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Here's What $5 Million Buys In Housing Markets Across The Globe

Sotheby's If you're looking for a pricey vacation home for the end of summer, we've checked out what $5 million dollars can get you in real estate around the world. Our friends at Point2Homes helped us find everything from a tiny apartment in Monte Carlo, to a 16,000-square-foot mansion in Qatar. More

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A Tool Store with a Sense of Humor

Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not on Amazon anymore. More

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Accentuate the Positive

The power of positive direction and reinforcement trumps a culture that puts associates on the defensive about what they "shouldn't" be doing. Jason Forrest continues his leadership and company culture series with practical, doable, results-producing management insight. More

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Family Ties

After 50 years, a family-run home building business shifts leadership to the next generation. More

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Young Tech Magnets

It's a familiar story. You've just accepted a flashy tech job across the country. The benefits are superb. The pay is incredible. Time's Ben Taylor reports on the best locales for tech gurus. More

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Meritage Enters Atlanta, Completing a Two-Year Quest

After two years of searching, Meritage enters Atlanta with its Legendary Communities purchase. BUILDER's Les Shaver talks with Meritage ceo Steve Hilton about the deal, the opportunity, and where Meritage is looking next on its mission to grow into recovery's widening sphere of markets. More

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Fannie-Freddie Take Heat on Minority Lending Track Record

Bloomberg/ BusinessWeek's Clea Benson reports on minorities who've been... More

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America's Safest States

If you're looking for safety, check out this map from Movoto analyst Laura Allan, to see which states can give residents the security and peace they've been searching for. More

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Active Adult's 10 Hyperactive New-Home Magnets

Through what continues to be a lumpy, choppy, and iffy 2014 Spring Selling Season, the one true bright light in new-home housing economics is the Active Adult segment, where discretionary, cash- and credit-empowered older buyers are driving demand as they head to a new stage of their lives. Here, we mash-up TopRetirements.com's Most Popular Places to Retire for 2014 with our own sister-outfit Metrostudy's data to give you the inaugural "Top 10 New-Home Markets In America’s Retirement Magnets." Then we take it further, giving you a Local Leaders drill-down of the top 5 builders (for 2013) in each of those 10 markets. More

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Clear Estimates Takes the Tedium out of Estimating

With 12,000 products built into the software, estimators can put projects together in no time. More

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