Obama slept here, and so can you for $2,400 a month
Median price of new condos up 15.4 percent from year ago, inventory down 19.1 percent
Q2 prices in Brooklyn, Queens edge up as inventory plunges
With prices falling in the Hamptons, sales pick up
Boards only set policies and six other surprises that rookie members may confront
New rental units in the city undergoing shrinkage
New handful of properties set to come on market at $90 million or more
Retired detective names safest, riskiest units in apartment building
Sales volume, property values remain well below peak levels, says NYU’s Furman Center
Number of residential building permits skyrockets, especially in Manhattan
Super rich favor London over New York City
City draws closer to its goal for affordable housing
Actor and partner make second big buy in Gramercy Park
Athlete nets tidy gain on sale of Tribeca condo
Oprah takes bath on Chicago apartment
Live like a Madoff for $4 million as Bernie’s brother plans for prison term, and there’s more of his kin’s property in the wings
New surbabnites sell Upper West Side apartment with view at loss of $200,000
With resale inventory constricting, June sales grow 4.5 percent over same quarter last year
Housing starts reach highest level since October 2008
U.S. supply in June plunges 19.4 percent from year earlier
So asking prices climb for fifth straight month
Pace of price increases accelerates on LPS index
Feds Beige Book finds residential real estate to be ‘largely positive’
FNC puts monthly price increase at 0.6 percent in May
Three mortgage rates set new records
Lenders using new credit score may approve more loans (free registration required)
For many home equity borrowers, big bills coming due
Yet lenders making home-equity loans more accessible
Many retirees find themselves getting into trouble with reverse mortgages
Low rates cause burst of refinance activity
Mortgage brokers face increasingly uncertain future
An architect of subprime trade aims to raise $500 million fund to buy foreclosed homes as rentals
Banks’ home-loan headaches could cause them pain for years
Americans living larger again in defiance of economy
But others emphasize efficient use of space
Multiple bids change playing field in a number of markets
Some homeowners sing ‘home, home on the plane’
Canada’s housing market shows signs of cooling
Brazil tops list of 10 countries with biggest rise in real estate prices
Being a hoarder is bad enough, but living with one is hell
Overdevelopment sends prices crashing at luxury private golf communities
It’s not so hard to fit in piano unobtrusively
Remodeling activity picks up in May and helping individuals age in place likely to spur sector’s growth
Licensing group says picking the right contractor begins with choosing one with a. . . license
Frankly peculiar cordwood masonry enjoys minor revival
Only 54 percent of surveyed experts believe home of future will be smart
Increasing number of college students living at home
Average FICO credit score hardly changes during recession
Still way below optimistic, index of builder confidence zooms above expectations
Baby boomers spread themselves around
Risk of ‘serious delinquency’ on mortgages has grown fastest for individuals older than 50
Shiller: Suggestions of improving housing market too optimistic
Economist estimates that homeownership rate will fall from 65.4 percent now to 64 percent by 2015
You have the option to search privately for all New York City properties, though I encourage you to be in touch with me for assistance and advice. You also may want to see my 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
F: 347-438-3201
Malcolm@ServiceYouCanTrust.com
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