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Case-Shiller: Home Prices Up in December

The Case-Shiller index of 10 major metropolitan areas and the 20-city index both rose 0.2% in December from November. Compared with a year earlier, the 10-city index grew 5.9%, while the 20-city index improved 6.8%.

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Housing Revival Boosts Home Depot

Home Depot's quarterly profit jumped 32% as the home-improvement-products retailer is benefiting from a broad revival in the housing market, and sales got a lift from Hurricane Sandy-related repairs.

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The Worst Colors to Use in a Home

Emerald may be this year's color of the year and hot hue, but which colors should you avoid? Color research tells us some colors to avoid. Colors that can be considered, as some researchers note, "eye irritants" and can even cause headaches or mess with your vision.

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Lower Manhattan 4 Months After Superstorm Sandy: Deserted and Still Struggling -- AOL Real Estate

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy.

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HOUSE OF THE DAY: Tommy Lee Jones Is Selling His Giant Florida Polo Farm For $26.75 Million

Wikipedia/Realtor.com Actor Tommy Lee Jones has just listed the 50-acre polo farm he owns in Wellington, Fla. for $26.75 million, according to a South Florida gossip blog (via Zillow). Jones bought the property a decade ago and built the equestrian center himself. The Lincoln star is a known polo lover who also owns a ranch in Texas.

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Here's The Basic House Payment Calculation Most Lenders Won't Share

As you shop for a house and consider taking out a mortgage, determining your house payment can no doubt be a time-consuming process -- running calculations, getting updated payment scenarios from your mortgage company, and determining whether or not you can qualify.

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Debating Future of Fannie and Freddie

Four years after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were taken over by the Treasury Department, there has been little serious movement to revamp the housing-finance giants and the $10 trillion U.S. mortgage market that they support. But a behind-the-scenes effort to jump-start the debate over Fannie's and Freddie's future is under way.

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21 US Cities Rich People Love To Call Home

U.S. Census Brueau If one thing is made clear by the latest Census report on the geographic concentration of high-income households, it's this: Wealthy people love living on the water's edge. The report, which is based on data from the American Community Survey (2007-2011), zeroed in on not only which metro areas are home to the biggest bank accounts, but where these well-heeled residents are the most concentrated.

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Robert Swift, Ex-Seattle SuperSonics Star, Refuses to Leave His Foreclosed Home -- AOL Real Estate

A former NBA star whose career on the basketball court ended pretty quickly won't play ball with the new owner of his foreclosed home in Seattle. Now Robert Swift could be forcibly evicted from his once-pristine $1 million home, KOMO News in Seattle reported.

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24 Ultimate Home Theaters You Can Buy Right Now

Going to the movie theater is an activity that Americans have enjoyed for over a hundred years. But sometimes it is easier to stay home than to wait in line at a crowded theater. Those who prefer to stay in - and could afford it - have built some spectacular home cinemas.

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