Russian oil magnate Roman Abramovich has bought a Colorado ranch for $36.3 million … Baseball great Henry "Hank" Aaron has listed his West Palm Beach, Fla., home that borders a golf course for $900,000 … plus more. Photos

June Fletcher explains how to find real-estate agents who focus on foreign buyers – critical now as these home hunters see U.S. properties as bargains.

A small fish with a healthy appetite for mosquito larvae is being pressed into service in California, Arizona, Florida and other areas struggling with foreclosures. The problem: swimming pools of abandoned homes have turned into breeding grounds.

Jim Abdo has transformed a 1907 bungalow from its humble past into its current double life: period vernacular outside, completely modern inside.

Pioneering Chicagoans with a creative bent have transformed Three Oaks into a hot spot for second-home buyers smitten with the arts.

Private firms are buying up rent-regulated buildings and harassing tenants to increase vacancies, advocates say.