up to $3,750 for each piece of equipment put there to cheat the emissions tests. there are about 500,000 diesel cars on the road that violate the environmental guidelines. that means the fines could top $18 billion if they have to pay. speaking of a lot of money. it has never been more expensive to buy a home in manhattan. the city that never sleeps. you have to work 24/7 to live here. the median sale price here in the big apple hit a record high of $1.15 million in the fourth quarter. that is the latest report by miller samuel. these are plain apartments. the new price tag broke the record hit in 2008 before lehman brothers collapsed. inventory is low and credit is tight. competition is stiff.