TV—Premiering Sept. 23 on HGTV: House Hunters Renovation. The new weekly series, the latest in the House Hunters franchise, will follow "potential home buyers as they tour three for-sale homes and choose the one that is the perfect fixer-upper," according to the release. [CurbedWire Inbox]
MIAMI—Luke Donald, the world's top-ranked golfer, has sold his home for $2M. He took a $650K loss. [Daily Business Review via Curbed Miami]
EVERYWHERE—A real estate tie-in to Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate: he's opposed to a government-backed housing finance system. The Romney administration plan would sooner "privatize the business of government-owned housing giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so they no longer expose taxpayers to trillions of dollars' worth of risk." [Housing Wire via AOL Real Estate]