Manhattan agents confident about city, but Wall Street’s labor pains may hit suburbs harder
The Edge tops list of new developments with most condo sales in first quarter
New listings search site is nice to users
Refusing to hear case, Supreme Court ensures continuation of rent stabilization
The bind that renters endure is tie that’s tight or liberating
Neighbor of ‘Sex and the City’ townhouse sells for $9.85 million
Hamptons activity is flat vs. one year earlier, but median price rises 11.6 percent
Sales of new Brooklyn condos plummet, prices gain with dwindling inventory
While remaining low compared with 31 other metros, region’s foreclosure rate spikes in Q1
UES townhouse at center of two dramas sells for $6 million
City plan loosens retail-zoning restrictions that trouble landlords on Upper West Side
She de-friends her pair of Greenwich Village condos at loss of $500,000
With new listing, musician proves to be real estate savant
Singer now in Evita takes bath on $10.7 million sale of Miami manse
And wrestler takes beating in $6.2 million sale of Belleair estate listed for $25 million in 2006
Wild and crazy reality-tv celebs unload Malibu house after price chops
Economists declare housing market has reached bottom
Unusually tight spring inventory spurs competitive bidding
Case-Shiller index falls to new post-bubble low as nine metros drop to new records
Exceeding expectations, index of contracted sales climbs to highest point in two years
Slightly improved new-home sales remain pallid
Former Fannie CEO declares it was investors who killed the housing market, not the government
Trulia: Recovery has taken step back after strides forward
Zillow says housing prices have biggest monthly rise in six years
Market conditions continue to improve for apartment industry
Builders’ earnings reports better forecasts
Loan activity plunges 3.8 percent from prior week
Rates tick down to 3.88 percent for 30-year fixed loans
Percentage of delinquent loans declines in March
More than half of major cities post growing number of foreclosures
Would you like a mortgage with your giant box of cereal and oversize jar of mustard?
Many first-time borrowers get turned down because of student loans
LA real estate community hopes to break $100 million barrier
Letting go in both senses of the phrases is key to a good move
Lowballing ineffective in many communities this spring
Self-directed IRA invested in real estate could reap nice returns
There may be more to open houses than meet the eye
Even claiming breach of contract, buyers may well need to purchase eventually
Some nontraded REITs valued at prices far lower than investors had expected
Best way to finance a rental property is to live in it for the first year
Liability insurance could be an issue in regularly renting out apartment or room
‘Smart’ alarms know you’re ready to start the day before you do
Remodeling index is mostly flat in first quarter
Air conditioners provide new features such as sleep mode
Gallup survey records six-point drop in homeownership from last year
It costs more to live near best schools, so advantaged students do better than others
Huffington Post bloggers say housing’s recovery is just a dream on Main Street
And another respected voice shares her pessimistic viewpoint
But economists in NAHB seminar strive for positive outlook
Trend predicted of more moves into rental houses than into apartment buildings
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Malcolm Carter
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Senior Vice President
Charles Rutenberg Realty
127 E. 56th Street
New York, NY 10022
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