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• No Sign of Stopping for China's Property Boom Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 9:43 PM ET

  

  New house prices in 70 major cities rose by an average of 4.3 percent in April from a year earlier, accelerating from 3.1 percent in March. The Financial Times reports.

• Why Fannie Mae Shot Up 400 Percent in 3 Months Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 12:08 PM ET

  

  Fannie Mae common shares have soared, but there may not be a happy ending for investors.

• BlackRock Buys MGPA, Creating $25 Billion Fund Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 8:26 AM ET

  

  BlackRock has bought private-equity real estate fund MGPA in a deal that boosts its presence in Asia and continental Europe.

• Economy Is on the Move Again—And So Are Americans Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 6:45 AM ET

  

  Thanks to the brightening employment picture and an uptick in the housing market, Americans are packing up and relocating. And the pace is likely to pick up this summer.

• Vacation Home Sales Sizzle, Rentals Booking Fast Monday, 20 May 2013 | 1:42 PM ET

  

  Prices are just stabilizing in South Carolina, but in Long Island's Hamptons, home prices are roaring back and rentals are fully booked for the season.

• Betting Big on Apartments  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 2:00 PM ET

  

  Ken Rosen, Rosen Consulting Group, and CNBC's Diana Olick discuss the first real signs of an apartment building boom.

• Even as Housing Revives, Apartment Growth to Boom Friday, 17 May 2013 | 10:07 AM ET

  

  With housing now in recovery and apartment rents rising, there is new concern that tenants and investors alike will move out of the multi-family space.

• Howard Stern Buys $52 Million Palm Beach House  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 7:24 AM ET

  

  The talk radio personality has reportedly bought a piece of oceanfront property that is the highest dollar deal recorded this year in the tony Florida town.

• Ackman in $90 Million Deal for Penthouse: Report Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 7:01 PM ET

  

  A group led by hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman is reportedly set to buy a Manhattan penthouse for more than $90 million.

• Art Bubble About to Pop?  Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 2:41 PM ET

  

  The art auctions in New York this week are fetching some huge prices, with CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Why Rising Rates Are Rattling the Mortgage Market Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 9:01 AM ET

  

  Rising rates are not welcome news, especially now in the heart of the spring housing market. Much of the market is being fueled by all-cash investors.

• Nassau Coliseum Getting a Facelift  Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 7:41 AM ET

  

  Bruce Ratner, Forest City Ratner Companies, discusses sports, real estate and how he plans to reinvent an aging sport's arena.

• Wealthy Pour More Money Into Vineyards Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 6:56 AM ET

  

  The world's wealthy are pouring more of their fortunes into prime vineyards, and brokers say demand is rising for raw acreage as well, prompting Christie's to start a new real estate service.

• US Mortgage Apps Fall in Latest Week as Rates Rise Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 6:52 AM ET

  

  Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week for the first time in more than a month as interest rates jumped, sapping demand for refinancing.

• Chinese Rich Pouring Into Vineyards  Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 6:27 AM ET

  

  Wealthy Chinese looking for good real estate investments are finding them in vineyards, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Investors Flock to REITs For Returns  Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 12:00 PM ET

  

  Real estate investment trusts are shooting past the stock market, reports CNBC's Diana Olick.

• Trump in the Hot Seat at Chicago Condo Trial Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 10:33 AM ET

  

  Donald Trump is the one in the hot seat at a civil trial in Chicago over promises to a condo owner in one of his namesake buildings.

• REITs Trounce Stocks as Investors Pour In Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 12:17 PM ET

  

  The returns on real estate investment trusts (REITs) were more than three times those of the broader equity market in April, according to a new report.

• Ariel Castro Home's Fate: Legal Limbo, Gawker Bait Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 8:35 AM ET

  

  The house at 2207 Seymour Ave. in Cleveland was home to a decade of dark secrets that has added it to a map of crime scenes that lure curiosity seekers.

• Li Ka-shing Cancels Sale of Hotel Units in Hong Kong Monday, 13 May 2013 | 10:28 PM ET

  

  Property conglomerate Cheung Kong said on Monday it will cancel sales of hotel units at a Hong Kong project after regulators ruled the deals were unauthorized investments.