Here’s your chance to catch up with news included to inform, enlighten and perhaps even entertain you. To read about The Big Apple, check out the other of today’s posts and look for Out and About early next week.
SHE AND MUSICIAN HUSBAND BUY $9.6 MILLION APARTMENT IN LE GARAGE BLEU
MARKET FOR VACATION HOMES IS ON THE RISE
PRICES DIP 1.6 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER
APPETITE FOR RENTALS SEEMS TO BE GROWING
FED SAYS HIGH LEVELS OF EXISTING-HOME SUPPLY CONTINUE TO DAMPEN NEW-HOME CONSTRUCTION
RATES SLIP FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEK
NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DO LITTLE TO ENCOURAGE LOAN SHOPPING
CONSUMERS EDGE BACK INTO REFINANCING
FORECLOSURE FILINGS DROP 2 PERCENT FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER AND 26 PERCENT FROM ONE YEAR EARLIER
NEW FANNIE MAE ADD-ON FEES RAISE THE COST OF BORROWING
HOMEOWNER KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE SURGEON OPERATE ON THE WRONG LEG
GHOST HUNTERS TRY TO SAVE ONE-TIME HOSPITAL FOR CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS
DON’T LET HIGH STYLE TRUMP HOW WELL THE SPACE CAN WORK FOR YOU IN A POTENTIAL NEW HOME
TO ORGANIZE YOUR HOME, TAKE YOUR CUE FROM A RUTHLESS PROFESSIONAL
IN L.A., SAVANNAH, D.C. AND ELSEWHERE, THEY’RE GOING INTO THE CLOSET
IF A BARKING DOWN IS YOUR BANE, GIVE THESE TIPS–NOT THE DOG–A SHOT
PERCENTAGE OF UNDERWATER HOMEOWNERS IS CHALLENGED AS TOO HIGH
PRAGMATISM STARTS TO OVERTAKE EGOTISM AMONG CONSUMERS 55 AND OLDER (pdf)
WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTION IN BED, MOST OF US DON’T BAR BUGS
AVERAGE SIZE OF HOMES IS SHRINKING
COLUMNIST SEES LITTLE HOPE OF RISE IN PRICES THIS YEAR
A FED BANK PRESIDENT SAYS HOUSING MARKET WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE
CONSENSUS EMERGES THAT HOUSING MARKET WILL REGAIN STRENGTH THIS YEAR
HOUSING ECONOMISTS ON PANEL FORECAST HOUSING MARKET’S PICKUP STARTING LATER IN 2011
SLOWDOWN IN FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY MAY PORTEND FLOOR UNDER HOUSE PRICES, INCREASED STABILITY
In the sidebar on the right, you can search for properties listed by various brokers, though I encourage you to be in touch with me for assistance and advice. You also may want to see my periodic critiques of properties that I visit in Out and About, which I now post on Mondays or Tuesdays.
Malcolm Carter
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Senior Vice President
Charles Rutenberg Realty
127 E. 56th Street
New York, NY 10022
M: 347-886-0248
F: 347-438-3201
Malcolm@ServiceYouCanTrust.com
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