Condo owner fined $2,400 for AirBnB rental, unconventional bidding war tactics and more ...Posted: 5/23/20132 clicks

Trulia™s iPhone Rental App Helps Reunite a Long-Distance Husband and Wife In today™s volatile job and housing markets, more and more Americans have found themselves forced to relocate to pursue new employment opportunities or seek lower cost of living. When a round of layoffs hit San Francisco Bay Area native Kari and her husband Shane,...Posted: 5/22/20132 clicks

Creating website calls to action that build your real estate business [infographic] Getting people to visit your website presents its own unique challenges: the right keywords, top-notch website infrastructure, modern design, exceptional content, responsive architecture and consistent promotion are all part of the mix. But what happens when someone gets to your ...Posted: 5/20/20132 clicks

Protravel International Stays Grounded at 515 Madison Avenue Courtesy of Michealson Associates Protravel International Inc. has renewed its 47,100-square-foot lease in New York. The travel company that caters to the city's high-profile international travelers will remain at the prized Art Deco DuMont Building at 515 Madison Avenue. The firm initially leased a 4,000-square-foot space...Posted: 5/24/20131 click

A Bridge Spanning Boroughs and Time For 130 years, the Brooklyn Bridge has connected the boroughs and served as a popular location for tourists, activists and commuters taking in the city skyline.Posted: 5/24/20131 click

Crisis housing advances The city is moving closer to getting emergency housing with the selection of a three-story, three-unit prototype ” complete with balconies ” that will soon be erected next to the Office of Emergency Management in Brooklyn. The prototype includes two, 822 square-foot three-bedroom units on...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

The one that got away ...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

After Toys “R” Us Departure, Space Would Likely Be Cut Up: C&W The Cushman & Wakefield broker marketing the Toys R Us flagship retail space in Times Square said today that he believes the space will be broken up for multiple tenants after the toy store's departure. (Credit: z-mation) C&W™s Brad Mendelson told The Commercial Observer that while Toys R...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Morning links Greystone Becomes Freddie Mac Partner [Globe Street] Saks Reportedly Explores Possible Sale [Globe Street] Mad for Madison [Wall Street Journal] Racing Around in the Yard [Wall Street Journal] Transactions [New York Times] Tech tenants sign almost 90 percent of Times Square leases in last 18 months [The Real Deal] Summit...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Home sales continue to climb Read full story for latest details.Posted: 5/23/20131 click

No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $3,355 alcove studio on the Upper East Side ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Crown Heights to Battery Park City: Wait, did I move to the 'burbs? ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

StreetEasy™s Most Wanted: Two floors and the great outdoors ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

The one that got away ...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Real Estate Want: A serious outdoor kitchen ...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Rent Coach: My landlord says he's not allowed to take a bigger security deposit. Is that true? ...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Need furniture on a short-term basis? CORT's got you covered ...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Condo owner fined $2,400 for AirBnB rental, unconventional bidding war tactics and more ...Posted: 5/23/20132 clicks

Your Celebrity Neighbor: Christy Turlington Burns ...Posted: 5/22/20130 clicks

Summer™s coming: Here's what you need to know as A/C season nears ...Posted: 5/22/20131 click

City seeks development partners for Sandy rebuilding The Bloomberg administration has launched a program to help speed up the restoration of New York City waterfront communities that were battered by Superstorm Sandy.The city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development released a request for qualifications last week seeking developers who would help...Posted: 5/13/20131 click

Billionaire behind major projects An Israeli-born investor with deep pockets is behind a lot of the new condo developments across the city. Billionaire Eyal Ofer has put a lot of the equity in projects being built by major developers such as the Rudin family and the Zeckendorfs, according...Posted: 5/13/20132 clicks

MoMA reconsiders a demolition The Museum of Modern Art has a change of heart. After weeks of protest, MoMA said Thursday it would reconsider its decision to demolish its next-door neighbor, the former home of the American Folk Art Museum, to make way for its expansion, according to...Posted: 5/10/20130 clicks

City affordable projects get boost from state Eight affordable housing projects in the five boroughs will benefit from nearly $10 million in state funding, thanks to a new program meant to streamline where and how the state spends its limited housing resources.The state's Department of Homes and Community Renewal announced Tuesday...Posted: 5/9/20132 clicks

Time Warner ready to move Time Warner Inc. is finally ready to make a decision on whether it will remain at Columbus Circle or move to Hudson Yards. And the media giant is leaning toward moving its 1 million-square-foot headquarters to the far West Side of Manhattan, according to...Posted: 5/9/20130 clicks

A hipper South Street Seaport This summer South Street Seaport will be getting a new pop-up mall housed in a refurbished shipping container. In an effort to breathe life into the stodgy seaport, developer Howard Hughes Corp., along with the city and popular event organizers, will bring pop-up boutiques,...Posted: 5/8/20130 clicks

