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Peak Season for House Hunting in Each State -- AOL Real Estate

As winter's end approaches, the housing market wakes up. All key measures of housing activity -- searches, prices, starts, sales, and inventories -- typically hit their annual lows in December or January. But at the start of each year, would-be buyers come out of hibernation first: search behavior starts to pick up in January, reaching its peak in March and remaining strong through August.

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Savannah Restoration

Savannah Restoration $4,750,000 Savannah, GA Historical Residence The owner meticulously restored this historic Savannah home to its original state, albeit with modern amenities.-Isabel Castro Thomas Morrison, 66, and his wife, Susan, purchased this Savannah, Ga., home in 2005 for $1.925 million, according to public records.

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Home Prices Jump From Year Earlier

U.S. home prices slipped in November, according to Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller, with the decline attributed to seasonal weakness. Consumer confidence tumbled again in January.

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The 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods In New York City

Two Brooklyn neighborhoods have made it onto a list of the 10 most expensive neighborhoods in New York City released by real estate listing website PropertyShark.com. Dumbo, which ranked fourth in median home sale prices last year, had the ninth-highest median sale price in 2012, at $869,259.

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Flipping in Philadelphia

A Philadelphia office tower is set to sell for nearly double the price it fetched three years ago, an example of the eye-popping returns that some real-estate investors are posting even in markets that haven't fully recovered.

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Singapore House Tax Stings Many

SINGAPORE-An increased surcharge the Singaporean government has assessed on most foreign buyers to try to tamp down soaring property prices threatens to rattle Singapore's uneasy relationship with many of its rich foreigners while giving Americans an edge in one of Asia's hottest property markets.

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Expats Are Flocking To The Emerald Isle For Dibs On Incredible Housing Deals

International credit agency Fitch has stated that it now expects property prices in Ireland to fall 60 percent from the peak values of 2007. The agency had previously predicted values to halve. For the last couple of years, the Irish papers have been full of similar statistics.

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Security Deposit Refund: 1 in 4 Renters Don't Get Their Money Back, Survey Finds -- AOL Real Estate

Most renters expect a refund on their security deposit when they move out of their apartment (save for those who have completely trashed the place). But a hefty percentage of renters aren't getting their money back. More than a quarter -- 26 percent -- of renters have been denied their security deposits, a Rent.com survey found.

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