Next week, I’ll have just one or two posts and hope that my readers have a very happy Thanksgiving.
Library is great resource for the history of your building
For $1,000 a month, an UWS apartment — uh, room or closet — can be yours!
Yesterday’s buyers in tax-abated buildings come to grips with tomorrow’s escalating costs
More folks moved to the city last year than left it for the first time in decades
A Times columnist tries out Airbnb in the city
City’s wealthy suburbs among nation’s hardest hit by foreclosures
Condos in unbuilt UES development boom as in times gone by
Pre-foreclosure filings in October down 20% from September and 39% from one year earlier
Brooklyn is friendliest borough to (wo)man’s best friend
What is the definition of ‘market value’
Nemo and Mickey join Department of Housing Preservation and Development
WestSideRag posts funny, cutting rant about broker babble
Unemployment rate ticks up, concerning at least one economist
He sees rich people for this Sun Valley listing
Fashion designer works his magic on apartment, hoping for a killing
Disgraced governor unloads D.C. condo (3rd item)
Check out the 10 best celebrity renovations in the Big Apple
Prices in August fall 30% below market peak
Construction of single-family homes still moving sideways
Surprise! NAHB finds that housing hasn’t been more affordable in more than 20 years
The high end hits the auction block
Historically low rates continue for third week
Pace of loan delinquencies falls to lowest level in three years
Having a ‘good’ credit score isn’t any longer good enough to get a mortgage
Aspiring owners of investment property need to beware of a slew of traps
Investors pour billions into professionally managed real estate portfolios
Homebuilders set sights on parents, grandparents and kids living together
With grown children moving back in with parents, household formation and economy suffer
Remodeling index attains seven-year peak, up 34% from September 2010
What to make of all those conflicting housing numbers
Good luck figuring out how many homes actually lurk in the shadows
If the typical first-time buyer purchased a 1,570-sf home for $155,000, where and who is that buyer?
Percentage of movers drops to lowest since 1948
Gee, renters in limited survey prefer honest brokers and e-mail communication
Builder confidence soars three whole points, but index is 30 points from optimism
NAR economist sees resales edging up 1% this year
Mortgage rates may gradually rise through next year from historic lows
Money magazine helps buyers, homeowners manage expectations and act accordingly
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