Online apt. searching boasts new tool: humans From Aptsandlofts.com to Zillow, tech entrepreneurs in recent years have been talking about transforming, or "disrupting," the way people find a home online. Urban Compass, a new downtown-based startup that officially launched Tuesday, has a novel idea for how technology can bring the apartment...Posted: 5/8/20130 clicks

Schumer calls for bonds Sen. Charles Schumer has his own suggestion for the controversial midtown east rezoning plan. He will propose Tuesday morning that the city issue bonds to pay for future transit and infrastructure upgrades in the Grand Central area, according to the New York Post.Critics of...Posted: 5/7/20130 clicks

City proposes limiting Garden to 15 more years While executives at Madison Square Garden celebrate the recent successes of the Knicks and Rangers, things don't look to be going so well with the fate of the "the World's Most Famous Arena" itself. At a meeting of the City Planning Commission Monday, the...Posted: 5/7/20131 click

AG says banks violated mortgage accord New York's attorney general on Monday accused Wells Fargo and Bank of America of violating the terms of last year's national mortgage settlement by failing to process hundreds of refinancing requests promptly.Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has notified the national monitoring committee established to enforce...Posted: 5/6/20130 clicks

Rocco’s Tacos Signs for 14,500 Square Feet at 339 Adams Street in Downtown BK Rocco's Tacos inked a 15-year, 14,500-square-foot deal at 339 Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn. A team from The Shopping Center Group represented the tenant. Ross Spitalnick was the in-house landlord representative for Muss Development. Ariel Schuster and Brian Segall of RKF also represented the landlord.  The casual...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Protravel International Stays Grounded at 515 Madison Avenue Courtesy of Michealson Associates Protravel International Inc. has renewed its 47,100-square-foot lease in New York. The travel company that caters to the city's high-profile international travelers will remain at the prized Art Deco DuMont Building at 515 Madison Avenue. The firm initially leased a 4,000-square-foot space...Posted: 5/24/20131 click

FLSV Quadruples Office at 1359 Broadway Courtesy of W&H Properties The accounting and tax services firm FLSV Fund Administration Services will be expanding its office along the Broadway Corridor at W&H Properties' 1359 Broadway. Founded by four senior executives from Morgan Stanley in 1995, FLSV has expanded into three offices “ in...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Gina Group Expands at Fashion Accessories Center 10 West 33rd Street Gina Group LLC is expanding its presence at 10 West 33rd Street, otherwise known as the Fashion Accessories Center. The manufacturing, licensing, and distribution company will be taking an additional 3,177 square feet on the third floor and 2,944 square feet on...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Morgan Stanley Inks Largest Sublease of the Year Morgan Stanley has inked the year™s largest sublease with an 11-year deal for 148,421 square feet of space at Vornado Realty Trust™s 1290 Avenue of the Americas. (Credit: CoStar) The space is across the entire 12th and 13th floors, part of AXA Equitable™s 443,599 square feet...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Digital Marketing Firm DataXu Inks 8,732-Square-Foot Midtown South Deal The digital marketing firm DataXu signed a five-year, 8,732-square-foot lease at 373 Park Avenue South, The Commercial Observer has learned. John Lord, a senior managing director at ATCO Brokerage Services, represented the landlord, ATCO Properties & Management. Jack Petrie, the president of Office Lease Center...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Eastern Consolidated Arranges $15.9 M. Sale of Adjacent Chelsea Buildings, Owner Will Replace ‘Rainbow Station’ Two mixed-use properties at 205 and 207 Eighth Avenue, just steps from the High Line in Chelsea, have traded hands for $15.9 million, The Commercial Observer has learned. Brokers handling the transaction said the properties “ featuring 23 apartments and two retail spaces “attracted wide...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Morning links Greystone Becomes Freddie Mac Partner [Globe Street] Saks Reportedly Explores Possible Sale [Globe Street] Mad for Madison [Wall Street Journal] Racing Around in the Yard [Wall Street Journal] Transactions [New York Times] Tech tenants sign almost 90 percent of Times Square leases in last 18 months [The Real Deal] Summit...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Plans for 42-Acre National Tennis Center Clears City Planning Commission The City Planning Commission has voted to approve the U.S. Tennis Association's $500 million renovation and expansion of the National Tennis Center after the USTA agreed to more than double the city parkland being lost through the project. (Credit: tripadvisor.com) Flushing, Queens community members had opposed the use of...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

