All-cash dream can become all-consuming nightmare
Narrowest house, where Edna St. Vincent Millay lived, finds buyer at last
Rent board approves maximum increases roughly double last year’s for stabilized apartments
Finding Hollywood home addresses of celebrities fast and easy
Grammy-winning saxophonist tries again to sell UWS townhouse, this time for $12 million
Comedic former TV talker sells Miami hacienda way below original ask of $20 million
Co-op boards have broad latitude in making, amending, rescinding house rules, however wiggy
Suburbs, particularly in Connecticut and New Jersey, see rising prices
And in the Hamptons, number of $1 million rentals — for the summer alone — approaches record
Homeowners hurt by Sandy to receive property tax reductions totaling $90 million
Uh, those folks using balconies for storage or dead house plants can opt for highest, best use
When it comes to living here, actor Richard Kind knows what he loves
Again to be newly wed, actress turned fashion mogul lists Beverly Hills estate for $8 million
Discount taken in purchase of singer’s Central Park West apartment hardly immaterial
Articles about picking the right real estate agent/broker appear regularly in newspapers, magazines and blogs, including a piece in the Washington Post that highlights the desirability of obtaining references.
Another one that I recently came across is from a publication at which I once worked, Money magazine, which headlined the piece “7 question for your next real estate agent.” (Using a number is supposed to increase readership.)
The first question either buyers or sellers are supposed to ask is this: Continue reading
Manhattan luxury market unseasonably busy
Naturally occurring retirement communities populate Upper West Side
Condominium board gets TRO against Houston couple to prevent short-term stays
San Remo apartment offered for $29,750 in monthly rent went for $900 a month in 1940
Would changing rules for illegal basement apartments boost supply of affordable rentals? asks the Real Deal and Crain’s
Longtime home of Gershwin family goes on the market
Volume of property taxes kept increasing every year from 2005 to 2012
Residents of abutting buildings at war with developer of planned Fifth Avenue
Neighborhood group faults mayor’s plan for affordable housing
Fiercely competitive land prices forcing developers to build high-end condos
Sex symbol who has money troubles lists Malibu home for $7.75 million
6,800-sf TriBeCa penthouse wins undisputed approval of Brooklyn Nets star
New Jersey home was born to sell
Hip-hop star and reality spouse flip-flop Bel Air house handsomely
January numbers show 9.1 year-over-year sales growth, steady price gains so it’s a seller’s market
Real estate pros expecting best year since fall of 2008
They’re taking Manhattan but leaving it alone
Strong demand has developers raising prices of new condos month after month
Construction loans easier to obtain
Jumping 54 percent in 2012 from prior year, new residential construction more than doubles from 2010
With tenants choosing to buy, rental market cools a bit
Report says ‘affordable’ housing too costly
Attorney general to stop settling escrow disputes, send parties to court instead
Celebrity chef moves to 4,650-sf Harlem townhouse
His mission of selling 2,200-sf East Village condo proves to be possible
Housing prices below 2008 peak, sales 21.8 percent lower than 2007 peak
But 2012 median lowest since 2004 adjusted for inflation
Beachfront houses wrecked by Sandy being sold ‘as is’
Assembly, Senate pass renewal of co-op/condo tax abatement
Building in Williamsburg tops list of 10 best-selling new developments in 2012
Region’s foreclosures tick up in November
Maintenance fees now average $1.70 per square foot, up 30 percent since 2008
Multi-talented writer finally does good all by himself in sale of $11.25 million Hollywood home
Brooklyn Nets guard makes successful $15.8 million play for Tribeca penthouse
Rents rise at diminishing rate
UWS has highest absorption rate in Manhattan
Glassy condo buildings unwelcome among old money residents of UES
Free shuttle bus can be a deal maker
Those pesky brokers will write anything to set listings apart
Westchester markets enjoys strong finish
Knowing building’s rules one of seven tips for novices renting out apartments
First-time foreclosures drop to seven-year low in the city
Philanthropist’s 26-acre estate on Cape Cod private island sells for $19.5 million
Sales surge in fourth quarter as inventory shrinks to a 12-year low
Rental market appears to be shifting into slower gear
What makes one apartment worth more than another?
Surprise! Times says co-op approval process is ‘formidable’
Prices shoot up in gentrified Brooklyn
Permits to build new developments growing again, but apartment supply won’t meet demand
Her boots were made for speeding
And his, made for dancing, waltz into L.A. condo
Broadcaster trades UWS strollers for trends by purchasing $1.84 million penthouse off the island
Shadow inventory of existing homes drops 12 percent during last year
Tastes downtown changing from industrial lofts, glass boxes
More evidence that developers adding to supply of condos
There’s nothing like decisions on art to stir the pot of acrimony in condos, co-ops
Real estate licensees rebound to 27,000 in the city alone
Manhattan’s median rent edges up in November
When buildings bar a pet, lawyers say, residents suddenly claim disabilities
High living costs cause half of population to contemplate leaving Long Island
Southampton home owned by TV news personality and actress wife goes quickly to contract
Author achieves perfect sale of Manhattan condo
Pair finds buyer of Upper East Side one-bedroom apartment in amazing time
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