barbara corcoran is here to show off great homes across the country.ou. >> good morning, al. >> let's go to napa. i'm surprised. it's a one bedroom, one bath bungalow. >> the average listing price there is $1.3 million. this is the tiniest house on the best block. the porch is great because every house in the neighborhood participates in porchfest. you go from house to house. a really cozy neighborhood where people like each other. this is only 754 square feet. little or big, whatever you want to call it. look at the fence. you get a big fence with this little house. inside it has a modern kitchen with big glass doors that open the room to the outside. i like the brown touch on the wall. it really pops the cabinets. black granite counters. it's fresh and sexy for a nice little house. the living room isn't big but has bamboo floors which suit it is house well and two hopper windows and the brick fireplace make it a friendly room. it's not that big. there is a sunny blue office and it has a separate entrance. you can feel like your business is away from

barbara corcoran will be along to tell us why. >> reporter: but we begin with the tragic hazing death now ruled a homicide at florida a&m university. nbc's tom trung has the story. >> reporter: hazing was first suspected in the death of drum major robert champion. and now, autopsy results confirmed that suspicion. the official can all cause of death, mrunt force trauma sustained during a hagz incident. >> it hurt because it -- i found out that my son had to suffer. and he must have gone through a lot of pain. >> reporter: last month in orlando, he was with the band and hours later was found unresponsive on the band's bus. this is part of the frantic 911 call. >> eyes are open. he's not responding. >> reporter: according to the medical examiner, he died from internal bleeding. he had multiple bruises on his chest, arms, shoulder and back. >> no kid should go to school, trying to learn, trying to better themselves and come back the way my son come back. >> reporter: following champion's death, a fellow band member filed a police report claiming that she, too, was hazed. berea hunter say

today's real estate" what you can get for under 400,000 bucks, from georgia to washington state, barbara corcorans here with stunning homes on the market now. good to see you. >> nice to see you, too, al. >> we head to georgia, thomasville, i had, to, charming small town, large traditional five bedroom. >> this is a town that everybody likes each other, they live next door, a lot of mom and pop type businesses and a friendly town but this is one big house with more roofs than dogs have fleas. nine peaks in total. that's a lot of snow to plow off there. the snow sits -- pardon me, the house sits over an acre of lakefront, dramatic two-story entry wane with waynes coating and natural light. kitchen is elegant, granite counters and breakfast nook walks out to the porch. i love the high glass which can knick table in the dining room. simple, neat, makes you want to look down and i love the floor to ceiling windows. what a difference the foot makes on the bottom of the windows. the great room has a cathedral ceiling and marble fireplace. the sunroom you'll see in a moment is as sunny as they get, and

if you are, barbara corcoran is here.mron is in for you at the news desk, what is going on at the news? good morning. >>> congress is voting today on a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut in unemployment benefits. house republican leaders dropped their opposition to the stop gap measure thursday, following heavy criticism from the president and democrats. >>> the 92 million americans traveling over the holidays can expect to pay more this year whether they are flying or driving. nbc's tom costello is in north potomac, maryland, to explain exactly why. good morning, tom. >> reporter: hi, tamron. paying more for gas, paying more for airline tickets, paying more for good. a good chunk of the population is on the move. yet again you're in good company if you plan to be on the move over the holiday stretch. of the 92 million people traveling 50 miles. more, nearly 84 million of us are driving, and only about 5.5 million leisure travelers are flying. that's a big drop of nearly 10% from last year. you can blame all the e

. >> barbara corcoran is here and will show us how far you might go these days from a charming lake frontll check in with jill in a little bit. >> we also have some dresses. i know you'll pay allot of attention to this to help you ring in the new year on a budget. >> first hello to clare danes the star of a wonderful show on show time. >> i love you. you are so great. >> good morning to you. we're not worthy. i am such a huge fan of this show. you've been nominated for a golden globe. your costar, the show has been nominated. not a surprise. so wonderful. you've won two already. you going for the three-peat? >> well, i am very happy to be invited to the party for sure. it's a great thrill and honor. we just basically finished filming so it's kind of wonderful to have this immediate response and appreciation. i couldn't be happier. >> i love how i guess -- how damaged your character really is and i think the story line is one that sort of hits a lot of sort of notes. did you know that it is one of president barack obama's favorite shows on television? >> i heard that. >> what is your react

barbara corcoran is today's real estate contributor. nice to see you.nice to see you, matt. >> let's talk about good news. pending home sales in the month of october up 10% from september. up 13% from a year ago in october. what does that mean? >> that means that's the largest change for one month in a long time. it simply means more people are buying homes but even more importantly, fully 20% of all the homes in america actually have appreciating prices for the first time. >> if you look at who is buying these homes, according to a study i saw 30% of the homes being sold right now are sold to investors. it's important because those aren't people who act on emotion. they don't fall in love with a house. they buy homes because they think they bankrupt to make mond -- about to make money with those homes. >> they think they'll make money when they flip the homes and most important they know they can hold the homes and rent them out until the market recovers. these are guys who always work in advance of the market. >> even as we talk about that good news w