After Toys “R” Us Departure, Space Would Likely Be Cut Up: C&W The Cushman & Wakefield broker marketing the Toys R Us flagship retail space in Times Square said today that he believes the space will be broken up for multiple tenants after the toy store's departure. (Credit: z-mation) C&W™s Brad Mendelson told The Commercial Observer that while Toys R...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Currents | Open: Knoll International Opening a Retail Store The company™s first-ever store is opening in a two-story space on Avenue of the Americas.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

On the Market in New York City An Upper East Side one-bedroom with a fireplace, an East Village condo with expansive views, and a Fort Greene apartment in the Williamsburg Savings Bank Building.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

On the Market in the Region A five-bedroom Greenwich Colonial on just over an acre, and a four-bedroom in Westchester with lots of large windows and decks.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Exclusive | 1158 Fifth Avenue: Duplex Penthouse, With Famous Garden, Enters Market An 11-room home that includes a wraparound terrace with Central Park views and a master bedroom encased in a custom-built conservatory.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

The Hunt: Room to Dine; No Wall Views Please Stephanie Budijono and Jean-Francois Kagy wanted a gracious place in the city.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Fifth Avenue Penthouse at $17 Million The 11-room co-op apartment, at 97th Street, features a wraparound terrace with views of Central Park.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

City Room: Big Ticket | Diplomatic Crash Pad for $11.59 Million A 3,600-square-foot, three-bedroom unit in the Dakota had been used by the Portuguese government.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Quirky Building Rules, Because the Board Says So Some New York buildings have strange, even quirky rules.    Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Restoring a Sag Harbor Eyesore The long-vacant Bulova Watchcase factory, near the heart of Sag Harbor, is being turned into a luxury residential complex; construction is set to be completed by winter.    Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Mortgages: Reducing Refinancing Expenses Borrowers in New York who switch lenders might be able to eliminate the state™s mortgage recording tax.    Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

10 fastest growing cities New residents are flocking to these 10 cities, which added the largest number of residents between July 2011 and July 2012, according to Census Bureau.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Rimrock Ranch: Where cowboy's still king Read full story for latest details.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

How smart are you about mortgages? How many times can you refinance? What are discount points? Test your real estate smarts in our mortgage quiz.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Home sales continue to climb Read full story for latest details.Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Tornado victims may face long haul with insurers The tornado that struck the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon left an almost 2-mile wide path of destruction, flattening homes and businesses and taking at least 24 lives.Posted: 5/22/20130 clicks

Best deals on real estate Money magazine's Best Deals on Everything: Your guide to the latest bargains in renting, buying or remodeling your home.Posted: 5/21/20130 clicks

FEMA offers aid to tornado victims Read full story for latest details.Posted: 5/21/20130 clicks

Amateur investors tap 401(k)s to buy homes Read full story for latest details.Posted: 5/20/20131 click

Home appraisals no longer derailing sales Read full story for latest details.Posted: 5/15/20131 click

America's Best Places to Live These terrific small cities offer what American families care about most -- strong job opportunities, great schools, low crime, quality health care, and plenty to do. And they're true communities tooPosted: 10/15/20124 clicks

Nearly half of all US homeowners with a mortgage still ˜underwater™ in Q1 Despite rising home prices early in the year, a significant portion of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage - about 44 percent - still owed more on their home than it was worth or didn't have enough equity to move at the ...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

3 game-changing reasons for getting started with Google Analytics [Infographic] For most people, analytics is one of those subjects that other people pay attention to. There are a number of reasons why this is the case: there™s not enough time, it doesn™t seem important, or maybe it seems way too ...Posted: 4/29/20131 click

Calculated Risk: Housing inventory won™t bottom until 2014 [VIDEO] Former tech executive turned blogger Bill McBride was one of the first to suggest that homes were precariously overvalued back in 2005. When he spots a trend, people have learned to listen. McBride - who gets up early every day ...Posted: 4/10/20131 click

New ad campaign highlights California Realtors™ role in state economy The California Association of Realtors announced a new TV, Web, radio and print ad campaign today that highlights the positive impact its 155,000 members have on the state's economy.Two 30-second TV spots, featuring the "ripple" effect that the facilitation of home buying and selling...Posted: 4/1/20130 clicks

National Association of Realtors to release national MLS A national multiple listing service run by the National Association of Realtors should be ready by late summer, the large trade association announced today.NAR has been working for the last decade to put all of the nation's agent-represented homes for sale into one database,...Posted: 4/1/20130 clicks

April Fools™ Day real estate roundup On the first day of April each year, communities, businesses and news outlets come up with stories intended to fool, amuse, and, sometimes, satirize. Here's a roundup of the posts ...Posted: 4/1/20130 clicks

NAR Tech Edge to launch this month The National Association of Realtors will launch its tech-conference tour this month, the trade group announced today. The first event of the tour will be held on April 12 in Fairfax, Va., and others will follow in different locations throughout the summer and fall...Posted: 4/1/20130 clicks

