Prices up, sales volume almost flat measured against 2002
Condo prices edge up during last year as sales and inventory slip
And sales and supply slump versus January of 2011
New policy to make available digitized offering plans
Know thy building sponsor, real estate attorney advises buyers
Of top 10 Hamptons sales last year, not one fell below $20 million
Co-op boards advised to slice and dice prospective purchasers five ways
To snag a no-fee rental, visit these eight sites
Epidemic rages of sneaking around law against short-term rentals
Most brokers responding to REBNY’s unscientific survey express optimism about 2012
Racial segregation ebbs in the city more slowly than elsewhere
Apartment sellers seek lenders’ advance approval of building to assure buyer financing
Co-op boards increasingly show flexibility for financially pressed owners seeking to sublet
Landlords reducing brokers fees in tight rental market
City to ask 600,000 homeowners for excessive property tax rebates it mistakenly provided
Who pays for what repairs in a co-op?
New developments are swallowing up parking lots, garages
Proposed zoning change would discourage stores with extensive frontage on Upper West Side
Former New Jersey senator lists for $2.9 million Hoboken penthouse bought for $3.26 million in 2008
Her over-the-top top-floor apartment on Fifth Avenue listed for $14 million
Actress chooses to pay $3.2 million to be lofty in the city, specifically in NoHo
Jersey Shore cast tops list of celebrities who respondents don’t want as neighbors
She’s not lost in Greenwich Village
Athlete gets centered on the Upper West Side in $32,500 rental. . . monthly
A tree plants himself in Brooklyn, but current residence also begins with a ‘B’ as in ‘Hills’
No longer in love with her Miami home, she lists it for $7.4 million
Inventory of previously owned homes approaches normal levels
Economist contends that Florida is perfect microcosm of the nation’s housing troubles
10 real estate markets poised to outperform others in 2012
Home ownership rate continues to fade, close to 1997 low
Value of U.S. housing inventory has plummeted 30.6 percent, to $7.5 trillion from $10.8 trillion
Growth persists in multifamily sector
Rates establish new record lows
With stronger loan demand, lending standards little changed — but why?
‘Serious’ delinquency rate hovers below 4 percent, beating a year earlier
By making it hard to refinance, Freddie Mac is accused of betting against homeowners
Loan volume drops as the Fed says low rates will continue
Obama’s mortgage plan would expand refi options in unlikely event that Congress and banks agree
Fee hikes on most new mortgages are here for the foreseeable future
Cleaning up credit score is critical first step in obtaining loan
Lowest percentage of borrowers refinancing in 26 years took out cash in Q4
Homeowners advised to check loan escrow amounts
Columnist details capital gain exclusion for home sellers
Retirement dollars travel shortest distance in Connecticut, then Illinois
Private residential investment shows improvement
New IRS ‘tool’ eases process of paying back homebuyer tax credit
Kitchen remodel has taken on streamlined approach to reflect nation’s economy
Renters are well advised to buy insurance
Tidy and capacious closets can promote a home sale
The right renovations can pay off
To drill, saw or screw, the right power tools are essential
Cities more racially diverse than any time since 1910
Shiller says prices could fall still farther
Yet Case declares seeds of recovery are planted
Indices project 1 percent drop this year, 3.8 percent gain in 2013
But Fortune worries that rising interest rates will stifle housing’s recovery
And a Canadian newspaper decides the market ‘is still a long way from full ignition’
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.
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