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White House Gutted: See What It Looked Like Ripped Up From Head to Toe (PHOTOS) -- AOL Real Estate

Now here's something hard to believe: The White House, one of the most historically significant buildings in the world -- and the most valuable home in America -- once came close to being a teardown. When Harry Truman took office in 1945, the grand home of the POTUS was falling apart.

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Alicia Keys Sells Astounding Glass Penthouse in New York City -- AOL Real Estate

By It took a price chop, but Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz finally found a buyer for their New York City penthouse. The musical couple bought the home from fellow musician Lenny Kravitz for $12.75 million in 2010 and only spent two years in the place before hoisting it on the market for $17.95 million in March 2012.

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Pleasantville Keeps Its Walking Shoes On

The Westchester village of Pleasantville is a suburban community with a rural atmosphere where walking is a central fact of life.

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Should 'Support Dogs' Be Allowed in No-Pets Buildings?

Q. I own a condo in a no-pets building. Recently, someone with an "emotional support dog" applied to rent it. I do not want to rent my place to anyone with animals, but I am concerned that if I deny the tenant, I will be breaking the law.

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Dive In, Without Going Outside

3.75 million Roswell, Ga. 26,000-square-foot home on 3.4 acres This home includes an indoor/outdoor saltwater pool that is 48 feet long. The room has electronic sliding doors to open the space for large events, and multicolored lights to set the mood.

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Berlin Must Choose Between Luxury Condos And A Cold War Memorial

BERLIN - "Tear down this wall!" Ronald Reagan famously implored in Berlin in 1987, challenging Mikhail Gorbacev to bring an end to the Cold War. Now, it appears, this was also the much quieter request of a luxury condominium developer.

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Farmhouse to Studio in Australia

Farmhouse to Studio in Australia $1,700,000 Australia Historical Residence This century-old farmhouse in Australia was transformed by its owners to include eclectic furnishings and family-made artwork. -Andre Cooray This country-style home built in 1907 is situated on five acres in the hinterland of Byron Bay, Australia.

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Sequestration Could Cut Lifelines to Hurricane Sandy Victims -- AOL Real Estate

Some Hurricane Sandy victims still struggling to recover from the devastating storm may find themselves waiting even longer for a lifeline -- because of the looming federal budget cuts known as "sequestration." But other victims are just now finally receiving help from state programs that were promised some time ago.

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The Dead Architects Society

In Santa Barbara, Calif., the hot architect in town is George Washington Smith. In Charlottesville, Va., it's Eugene Bradbury. And in the small town of Washington, Conn., homes by Ehrick Rossiter are prized. These architects have a few things in common: They're long dead, they're relatively unknown outside the small, affluent pockets where they practiced in the early 20th century and they've all made a comeback.

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The $40 Million Party Pad

Bill Dean is known for throwing lively parties at his Georgetown mansion in Washington, including a Fourth of July bash featuring bikini-clad female bartenders. The Ultimate Party Pad Those affairs may end up seeming tame compared with what the 48-year-old bachelor and engineering executive has in mind for his newly renovated estate in Miami Beach, Fla.

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