More millennials see homeownership as a good investment Most ...Posted: 4/1/20130 clicks

Study: Neighborhood zoning helped cause crisis A new study published in the journal Housing Policy Debate may have identified another contributing factor to the financial crisis: neighborhood zoning ...Posted: 4/1/20130 clicks

Protect yourself against loan lock scams A price quote means nothing until it is properly locked with the lender. A rate lock, as it is commonly called, is the lender's commitment that it will make the specified loan at the specified price within a specified future period....Posted: 4/1/20130 clicks

Happy Memorial Day! In honor of Memorial Day, we won™t be posting on Monday (but we™ll keep our eyes peeled for breaking news). Enjoy some time barbecuing in the sun ” but don™t forget to check back next week. We resume our regular posting schedule Tuesday at 7:30...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Top residential agents of the week From left: Serena Boardman and 812 Park Avenue The week's top sale was for unit 5/6D at 812 Park Avenue. Serena Boardman of Sotheby's International Realty had the listing for the home, which traded for $8,500,000. See the other top sales and more after the...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Carnegie Hill duplex penthouse asks $17M, Trump wins hotel lawsuit against 87-year-old ¦ and more [caption id="attachment_246267" align="aligncenter" width="570"] 1158 Fifth Avenue[/caption] Duplex penthouse at 1158 Fifth Avenue known for its conservatory asks $17 million. Eighty-seven-year-old woman loses suit against Donald Trump over Chicago condo deal. Biggest LEGO model in the world invades Times Square. Part of New York Aquarium...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Former flight attendant touches down at Bond New York Many New York sales agents have come to the business of real estate from a wide range of other professions. In a regular web feature, The Real Deal will profile brokers for whom selling properties represents a major career transition. April Purdy came a...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

HFZ sued by former developer of Turtle Bay site Developer James Kennelly filed suit Wednesday against HFZ Capital Group and Arbor Realty Funding, alleging the development firm and the lender defrauded him in a deal to give them control of his three Turtle Bay co-op units. He filed the suit, seeking up to...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Witkoff, Lorber and Fisher pay $200M for St. John™s campus St. John's University today announced an agreement to sell its satellite Tribeca building at 101 Murray Street to a joint venture of Fisher Brothers, Howard Lorber and Witkoff Group, which plan to raze the building to construct condominiums, Crain™s reported. Fisher, Lorber and Witkoff...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Blaichman secures quick $23M sale of Tribeca lot Updated, 3:39 p.m., May 24: Charles Blaichman™s CB Developers has sold a Tribeca development site to Hoboken, N.J.-based Applied Development Company for $23.2 million, mere months after paying Fishman Holdings $22 million for the plot, city records filed today show. The deal closed April...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

CORE out, Elliman in at Walker Tower JDS Development said today that Douglas Elliman will take over as the exclusive marketer at Walker Tower, bumping CORE from the assignment. The move follows CORE agent Vickey Barron's departure to Elliman earlier this week. The brokerage will be responsible for selling the few...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

City Planning releases zoning proposal for building elevation The Department of City Planning this week released its post-Sandy building-elevation plan that calls for zoning changes to allow for such alterations, Crain's reported. Earlier this year the city waived some zoning rules to speed up recovery work, but now these zoning changes are...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Disney taps Thor High Street as broker of new Florida retail and restaurant development From the South Florida site: Disney Co. has selected Thor High Street Advisors as its exclusive broker for the company™s new Disney Springs project outside Orlando, The Real Deal confirmed. [more]Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

CurbedWire: London Terrace's Vintage Ads; Weird W. Village House Unveiled WEST CHELSEA-The massive London Terrace complex has a long history. Even though the original structure has burned down several times over, it's served as housing in one form or another since 1750. Its Condopedia page lays out the ups...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Linkage: Sackett Union Condo Tour; Will the 'Sphere' Ever Relocate? , A behind-the-scenes look at the almost finished Sackett Union condos , Iconic 'Sphere' sculpture, damaged during 9/11, remains in Battery Park , When it rains, it pours...inside the Fifth Avenue Apple store , Citi Bikes appeared in the...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Comment of the Day: "Unless you're really young or have... "Unless you're really young or have really few possessions, living in such small spaces gets very old. For one thing, all the creative ways to "maximize your space" sounds great until you have to live with it every day, constantly...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

