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Tour Barbie's Malibu Dreamhouse - Mattel Is Selling It For $25 Million As A PR Stunt

Mattel For 42 years, Barbie has lived in her Malibu Dreamhouse, a three-story confection of faux old world charm and pink hardwood floors. But now, as part of a new campaign for the doll, Barbie is selling her longtime beach home and moving somewhere else.

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Is That a Condo in Your IRA?

More investors are tapping their IRAs to invest in real estate. Here's how to do it without getting burned.

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Actress Tatum O'Neal Unloads Her Downtown Condo For $1.72 Million

Getty Actress Tatum O'Neal has sold her condominium unit inside the converted Jewish Daily Forward building at 173 East Broadway for $1.72 million, according to public records filed with the city today. Tim Cass of the Corcoran Group had the listing for the 1,435-square-foot home.

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The Beach House Built for Fun

A 2-year-old helped Steve Games design his 40,000-square-foot beach house. The La Jolla, Calif., real-estate executive wanted to make sure his young daughter, Sarah, would have plenty to do when the family vacationed on the coast of Mexico.

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House Fire Victims Peter King and Ann O'Connor Get Home Rebuilt by Generous Neighbors -- AOL Real Estate

When Peter King and Ann O'Connor lost their home to a fire in the summer of 2012, they found themselves suddenly homeless and seemingly alone. But thanks to the benevolence of their Syracuse, N.Y., community, the couple is slated to have a brand-new home by Easter.

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Blackstone Buying Shopping-Center Stake

Blackstone Group LP is buying a majority interest in 40 shopping centers valued at $1.1 billion as it continues to load up on grocery-anchored retail property in the U.S. The private-equity company will pay roughly $274 million in cash and assume $463 million of debt for a two-thirds stake in the properties, which are concentrated in the metropolitan areas of New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and San Diego.

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21 Hotshots Who Are Dominating The Cutthroat World Of Real Estate

Real estate is a tough business. It requires you to be completely client-focused, to think on your feet, and to maintain a large portfolio of properties you may need to show at a moment's notice. It also requires persistence, business-savvy, and lots of, well, chutzpah.

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All Aboard in Arizona

All Aboard in Arizona $3,750,000 Phoenix, AZ Detached Home This Pueblo-style home in Phoenix features a life-size train set for off-the-rails parties.-Stefanos Chen The owners, George Moorehead, 60, and his wife, Nancy, 55, bought this Pueblo-style home in Phoenix for $1.25 million in 1991, according to public records.

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A Hotel-Condo Revival

Developments that combined luxury hotels with pricey condominiums got hammered during the downturn, but now a revival of these projects is under way in a handful of major U.S. cities popular with international buyers.

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