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WSJ.com: Real Estate
  1. Toll Brothers Posts Loss
    Toll Brothers reported a quarterly loss as fewer deliveries and increased cancellations weakened revenue, but the home builder said contracts are picking up.
  2. Existing-Home Sales Rise 4.3%
    Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose last month to the highest level in more than 1½ years, while the inventory of unsold homes contracted to a level economists consider healthy, positive signs for housing.
  3. Rural Population Stagnates
    The nation's rural regions saw much slower population growth over the past decade, reflecting a drop in the number of jobs in these often-isolated areas.
  4. A Hunter's Ranch House
    This hacienda-style ranch house is part of a sprawling development in Okeechobee, Fla., that offers quail hunting and amenities such as a 600-foot zip line across a lake.
  5. Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower?
    According to a key historical measure, rates should be even lower. The wide spread between mortgage rates and mortgage-backed bonds suggests the gears of the banking system are gummed up.
  6. Provençal Home
    This four-bedroom house with artist's studio is located in a protected natural park near the village of Les Baux-de-Provence
  7. Showdown Over Miami's Swank Set
    One of South Beach's developers is creating a new shopping district in hopes of taking on Bal Harbour Shops, long the top draw for Miami's big spenders.
  8. 'Avatar' Blues for Builder
    Development company Avatar Holdings has to change its name because of confusion with the popular "Avatar" movie.
  9. Showdown in Stamford for Developer Rosen
    Developer Aby Rosen, who has been fighting headwinds to shore up his highly leveraged U.S. office buildings, faces a new threat, this one to his firm's large portfolio in Stamford, Conn.
  10. Texas's Hines to Double Down in London
    Hines, one of the world's largest real-estate groups in terms of assets, is preparing to spend $1.6 billion on buildings in the U.K., doubling its assets in the country in an effort to diversify away from riskier acquisitions.