The Six-Digit Club: Charming Carroll Gardens 1BR Seeks $550K in FSBO Attempt Welcome back to The Six Digit Club, in which we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline. Click here to view the full...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Coming Attractions: Condos With Ridiculous Private Pools Headed For High Line How's this for fancy? An 11-story, 27-unit development, the Soori High Line, is slated to rise near the High Line, BuzzBuzz Home reports. Given its name and the resort-like, Asian-inspired design, it's...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Architectural Craziness: Futuristic Grand Central Parking Garage Grows A Skyscraper Back in March, we stumbled across renderings of a giant balloon-like parking garage thing that two Pratt students concocted for Grand Central, and now they've sent along the second iteration of the project. The futuristic structure ditched its metallic...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Curbed Miami: Beaux Arts Downtown Miami; A-Rod Sells $30M Mansion The latest from Curbed Miami, our outpost in the "Sixth Borough"... 1) Downtown: Miami hasn't always been art deco, and glassy modernism. Early on, Downtown Miami had architectural aspirations for a certain Beaux Arts grandness, resulting a crop of splendid...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Curbed Comparisons: What $3,300/Month Can Rent You Around New York City Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various New York City neighborhoods. Is one man's studio another man's townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $3,300/month. Click here to...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Restaurant Rent Hikes: Facing a rent increase that threatens... Facing a rent increase that threatens to shutter his much-loved eatery, Lure Fishbar, out of its Soho location-a trend facing all too many restaurant owners there these days-owner John McDonald responds to the hoopla with a matter-of-fact acquiescence to the...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Curbed Network Book Club: Read More By Curbed Network Editors With These New Books Looking for some summer reading material? Check out these books by Curbed Network editors. , The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution by Tom Acitelli , The Glasgow Style: Artists in the Decorative Arts, Circa 1900...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Russo Development Goes Outside of Its Comfort Zone ORANGETOWN, NY-The firm made an unconventional move to land a Bloomberg contract, and the project marks a first-of-its-kind for the developer.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Morgan Stanley Subleases in Midtown NEW YORK CITY-The investment bank, which renewed its 1.2-million-square-foot headquarters lease Downtown in 2012, is taking AXA space at 1290 Ave. of the Americas, according to published reports.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

MTA Leads in $3.7B Federal Transit Aid NEW YORK CITY-The $2.6 billion in Federal Transit Authority funds for the MTA’s post-Sandy repairs and resiliency projects means the agency “will not have to jack up fares through the roof,” Sen. Charles Schumer said Thursday.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Pair of Chelsea Buildings Sells for $15.9M NEW YORK CITY-The mixed-use duo brought in nearly $700K for each apartment.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Hallets Points Redevelopment Moves Forward NEW YORK CITY-The planned $1-billion redevelopment of the Hallets Point section of Queens took a step forward earlier this week when Community Board 1 unanimously approved a plan by Lincoln Equities Group LLC. Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Williamsburg Home Prices Are On the Rise NEW YORK CITY-So says a new report, which declares that the area’s popularity is likely to continue soaring.Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Retailers Sign on at Pier 57 Project NEW YORK CITY-Pier 57 developer Young Woo & Associates reports that at least five retailers will debut at the headhouse of the firm’s 440,000-square-foot mall it is developing at Pier 57.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Blackstone REIT Upsizes Stock Offering NEW YORK CITY-An affiliate of the Blackstone Group, Blackstone Mortgage Trust could raise up to $659 million in a stock sale intended to finance acquisition of a loan portfolio.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Lehman Sells Half Its Stake in EQR, AvalonBay NEW YORK CITY-The sale of a combined 23 million shares of Equity Residential and AvalonBay occurs about a month after the end of a lockup period following Lehman’s sale of Archstone to the two REITs.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

An Affordable Housing MXD is Coming to Williamsburg The property, which will feature 55 residential units and a grocery store, will replace the Landmarks Preservation Commission's former warehouse.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

The Inside Stories of This Season's New Plants It's that time of year when the garden industry woos us with new plants, most of which amount to little more than minor revisions. But a few new plants mark steps forward in the garden.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

A Soldier's Hideaway in Belgium For three months, a U.S. bomber pilot shot down over Belgium during World War II found safety, kinship and a place to reflect in the home of a local industrialist and his wife.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

A Bridge Spanning Boroughs and Time For 130 years, the Brooklyn Bridge has connected the boroughs and served as a popular location for tourists, activists and commuters taking in the city skyline.Posted: 5/24/20131 click

Lily Pads and Bamboo Stalks, Made of Clay From a Balinese village, an Italian couple creates handmade ceramics with natural themes for homeowners, designers and top-flight hotel chains around the world.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Looking East in Bridgehampton With the help of a Chinese artist, the owner of this seven-bedroom weekend home took his childhood dreams of Asia to Bridgehampton. Now the 4 ½-acre property is on the market for $28 million.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

On Former Errol Flynn Estate, a House for $7.9 Million Also in Private Properties: a 28,700-square-foot home in Vero Beach, Fla., goes back on the market for $19.9 million, down 11.5%, and more.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

