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While many Japanese real-estate companies are only just starting to emerge onto the international stage after years of focusing on Asia, Mitsui Fudosan has been aggressively pursuing deals in the U.S. and Europe.

This Thai villa is designed for entertaining, with a pool, rooftop bar, poker table and a soundproofed disco.

The apartment sector's biggest mystery these days: What will Lehman do with its stakes in Equity Residential and AvalonBay?

Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs of RFR Holdings have taken full ownership of the Seagram Building in Manhattan....And Beacon Capital Partners is gradually getting out of the Seattle area.

Built around 1920, this house in the Surrey Hills is surrounded by picturesque countryside.

The Brandon Plantation, a National Historic Landmark with a detailed history tied to the Civil War and Washington politics, is scheduled for auction in June.

An old fishing village in Hong Kong's Clear Water Bay serves as the backdrop for this contemporary home with a wine cellar, rooftop Jacuzzi and waterfront views.

Prospect Park South, a landmarked Brooklyn neighborhood of detached houses spread out along gracious tree-lined streets, is drawing more young families priced out of surrounding areas.

The condo conversion of St. Vincent's hospital, a development rising at 50 United Nations Plaza in Midtown and a newly restored tower at Gramercy Park have the backing of Eyal Ofer.

When it opens in 2015, the New York Public Library's long-awaited replacement for the former Donnell Library on West 53rd Street will occupy the base of the new, luxury hotel-and-condominium tower.

A Los Angeles penthouse is on the market for $45 million; the Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., home of a private equity chief lists for $11.995 million; and more.

To raise cash for bills or investments, some seniors are taking out reverse jumbo mortgages.

Time Warner Inc. is leaning toward moving its roughly 1 million-square-foot headquarters to a fledgling office district on Manhattan's far West Side, according to a person briefed on the company's plans.

After fishing trip,Huey Lewis was hooked on Montana; now the News frontman sings Sinatra and Satchmo on horseback.

To keep teens and tweens occupied at home, more parents try luxe, amenity-packed "kid zones."

The owners of this Hamilton Heights townhouse planned to live here after a gut renovation but discovered their dream home was on the market. Now the space with brand new interior is on the market for slightly under $2.7 million.

Fannie Mae said it would make a $59.4 billion payment to the U.S. Treasury after reporting a $58.7 billion first-quarter profit thanks to a big tax benefit the bailed-out mortgage-finance company booked.

Be cautious, even if your financial storm has passed.

Riskier real-estate projects are starting to move forward again, thanks in part to a resurgence of so-called opportunity real-estate funds.

Properties for sale that come with an air strip, helipad or water frontage for seaplanes.