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’s once again curbing enthusiasm for her Upper West Side apartment
In one broad stroke, he’s unloaded his chichi co-op at a huge discount
Big ideas pay off handsomely for one smart fella
Underpriced, his house under contract in the Hamptons gives him reason to cheer
Quarterback collects $17.5 million for condo that cost him $14 million five years ago
Japan crises pushes mortgage rate down to 4.76 percent this week
Purchase activity slips, but refinance volume grows to highest level since December
Commissioned by dime-store magnate, an Upper East Side mansion is listed for $90 million
They’re going global in what used to be the golden years
Jean Chatzky offers three rules to follow in an unpredictable market
These top 10 most expensive rentals ask more than $100,000. . . a month
Anyone enamored of outhouses won’t want to sidestep this Brooklyn “museum”
Don’t go gently into contract for renovations
Since even a well referenced contractor can cause problems, know you are not without solutions
You can control kitchen upgrade costs by taking six steps
Opposition flairs against law on 100-watt incandescent light bulbs
If monthly housing data conflict and confuse you, a new free guide online sweeps away the cobwebs
Unsurprisingly, new-home construction plunges in February
So home builders remain in the dumps
Remodeling activity is at highest monthly level in years
Some economists say the benefits of buying no longer apply
Real estate experts say Gen X, not Baby Boomers, will lead housing’s recovery
Housing rebound could be another year away
You can search for 20,000 New York City properties listed by various brokers, and 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
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New York, NY 10022
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