In Michigan, The House That Boats Built A retired boat manufacturer brings his passion home—to a nearly 9,000-square-foot boat house attached to the main living space.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

When Crisis Hits During a Move Coping tips for handling the unexpected while selling a homePosted: 5/17/20132 clicks

Home for Water Toys in Austin A home on Lake Austin is surrounded by natural beauty, but it's also a short kayak ride to the local coffee shop.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Historic Palladian Mansion in Virginia The Brandon Plantation, a National Historic Landmark with a detailed history tied to the Civil War and Washington politics, is scheduled for auction in June.Posted: 5/13/20130 clicks

A Tour of the Almost-Complete Sackett Union Development The Sackett Union condo and townhouse development is almost ready for primetime! Despite still being under construction, the 32-unit condo complex is sold out and six (soon to be seven) of the $3-million-plus 11 townhouses have been spoken for. The condo building should be...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Open House Picks Carroll Gardens 162 Union Street Brooklyn Bridge Realty Sunday, 11:30-1:00 $2,700,000 GMAP P*Shark Clinton Hill 70 Lefferts Place Corcoran Sunday, 1:00-3:00 $2,500,000 GMAP P*Shark South Slope 207A Prospect Avenue Warren Lewis Sunday, 12:00-2:00 $1,500,000 GMAP P*Shark Bed Stuy 150 Putnam Avenue Douglas Elliman Sunday, 1:00-3:00 $1,395,000 GMAP... MorePosted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Brownstoner Upstate: Summer Rental Fantasies Fridays at 11, Brownstoner Upstate brings you a selection of properties within three hours north, and a little bit east or west, of New York City. It never fails: Memorial Day weekend rolls around, and we start hankering for rental properties upstate. This usually leads us down...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Past and Present: The Stewart McDougall Farm A look at Brooklyn, then and now. As Brooklyn developed as a city, in the 1800s, communities began to spread out from the ferry and the Heights in a concentric wave. Led by improved transportation facilities, the city grew, as areas once thought remote farming...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Record High Asking Prices from Clinton Hill to Red Hook We're not sure there's an asking price for a Brooklyn home that would surprise us anymore. The Real Deal profiles a Clinton Hill 'mansion' at 407 Vanderbilt Avenue, pictured above, asking $4.88 million. Although it looks like a 19th-century carriage house, the home is...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Happy Start of Summer! We're shutting down early today and will be back Tuesday. Enjoy the long weekend!... MorePosted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Conversion for Former Noodle Factory on Berry BuzzBuzzHome caught the DOB filings and picked up some interior renderings for the conversion at 338 Berry Street, a former noodle factory. The filing specifies 65 apartments in an eight-story building, with units ranging from studios to three-bedrooms. The architecture firm on the job,...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Open House Picks: Six Months Later Comment: More homes going over ask in Bed Stuy. Open House Picks 11/16/2012 [Brownstoner] ... MorePosted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Almost Done in Park Slope! A private house in Park Slope that has been under construction for a decade will wrap this year, according to The New York Post. Amenities will include heated concrete floors, a geothermal system, a five-car elevator garage, an indoor Olympic-size lap pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, gym, a 'regular elevator'...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Stalled Bed Stuy Build Finds Buyer There is an end in sight for the long-stalled Bed Stuy build at 339 Greene Avenue. The building has been sold to Bonjour Capital for $16,000,000, reported The Real Deal. The firm plans to finish construction on the 57-unit, 12-story rental building. The project...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

David Hasselhoff Buys Bachelor Pad in Calabasas The actor and singer just dropped $1.95 million on a Mediterranean mansion in Calabasas, CA. With a pool, waterfall, spa and outdoor kitchen, the home has "Baywatch" heartthrob written all over it.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Report: Alex Rodriguez Dumps His Custom Miami Estate for $30 Million The New York Yankees player sold his home for $30 million to a Palm Beach couple.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Zillow Digs Spring Trend Report: Traditional Kitchens, Islands, Cabinets, Storage We looked at Zillow Digs™ usage across the country to round up some of the biggest home improvement trends. From fresh white cabinetry to detailed molding and antique hardware, traditional-style kitchens are popping up everywhere on Zillow Digs user boards.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Jessica Simpson Letting Go of Beverly Hills Bachelorette Pad With her summer due date fast approaching, Simpson is saying goodbye to her Beverly Hills bachelorette pad for good, listing the 5,500-square-foot home for $7.995 million.Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Waterfront Escapes for $200,000 If you're dreaming of relaxing at the beach this summer, consider investing in a home right on the water. You don't have to spend millions ” waterfront homes are hitting the market for around $200,000.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Zillow Chief Economist: ˜Negative Equity Has Heavy Effect on First-Time Home Buyers™ Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries appeared on Bloomberg this morning to discuss Zillow's latest negative equity report.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Christian Slater Goes Tropical With Coconut Grove Home It's not surprising when actors buy a home (or two, or three) in Hollywood or the Big Apple. But where do they go from here? The Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves actor just bought a Spanish-style villa in Coconut Grove for $2.21 million.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

