One firm may advertise homes on cable television, in homes magazines and in newspapers, while another may run only a newspaper ad once a month, she said.

Many of them are returning to communities like Palm Meadows, whose developer, the Adarsh Group, advertises "beautiful homes for beautiful people."

One internet site was advertising homes for as little as $250, listed as 'a great future investment'.

Investigators were still uncertain how he managed to advertise and sell homes and apartment buildings that he did not legally own.

The elite National Trust for Historic Preservation, the retailer's most persistent nemesis, advertises million-dollar homes in its glossy magazine.

Signs advertising new homes nearby promise a park vista - the park, in this case, being the former death camp.

The sign in front of the new developments advertises three-bedroom homes starting at $389,900, under the name Raner Estates.

ZipRealty, the discount real estate broker, has found widespread price reductions in the multiple listing services used by all agents to advertise homes.

Because this scholarship is potentially so lucrative, many real estate companies in the area advertise homes as "AT Brightwell eligible".

The group is also battling brokers who advertise homes as being ideal for conversion to schools, churches and other community facilities.