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For the Brave, the Moment Is Now
Spurred by falling real estate prices and low mortgage rates, first-time buyers are cracking open the piggy bank earlier than planned. Traffic at open houses has stepped up.
Mortgages: Loan Fraud Seen on the Rise
Occurrences of fraud among loan officers, brokers and other industry professionals actually outpaced 2007 levels by 45 percent in the second quarter of 2008.
Streetscapes | 527 West 110th Street: Meet Me Under the Gobbling Gargoyles
Shedding some light on 527 West 110th Street, which is adorned with gargoyles and singing warlocks.
Living In | Castle Hill, the Bronx: Still Easy to Get to; Now Safer to Be In
Castle Hill has lured residents with easy access to public transportation and the prospect of lower property taxes than in many suburbs.
The Hunt: Run Away and Join the City
Marc Rosamilia, who started a trapeze school with his brother in Smithtown, Long Island, found a studio on East 30th Street for $310,000.
Postings: A New Sales Tack: Anti-Bombast
In marketing what is obviously a luxury building in all other aspects, the developers of Truffles Tribeca pledge that when it comes to ?the touting of luxury? and ?the boast of hipster status,? ?you won?t be getting it from us.?
Habitats | Upper West Side: My Other Home Is a Leotard
Nicola Curry, a ballet dancer, lives within walking distance of Lincoln Center, where the A.B.T. stages its spring program.
Big Deal: The Penthouse Solution
Cristina de Heeren Noble, the daughter of an international socialite, recently paid $15 million for 6,255 square feet of space.
Big Deal: She Fixes the Stoop to Conquer
A house on 9 East 67th Street wasn?t selling until the developer received permission to recreate a limestone front stoop and grand entryway to the parlor floor.
In the Region | Long Island: A Windfall for
A new housing program is intended to fight a ?brain drain? of workers in fields like nursing and accounting who are driven from Long Island by high housing costs.
Posting: Sheltering Realtors? Commissions
A law past last month ensures that every closing ? as contractually agreed by all sellers going in ? will include a broker?s full sales commission.
In the Region | New Jersey: Battling for Bidding Wars
In the current climate, multiple bids are being generated only at entry-level homes, or higher-priced ones after a major price cut.
Big Deal: For the Maid, a $1.55 Million Room
The bull market for Manhattan real estate is alive and well, at least for that unusual and hard-to-find accommodation, the lowly maid?s room.
In the Region | Connecticut: Projects Fall by the Wayside
The Rell administration?s abrupt decision to rescind $35 million in capital financing for projects to house the homeless has jeopardized at least half a dozen developments.
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