˜Breaking Bonaduce™ House for Rent After a few years as a for-sale listing, Danny Bonaduce's former Los Feliz home has changed to a for-rent listing for $18,000 per month.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Sneak Peek: Doory Awards Converted Homes Have you ever dreamed of living in an unconventional space? We™re taking a closer look at the six nominees in this year™s Converted Homes category.Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Millions Remain Trapped by ˜Effective™ Negative Equity, Even If They™re Not Underwater The number of American homeowners in negative equity ” or underwater, owing more on their mortgages than their homes are worth ” continues to fall. But even if homeowners are no longer underwater, they still may be stuck in their current homes.Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Foreclosure threat subsides for more Miami households The percentage of Miami-area mortgages in some stage of foreclosure declined in March, signaling positive movement in the South Florida market.   ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Michigan Senate committee approves bill to shorten foreclosure redemption period A debate is stirring in Michigan over legislation that aims to shorten the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure. ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

OCC: $2.3 billion foreclosure review checks cashed or deposited Payouts from the Independent Foreclosure Review settlement continue, with $2.3 billion in checks now cashed or deposited by homeowners impacted by foreclosures back in 2009 and 2010. read morePosted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Sacramento housing market nears normal An analysis by RealtyTrac Inc. shows Sacramento™s housing market headed for a more normal pattern, with new-housing permits growing briskly in early 2013 and foreclosures dropping sharply, writes the Sacramento Business Journal. ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

A sign of the times? New Vista Asset Management shifts focus to originations As the nation's default inventory shrinks, New Vista Asset Management is shifting its focus to the originations side of the market. read morePosted: 5/24/20130 clicks

New lending guidelines make it easier for seniors to get a mortgage A new policy revision allows seniors to use certain retirement account balances to supplement their incomes for underwriting purposes, helping increase their likelihood of getting a mortgage, an article in The Washington Post says.  ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Jessica Simpson lists one home, keeps the other When Jessica Simpson bought Ozzy Osbourne™s former Hidden Hills mansion in March, she was in full mom mode, making space for 9-month-old daughter Maxwell and baby No. 2. Now Simpson is saying goodbye to her other home for good, writes Zillow in a blog post.  ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Markets remain shaken after Bernanke talk Financial markets experienced a few tumultuous days of trading after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress this week. ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Bank of the Ozarks expands in Florida Bank of the Ozarks is building a new regional headquarters in Florida, following a recent expansion in the south. ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Housing recovery falls back to 54% back to normal Thanks to a big ” but probably temporary ” drop in construction starts, the housing recovery took a step back last month, writes Trulia, whos housing barometer shows that the market is 54% back to normal in April, down from 56% in March. ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Popular Mechanics' 'House of the Future' still wows The house ” with its open floor plan, large windows, heating and cooling-efficient design ” remains attractive. It's on the market for only the second time in its history, currently listed for $1.8 million.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Celebrity real estate: Jillian Michaels lists LA home This week in celebrity real estate, The Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels listed her Los Angeles home, daughter of Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard sold her house, and it was revealed that Reese Witherspoon bought the home next door to her spread in Brentwood.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Underwater borrowers become accidental landlords Maria Wells said she never intended to be a landlord. She sells real estate; she doesn't invest in it.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Why housing may not lead the recovery Housing is going to propel the economic recovery, or so many experts have said. Some of them are warning, however, that the enthusiasm should be curbed despite all the upbeat data recently.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Existing home sales hit highest in 3-1/2 years U.S. home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years as surging prices lured sellers back into market, which should support the housing sector and the overall economic recovery.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Vacation home sales sizzle; rentals book up The recession hit home buying in this area, which increased competition in the rental market, but that may change. Low mortgage rates, returning consumer and investor confidence, and the recent migration from New Jersey could turn this Maryland market around.Posted: 1/1/19994 clicks

US home builders feeling fairly upbeat U.S. home-builder confidence in the market for single family homes rose in May amid rising home prices despite increasing building materials costs, an index showed on Wednesday.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Mansions in Gatsby country going cheap (relatively)  In Jay Gatsby's time, the mansions along Long Island's Gold Coast were famous for their excess and price tags. Now, they're more famous for their price cuts.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Taylor Swift pays cash for Rhode Island home This week in celebrity real estate, Taylor Swift reportedly picked up a home in Rhode Island, actor Vince Vaughn bought in La Canada Flintridge, and the original Ozzie and Harriet house hit the market.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

