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Wells Fargo provides mortgages to one-fifth of the city’s borrowers
July sales of starter apartments grow 30.5 percent over previous year
Sales of new Manhattan condos up in second quarter, but median price sinks
Lesbian couple get both names on lease after months-long battle, threatened lawsuit
Report suggests property tax evasion widespread
Swimmer whose name rhymes with ‘hike’ selling Baltimore condo
Singing couple proves that money talks with their $400,000 Hamptons rental
Actress orders purchase of Upper West Side townhouse for $10.7 million
Grammy winner’s condo on the Bowery finds buyer after 5 percent markdown
Late pop artist’s lofty domain goes on the market in SoHo
One of late heiress’ Fifth Avenue apartments is under contract — again
Case-Shiller records significant price gains from year ago
Strength of apartment sector continues unabated
Chinese record fastest growth among foreign buyers of U.S. homes
Forbes lists summer’s hot markets
Orlando is nation’s emptiest city
Rates tick up after string of record lows
New scoring raises credit levels, but loans may still be out of reach
Because investors add risks to lenders, they pay the price
Completed foreclosures down 24 percent from year ago
Buyers can help assure that appraisal doesn’t fall short
Refinance activity reaches three-year high, but purchase volume ebbs
81 percent of borrowers who refinanced in Q2 cut or maintained mortgage debt
Serious delinquencies decline in June, but all delinquencies up in July
Comment period on proposed new loan disclosure forms ends Nov. 6
Some brokers resort to extreme measures in attempting to sell property
Houston called the capital of cool in the U.S. — Houston?
Mobile app helps individuals decide where their salary goes farthest
Single-family rentals ignite management boom
Taking condo for test drive before purchase gains in popularity
Realtor group launches massive campaign to ‘educate’ public on homeownership policies
Buffett’s bet on U.S. housing paying off
Journalist explains why he took the plunge and bought new home
Prices in London’s prime neighborhoods climb 49 percent higher than 2009 trough
Organize linen closet by emptying it first
Korean designs couch only a cat lover could love, except for a cat
Census Bureau reports homeownership up a tad, but number questionable
Analysis calls into doubt conventional wisdom about real estate values in Olympics host cities
Making sense of housing reports means getting into the weeds
There is both a housing glut and a shortage
Metric called ‘breakeven horizon’ may be useful in comparing rent vs. buy
Skepticism persists about housing’s recovery
Economy tempers optimism about housing’s future
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 even this month. You also may want to see my critiques of properties that I visit in Out and About, which I will post this Monday and again after Labor Day.
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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