‘Gatsby’ lends a whiff of luxury, glamor to buildings
With declining vacancy rate, rents in Manhattan and Brooklyn keep rising
Navigating school zones trickier as more families with young children put down roots
85-year-old man adopted 62-year-old woman of privilege for her to claim $100-a-month Queens rental
Brick Underground lists eight best site for finding a no-fee apartment
Study: Living in New York actually relative bargain for the wealthy
Regret may define things you might do within your four walls
For politicians, finding a rental apartment differs from searches the mere mortals endure
Sandy deals lingering blow to Hamptons residential prices
Upper East Side developers scramble to convert projects as luxury market rebounds
Details of navigating schools choice provided by BrickUnderground
Council hearing on Fair Cooperative Procedure Law is set for April 30
Outdoor space on ground floor is expensive, but higher up more so for good reasons
Relationships sour between landlords and tenants of Dumbo lofts in converted factories
Q1 sales in the Hamptons 29.4 percent lower than same time last year
It’s time for spring house, garden tours
Manhattan a tale of two markets
Real Estate Brokers Predict a Tough Time for Buyers
Buyers ask, brokers try to answer
Tight inventory leads buyers to risk their down payments
Popular keywords enable listing agents to sell fast
Booming Hamptons market pushes renters east
And Fire Island fights Sandy’s effects on housing market as summer approaches
For trophy properties, $100 million is the new $50 million
City official says two, three more micro-unit developments in the offing
Sanitation Department schedules disposal events for hazardous products in five boroughs
Social media bigwig accused of trashing apartment in Chelsea and purchases big Greenwich Village loft for $8.15 million
Bidding environment now ‘absolutely insane’
Contract activity soars above prior years, thereby confirming both item above and my Wednesday post
Prices soar 11 percent from January 2012
Prior to usual seasonal increase, February rents in Manhattan (more…)
Renters don’t stay put for long in the financial district
New York magazine explores world of platonic urban cohabitation i.e. roommates
Housing signals mixed in metro region
Four things to bear in mind when buying an apartment for your kids
19 percent more building permits issued in 2012 than in prior year
Committee ranks Upper East Side tops for kids, Bay Ridge beats all other Brooklyn neighborhoods
Request for proposals to redevelop Lower East Side sites signals end of bitter renewal squabbling
Foreclosures in region higher in December than a year earlier
Estate in the Hollywood Hills finds friendly buyer but at greatly reduced price
Manhattan luxury market unseasonably busy
Naturally occurring retirement communities populate Upper West Side
Condominium board gets TRO against Houston couple to prevent short-term stays
San Remo apartment offered for $29,750 in monthly rent went for $900 a month in 1940
Would changing rules for illegal basement apartments boost supply of affordable rentals? asks the Real Deal and Crain’s
Longtime home of Gershwin family goes on the market
Volume of property taxes kept increasing every year from 2005 to 2012
Residents of abutting buildings at war with developer of planned Fifth Avenue
Neighborhood group faults mayor’s plan for affordable housing
Fiercely competitive land prices forcing developers to build high-end condos
Sex symbol who has money troubles lists Malibu home for $7.75 million
6,800-sf TriBeCa penthouse wins undisputed approval of Brooklyn Nets star
New Jersey home was born to sell
Hip-hop star and reality spouse flip-flop Bel Air house handsomely
January numbers show 9.1 year-over-year sales growth, steady price gains so it’s a seller’s market
Real estate pros expecting best year since fall of 2008
They’re taking Manhattan but leaving it alone
Strong demand has developers raising prices of new condos month after month
Construction loans easier to obtain
Jumping 54 percent in 2012 from prior year, new residential construction more than doubles from 2010
With tenants choosing to buy, rental market cools a bit
Report says ‘affordable’ housing too costly
Attorney general to stop settling escrow disputes, send parties to court instead
Celebrity chef moves to 4,650-sf Harlem townhouse
His mission of selling 2,200-sf East Village condo proves to be possible
Governor signs renewal of tax abatement into law
Construction permits take off from 2007 level
Market reveals early spring as pace of pending sales below $5 million is fastest in 12 years
And jump recorded in development activity of multi-family buildings in Brooklyn
Although nothing new, garbage disposals prove to be worthy of boasts
Cuomo seeking to buy out homeowners to remake coastline
Concessions dwindling for buyers of new condos
Will rents take off again? Maybe: Low inventory continue to push up rents of studios, 2BR apartments last month
Region’s housing prices up 8.5 percent from prior December
Big uptick in supply seems unlikely
Housing prices below 2008 peak, sales 21.8 percent lower than 2007 peak
But 2012 median lowest since 2004 adjusted for inflation
Beachfront houses wrecked by Sandy being sold ‘as is’
Assembly, Senate pass renewal of co-op/condo tax abatement
Building in Williamsburg tops list of 10 best-selling new developments in 2012
Region’s foreclosures tick up in November
Maintenance fees now average $1.70 per square foot, up 30 percent since 2008
Multi-talented writer finally does good all by himself in sale of $11.25 million Hollywood home
Brooklyn Nets guard makes successful $15.8 million play for Tribeca penthouse
When it comes to the middle class, Manhattan naturally has one of its own
Winning design for micro-apartments allows for 55 250-to-370-sf modular units in Kips Bay
An UWS townhouse is listed for. . . $50 million
Closed sales in the Bronx slide to five-year low in 2012 as median inches up to $288,990
Major architecture firms expect 10-20 percent staff growth
First-floor apartment one of eight ways to get more space for less money
Zillow calculates 8.3 percent rise in home values
It is possible to avoid double taxation when refinancing in the city
If you can’t be too rich or thin, apparently you can have too much house
Average home price in the Hamptons sets record with surge of luxury sales
Sold price of Gramercy condop trimmed 67 percent from price that fashion designer had paid
Singer’s original $18 million asking price for Tribeca penthouse off key
