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In what might be labeled a fire sale, J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has chopped the asking price for his Chicago home by more than 25%.

All isn’t sunny in San Diego. Developer Doug “Papa Doug” Manchester’s deal to sell the Manchester Grand Hyatt convention center hotel in San Diego to Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. is off.

Economist David Rosenberg urged a note of caution when reading Thursday's positive pending home sales report.

Here's a look at the real estate news in today's WSJ.

A Hamptons home heads for the auction block as foreclosures trickle up.

Here's a look at the real estate news in today's WSJ:

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Pending Home Sales Rise in July: Stocks gained on Thursday after the National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales rose by 5.2% in July. Five Mistakes Home Buyers Make: From snubbing the real-estate agent, to failing to determine how much a buyer can truly afford, this list should help avoid some common pitfalls. Surprising Shelter: Real-Estate Funds Gain: Despite continued bad news about the economy and real estate's role in it, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the real-estate sector have rebounded during this past year. Fed's Pianalto: Multiple Solutions Needed on Housing: The housing crisis needs multiple, coordinated policy solutions, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto told a conference on Thursday. House of the Day: Providence Poet House: The poet who's lived in this 6,800-square-foot former carriage house finds it well-suited for writing. The Rhode Island home features seven bedrooms and an indoor fire pit.

Today we wrote about the excitement surrounding a big California land auction that was set for Thursday. Well, the bidders should just stay home.

Muskegon County in Michigan is bartering land for jobs as its unemployment rate soars past the national average.

Barbara Holmes and Tom Williams got a killer deal in the foreclosure auction for their new Sacramento home.

As the fight to save the West Side Tennis Club's stadium continues, Rep. Anthony Weiner has asked the U.S. Tennis Association to consider holding one match a year at the decaying Queens facility.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Contract activity for pending home sales has risen for six straight months, a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors.

This is Part Two of a two-part exclusive Real Estate Channel overview of the luxury condominium market in metro Miami. Part One was posted Friday, Aug. 28, "SPECIAL REPORT: Miami Luxury Condo Market Sales Rise as Prices Drop."

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IT was a sunny Monday afternoon, and the scene around the yellow-and-orange cabanas at La Piaggia Beach Club was laid-back and effortlessly chic. Waiters brought trays of chilled rosé, goose pâté and “les mini cheeseburgers.” Women, wearing cunning coverups that manage to cover up nothing, dipped their manicured feet into the sand.