Q4 prices for homes in the outer boroughs held up better than they did in Manhattan
Of 6 neighborhoods celebrated by the Historic District Council, 1 is in Manhattan
Foreclosure filings grew 28 percent from 2010 to 2011, but foreclosures dropped to 7-year low
State investigating whether big banks fraudulently steer borrowers to expensive insurance
Reaching median of $3,145 monthly, rents in Q4 up to 2006 level
Consumers should weigh impact of maintenance fees and common charges
Tiger’s former wife bugged by $12 million mansion, so it’s gone
He bonds with $11.5 million SoHo penthouse
Who wants to be a m– mansion seller?
Cooper purchases $1.7 million property next door to his Hamptons retreat
Rosy index of ‘improving’ markets somehow posts 85% gain from December
While Core Logic’s price index records fourth monthly decline in November
And yet another index shows October prices falling to levels of late 2002
Interest rates for all types of mortgage hit another historic low
Freddie cuts some refi credit score requirements
No longer is number of loans becoming delinquent trending down
Volume rises 4.5% after adjusting for prior holiday week
Legal concerns in 2011 cause bank seizures of homes to dip to four-year low
Consumers seeking best rate need to consider five basic factors
House prices went up in about half of countries, fell in the rest over past year
Chicago turns vacant condos into affordable rentals
Newly released transcripts show that Fed was blithe witnessing roller-coaster market
Road to profitability in new-home market may be just a foot path
While focusing on every square foot and dollar, homeowners who remodel seek radical changes
If it’s cutting-edge technology today, it may, well, cut two ways tomorrow
Remember, apartment residents, it’s a jungle in there but not because of vegetation
Dollar stores offer bang for a buck
And builders group provides other hints for design on a budget
Fannie Mae survey finds Americans a bit more optimistic about prices than a month earlier
Who wouldda thunk that surveyed voters oppose obstacles to homeownership?
Freddie economist says housing moving in right direction but ‘very slowly’
Housing data provider projects 0.2 percent price growth this year
Merrill Lynch, builders see little or no change in 2012
You can search for all 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
127 E. 56th Street
New York, NY 10022
M: 347-886-0248
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