U.S. new-home construction rose more than

Twenty-four million homeowners tap into home equity to cover everyday payments. 

Welcome to Newport Beach, California, where the dollars earned for every man, woman and child totals about the price of a Porsche.

London house prices posted their biggest drop in almost a decade in July.

Dubai is famous for its high skyscrapers and lavish lifestyle, and owning real estate in the sunny Gulf city may sound like a non-affordable dream for many people. By contrast, stocks of its biggest property owners and developers are becoming increasingly within reach.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. and its former chief executive, Steve Wynn, were sued by a Massachusetts racetrack operator for allegedly rigging the application process to win a license to run the Boston area’s only casino.

Sentosa Cove, a residential enclave nestled on an island off the coast of Singapore, is quiet at the best of times. Of a weekday, its frangipani-lined streets are mostly devoid of life, save the odd domestic helper taking her four-legged charge out for a walk.

Calm in a trade storm leads market commentary.

Who needs the World Trade Center?

Diamond Resorts, a timeshare company owned by Apollo Global Management LLC, has hired a new chief financial officer who was fired by his last employer for violating company rules.