Real Estate
A Hunter's Ranch House - -This hacienda-style ranch house is part of a sprawling development in Okeechobee, Fla., that offers quail hunting and amenities such as a 600-foot zip line across a lake.
Existing-Home Sales Rise 4.3% - -Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose last month to the highest level in more than 1½ years, while the inventory of unsold homes contracted to a level economists consider healthy, positive signs for housing.
Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower? - -According to a key historical measure, rates should be even lower. The wide spread between mortgage rates and mortgage-backed bonds suggests the gears of the banking system are gummed up.

Buying & Selling
An Ambassador's Vermont Posting - -This house began its life in Connecticut in 1775, according to the current owners, who bought it and moved it piece by piece to their land in Vermont in 1988.
For Women, Is Home Really So Sweet? - -Singles have been buying up houses like never before—but it may be time to rethink the American dream, writes Kate Bolick.
Kiawah Island Property Is Reduced 10% to $26 Million - -Lionsgate's Jon Feltheimer buys in Los Angeles for $17 million; a Kiawah Island property is reduced 10% to $26 million; Al Capone's former Miami home goes on the market for $9.5 million.

Second Homes
Home Swede Home - -From the spectacular setting of a seaside estate to remote clearings in the middle of the forest, Gotland has become a prime destination for high-end second-home buyers who want to personalize their vacation homes.
Ever Stylish Sunburst Mirror - -With bleak winter days settling in, one means of brightening the corners of a home's rooms, entryways and stairwells—while adding distinction and a sense of playfulness—is with a sunburst mirror.
My Not-So-Exotic Garden - -After 10 seasons spent "futzing" with his garden, columnist Bart Ziegler feels a growing insecurity.

Home and Garden
Heading the Bed in a New Direction - -Sara Ruffin Costello suggests ways to spice up the bed, from floating it in the center of the room to using a folding screen as a headboard.
You Don't Have to Put on the Electric Light - -Old-fashioned (and cost-efficient) gas-burning lamps are flanking even the most modern front doors.
An Ambassador's Vermont Posting - -This house began its life in Connecticut in 1775, according to the current owners, who bought it and moved it piece by piece to their land in Vermont in 1988.

Commercial Real Estate
Showdown in Stamford for Developer Rosen - -Developer Aby Rosen, who has been fighting headwinds to shore up his highly leveraged U.S. office buildings, faces a new threat, this one to his firm's large portfolio in Stamford, Conn.
Texas's Hines to Double Down in London - -Hines, one of the world's largest real-estate groups in terms of assets, is preparing to spend $1.6 billion on buildings in the U.K., doubling its assets in the country in an effort to diversify away from riskier acquisitions.
'Avatar' Blues for Builder - -Development company Avatar Holdings has to change its name because of confusion with the popular "Avatar" movie.