To stoke demand, the cemetery industry is offering an array of high–end offerings that mirror the housing market, including "starchitect"-designed mausoleums, condominium-like crypts and custom-built family estates. And as cremation grows in …

By ALEX VEIGA AP Real Estate Writer U.S. home prices surged 11.9 percent in June from a year earlier, reflecting stronger demand amid a tight supply of homes for sale. By ALEX VEIGA AP Real Estate Writer U.S. home prices surged 11.9 percent in June …

The Long Beach City Council voted to permanently raise the flags of American Gold Star Mothers and Blue Star Mothers in City Hall Plaza. The flags represent parents who lost soldiers and those who have active soldiers in the military. The Gold Star …

There was a complete breakdown of correlations between markets, with the dollar reversing course, stocks sliding, Treasury yields at two-year peaks and gold screaming higher. At one point, the greenback reached a near two-week high of $1.3205 on the …

It's especially attractive to less affluent cities that have been hit hard by the housing crisis. Richmond, for instance, is a largely blue collar city (population 106,000), where almost half of the homes are underwater. In a recent interview, Richmond …

With more than $500 billion in purchasing power, Asian-Americans are the most affluent consumer group in the United States, chamber president Grace McDermott said. … Other participating corporations and agencies include American Airlines, Atmos …

Child care was the second-biggest expense in more affluent homes, ahead of food, while health costs pinched all household budgets. "Health-care and child-care costs have been stresses to families over the past few years," … Low-income households have …

Isabel Gracia, second from left, with the Ritz-Carlton Reserve's Dorado Beach, shakes hands Wednesday with Ovation Vacations' president Jack Ezon, right, during the Virtuoso Travel Week conference at Bellagio. Virtuoso, a luxury travel network, is in …

Fairmont Heritage Place, the Fairmont brand's outstanding luxury private residence club, offers vacation ownership homes in several locations around the globe. The properties are exemplary in their luxurious amenities, personalized service, and …