When it comes to the middle class, Manhattan naturally has one of its own
Winning design for micro-apartments allows for 55 250-to-370-sf modular units in Kips Bay
An UWS townhouse is listed for. . . $50 million
Closed sales in the Bronx slide to five-year low in 2012 as median inches up to $288,990
Major architecture firms expect 10-20 percent staff growth
First-floor apartment one of eight ways to get more space for less money
Zillow calculates 8.3 percent rise in home values
It is possible to avoid double taxation when refinancing in the city
If you can’t be too rich or thin, apparently you can have too much house
Average home price in the Hamptons sets record with surge of luxury sales
Sold price of Gramercy condop trimmed 67 percent from price that fashion designer had paid
Singer’s original $18 million asking price for Tribeca penthouse off key
It’s selling days for two-family Chelsea townhouse owned by actor
Co-host of late-night TV program suffers apparent net loss on sale of UES co-op
Hip (hop) party boy sells East Hampton estate for full asking price
Russian-born actress will no longer be resident of her Greenwich Village townhouse
A star of “Law & Order” goes on the market
As supply nosedives, resales slip in December and prices continue upward trend
And what to make of those numbers for existing home sales
One of six reasons housing inventory keeps declining is number of underwater homeowners
Price growth reaches 5.9 percent in 2012, Zillow reports
And federal agency puts 12-month gain in November at 5.6 percent
Short appraisals derailing transactions, and they’re especially tough to do right at high end
Purchase activity jumps 7 percent in a week, reaching highest level in nearly three years
Delinquencies drop 9 percent from December 2011, loans ‘in foreclosure’ slip vs. year earlier
Vigilance can uncover costly language buried in loan documents
Who wouldn’t want to live in one of 150 Nazi bankers that Germans are selling?
Architecture Billings Index rises for fifth consecutive month
Count on renovations taking longer than planned
Younger adults propelling household formation
Remodeling activity increases 5 percent from Q3 to Q4
When it comes to housing market, it looks like early spring
Momentum continues, but recovery expected to occur in fits and starts
RealtyTrac VP also predicts ‘positive news. . . going forward’
But prognosticators were mostly wrong last year
Economists at builders’ annual show predict robust gains, especially next year
Shiller worries that ‘abnormal market’ causes ‘lot of uncertainty going forward’
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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
M: 347-886-0248
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