or destroyed by the two cyclones. Some communities in

Nicolas Cage's Final Resting Place - Gather.com
He was hit with a 5 million dollar tax bill earlier this year, forcing him to sell many of his homes including his medieval castle in Germany, a Bahamian island, and a Rhode Island estate.