Wall Street Journal

In the parlor of a quaint Victorian hotel, teams from five small architecture firms listened anxiously to the competition rules. Each team had exactly 11 hours to design this depressed...

A new frontier for the home finally has opened: It is now possible to get a washer and dryer in burnt orange. In an effort to breathe some life into...

If you listened to the hype coming out of Las Vegas at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, you might think the many appliances in your home were about to attack...

Taking advantage of rising property values, record numbers of homeowners are turning to home equity loans as a source of easy cash. Overall, home equity originations climbed 35 percent last...

Countrywide Financial Corp. recently told its loan officers they could start using a new phrase in their sales pitches: "America's No. 1 residential lender." With $104 billion in assets, Countrywide...

Big-box retailers have a message for local landowners: Move. And the command has the force of law, much to the dismay of Darrell M. Trent, a part-time developer in Pittsburg,...

In an attempt to keep new-home sales at their recent fever pitch, builders are starting to sweeten the pot for potential buyers. Developers are throwing in free or discounted upgrades...

A stick-on to get off? Bring it. That's what many women are saying when it comes to a prescription skin patch developed to improve female sex drive. A Food and...

Brian Sullivan is in the midst of a giant remodeling project at his Studio City, Calif., house. He's installing oak cabinets, granite countertops and German appliances. But the room is...

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is such an adept pitchman that last year he goaded fans into spending $300 million to cheer on his team--more than doubling the squad's total...