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 playing doubles for real in Tiffany’s onetime building
Publisher finds UWS apartment that fits all his needs
Broadcaster shuns West End Avenue and brother’s mansion upstate
Wank– uh, WEIner pulls– uh, yanks— uh, jerks. . . Oh hell: he takes co-op off the market
Home on Connecticut pond is for sale, and weight-loss guru slims down her asking price
Inman News cites 10 best markets for real estate investors
Close look reveals that prices are stabilizing, says Barclays analyst
But Trulia economist expects sellers to offer a ‘clearance sale’ this summer
Fed’s Beige Book reports that residential construction and real estate continued to show widespread weakness, except in the rental segment
Zillow sees ‘some improvement’ in price-depreciation trends
Rates move to new lows for the year
Approach seller financing warily
Should the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage be discarded?
Home equity loans sink 38 percent of borrowers
Purchase-loan activity continues to move sideways at 1997 levels
Moving companies often are subject of BBB’s nastiest complaints
With dad’s help, young Walt aims for sports figures in need of a New York home
If you can’t love your neighbor, at least be nice–for your own good
Age restrictions in communities for ‘active adults’ go gengtly into Connecticut night
Green living doesn’t look much different from traditional interior design
Here’s how to fix squeaky floors
Should you do it yourself or call a pro?
Moths and mice and other critters better scurry
Kids in suburbia have fewer playmates than in years gone by
Value of household real estate has plunged $6.6 trillion from the peak–and still is falling
Overstated house values on mortgage applications have led to significantly higher losses
Malibu ranch rich in rock ‘n’ roll history can be yours for $3.195 million
Don’t expect smooth and consistent 3-5 percent annual growth rate in housing
Long Journal piece argues for it being the time to buy
NAHB economist lowers construction forecast
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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