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• Olick: 2013's Best and Worst Foreclosure Deals 

  

  After improving in 2011, foreclosures ramped up again in 2012, and will likely continue to rise as banks clear out backlogs of distressed loans. More than half of the top 200 U.S. housing markets saw foreclosure numbers rise, according to a new report from RealtyTrac, reports CNBC's Diana Olick.

• Foreclosure Deals: 2013's Best and Worst

  

  More than half of the top 200 U.S. housing markets saw foreclosure numbers rise, according to a new report, but not where you might expect; investors should take note.

• Squawk Owners Box: Miami Dophins Owner 

  

  Stephen Ross, Miami Dophins owner, discusses his plans for building a winning franchise; and the slowdown in real estate.

• Is the Refi 'Apocalypse' Really Upon Us?

  

  A mortgage analyst says, "The thought is that there are a bunch of homeowners on the fence who haven't refi'd who will all jump in thinking they will miss out. The theory is 100 percent nonsense."

• US Mortgage Applications Fall as Refi Demand Drops

  

  Applications for U.S. home mortgages tumbled last week after three consecutive weeks of gains, with refinance demand slumping as interest rates rose, an industry group said on Wednesday.

• Online Start-Up Houzz Wants to Reinvent Home Improvement

  

  Houzz, an online residential remodeling and design community, is looking to transform the $300 billion home remodeling industry through technology.

• Europe Commercial Real Estate Rebounds
• Lack of Supply in Commercial Property Market: Expert  

  

  David Hutchings, head of European research at Cushman and Wakefield, tells CNBC that the commercial property market in Europe rebounded in Q4 driven primarily by foreign investors.

• Signs of Life in the Housing Market 

  

  Dolly Lenz, New York luxury real estate agent; Constance Hunter, International Solutions Network; and Michael Ozanian, Forbes Magazine, discuss the key to the housing recovery and whether it's too late to buy home builder stocks.

• Asia's Property Sector: On the Mend? 

  

  David Green-Morgan, Global Capital Markets Research Director, Jones Lang Lasalle says the region's property sector got a drubbing last year, but is likely to rebound in 2013.

• Is the Appraisal System Broken? 

  

  John Brenan, The Appraisal Foundation, and Melissa Cohn, The Manhattan Mortgage Company, discuss whether the home appraisal system is broken after the Dodd-Frank Act.

• Who's Driving the Demand for Rental Apartments?

  

  As housing and the greater economy improve, a shift in demographic trends will likely favor the rental apartment market for the foreseeable future.

• Real Estate Is in a 'Goldilocks Period': Sternlicht

  

  The spread between low interest rates and the money real estate generates is "truly astonishing," Starwood Capital CEO Barry Sternlicht told CNBC.

• World's Most Expensive City to Rent Is...

  

  Asia's financial capital Hong Kong retained its top spot as the world's most expensive city to rent a high-end apartment as robust demand on the island, a popular destination for employees looking to relocate overseas, and constrained supply, kept prices elevated.

• Housing Prices Climb; Market 'Clearly Recovering'

  

  U.S. single-family home prices rose in November, building on a string of gains that points to a housing market that is on the mend, data from a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.

• Cashing In on the Housing Rebound 

  

  Discussing the housing market, and where business is improving, with Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital Group. "I think you'll see the homebuilders have a multi-year recovery, and a couple of million jobs will be created in the housing market," he says.

• Dolly's 2013 Real-Estate Predictions 

  

  CNBC's "Secret Lives of the Super Rich: Mega-Homes" premieres tonight at 9pm ET. Where the real estate market is headed in 2013, with CNBC's Robert Frank and Dolly Lenz, Douglas Elliman. "I would characterize the market as good, and steady as she goes," says Lenz.

• Mega-Maintenance Fees on the Rise 

  

  For many Manhattan real estate buyers, it's actually the maintenance fees that break the bank, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Feng-Shui Factor For Super Rich Buyers 

  

  Developers in the Big Apple are changing the way they design high-end properties, as they cater to a rise in Asian buyers, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Pending Home Sales Down in 4.3% in December 

  

  CNBC's Diana Olick breaks down the latest numbers on housing from the National Association of Realtors.