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.
Author didn’t sleep there, but Long Island mansion slated for destruction evokes his memory
Investors, not first-time buyers, have propelled the housing market since July
Sales of million-dollar homes rose last year in all 20 major metro areas
January prices slip 2.5% from December and 1.6% below one year earlier to a post-bubble low
Nearly one in four mortgaged homes were worth less than their loans at the end of 2010
In a holding pattern, rates this week average 4.88%
Refinance and purchase applications jump in the double digits
AARP lodges lawsuit against HUD over change in reverse-mortgage regulations
Uncertainties bedevil buyers seeking mortgages as rules and requirements change
Even at basement prices, today’s buyers want it all
Decorator argues for flamboyant hallways
There is nothing like motorized window shades–or their cost
Color your new appliances vivid
With enough of this greenery, you could open a restaurant
If you have a roof over your head, New York magazine offers the best of everything you need
Hong Kong’s Severn Road tops lists of most expensive residential streets in the world
Developers feel better than they have in years about rental buildings and condos
Is the purchase window closing for first-time buyers?
When it comes to their forecasts, buyers are of two minds
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 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
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Malcolm@ServiceYouCanTrust.com
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