Real Estate News from the Wall Street Journal

WSJ.com: Buying & Selling
Mediterranean, Vegas-Style	2/9/2012 5:27 PM
This 16,649-square-foot home with 11 bedrooms, 11 full baths and 2 half-baths is being auctioned without reserve on Feb. 24.
Kiawah Island Property Is Reduced 10% to $26 Million	2/9/2012 5:26 PM
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.
The House a Storm Built	2/3/2012 8:11 PM
When violent winds knocked down trees and damaged their home, a Minnesota couple seized the opportunity to start over.
Anna Kournikova Sells in Miami	2/2/2012 10:04 PM
Anna Kournikova sells in Miami, Nobu Matsuhisa Buys in Los Angeles and a Kauai beachfront home asks $24 million.
A Modest Home for Palm Beach	2/2/2012 5:24 PM
This 2,286-square-foot house, built around 1925, has no garage but does boast original details like pecky cypress ceilings, handblown stained-glass panes in the powder-room door and Cuban tile floors.
Home Sales Drop In Connecticut	2/2/2012 9:46 PM
A real-estate tracking group says home sales in Connecticut dropped 13% in 2011 and sank to the lowest total since the firm began monitoring property data in 1987.
Eateries Cross the Bridge to Williamsburg	2/2/2012 11:27 PM
In a New York real-estate fantasy come true, young foodies driven from the East Village by rising apartment rents are seeing many of their old restaurant favorites appear in their new neighborhood, Williamsburg.
A Waterfront Home in Rhode Island	1/26/2012 6:18 PM
A Jamestown, R.I., home of about 6,500 square feet, with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, is asking $5.8 million.
A Contractor Spills His Secrets	1/27/2012 12:24 PM
A builder of luxury homes reveals how he created his weekend retreat on a budget.
Tim Headington Asks $25 Million in South Beach	1/26/2012 10:37 PM
Tim Headington asks $25 million in South Beach, Phil Mickelson relists in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Mats Wilander puts his Idaho estate up for sale.