TODAY Chat: Advice for buying or selling a house It™s a seller™s market in many parts of the country right now. That™s a big change from the past six or seven years. With buyers competing for the same property, home prices are going up. It™s a good thing mortgage interest rates are at...Posted: 1/1/19992 clicks

Murray St. Bill Murray™s former penthouse duplex at Manhattan Skyline™s The Villager, a 31-unit, landmarked six-story building at 450 Sixth Ave. in Greenwich Village, is on the market, asking $12,500 a month in rent ” down from the $14,500 it was asking May 1. Murray recently...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Crisis housing advances The city is moving closer to getting emergency housing with the selection of a three-story, three-unit prototype ” complete with balconies ” that will soon be erected next to the Office of Emergency Management in Brooklyn. The prototype includes two, 822 square-foot three-bedroom units on...Posted: 5/23/20131 click

Open season So you™re one of those Manhattanites fortunate enough to have outdoor space ” a nice-size terrace, say, or maybe even a sprawling roof deck ” but you haven™t had the time to turn it into that lush oasis you™ve always wanted. Yes, it™s a...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Just sold! Manhattan CLINTON $999,000 350 W. 42nd St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 768 square feet, with granite kitchen with Bosch appliances, Waterworks/Kohler marble bath and floor-to-ceiling windows; Orion building features doorman, gym, pool, sun decks, sauna and free breakfast. Common charges $770, taxes $410. Asking price $999,000, on market...Posted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Mann cave It took 15 years, but Broadway co-stars and real-life married couple Charlotte d™Amboise and Terrence Mann finally made it to Harlem. We™ve been together since 1989, Mann says, and she always said we have to live in Harlem one day. She just knew it...Posted: 5/22/20130 clicks

Bloomberg adding space What Bloomberg LP scandal? We can™t compete with our colleague Mark DeCambre™s May 10 bombshell revelation that Bloomberg reporters were using confidential data from company computers to spy on Goldman Sachs ” which opened the floodgate to a far-ranging panic involving other banks. But we can...Posted: 5/21/20130 clicks

5 blog and Facebook page posts just in time for summer! I™ve been brainstorming some fresh ideas for real estate social media campaigns - you know, the ones that aren™t about listings, or real estate, but the ones that residents in your community might find helpful. These are ideas either for ...Posted: 5/24/20130 clicks

Corcoran Group shows how Tumblr is done On its 10 a.m. Special Tumblr page, The Corcoran Group showcases one jaw-dropping listing every day. The posts are bursting with a colorful mixture of new media that includes clickable photos and graphics, embedded videos and invitations to follow Corcoran on ...Posted: 5/22/20130 clicks

Dropbox integration makes it easy to bring photos and video into Imprev Marketing Center The integration of Dropbox into Imprev's Marketing Center makes it easier for agents to collaborate with others to bring photos, video and documents into their marketing materials, the company said. Professional photographers, for example, can upload photos to a shared ...Posted: 5/20/20130 clicks

Creating website calls to action that build your real estate business [infographic] Getting people to visit your website presents its own unique challenges: the right keywords, top-notch website infrastructure, modern design, exceptional content, responsive architecture and consistent promotion are all part of the mix. But what happens when someone gets to your ...Posted: 5/20/20132 clicks

3 ways to leverage Facebook threads for real estate Q&As I™m always monitoring social media news, so I was pretty excited when Facebook announced a new comment thread feature for business and brand pages. The feature is available to eligible pages now by opting in inside your page™s admin panel. ...Posted: 5/14/20131 click

How smart photos will change real estate Everything around us is getting smarter.  Phones, cars, televisions, refrigerators, books, thermostats...and maybe even humans.  I find most of these advancements to be very interesting, and quite useful in the daily lives of most people around me. Photographs, however, are ...Posted: 5/9/20131 click

Keyword Research: How to find your real estate customers online [INFOGRAPHIC] We always talk about making it easier for our customers to find us online, and how keyword research is critical to making that happen. If you do any online marketing, SEO, advertising or content creation, the time you put into ...Posted: 5/3/20131 click

The launchpad for innovative real estate startups Meet the Inman Incubator. You may be wondering what all the talk is about. Read on to learn more! The Inman Incubator program is an exciting mentorship, advisory and promotional program to connect up to 25 new companies in the ...Posted: 4/30/20131 click

3 game-changing reasons for getting started with Google Analytics [Infographic] For most people, analytics is one of those subjects that other people pay attention to. There are a number of reasons why this is the case: there™s not enough time, it doesn™t seem important, or maybe it seems way too ...Posted: 4/29/20130 clicks

Paid vs. earned: What™s the BEST media strategy for real estate? Professional marketers aim to solve this problem on a daily basis.  Therefore, it™s not surprising when ordinary folks, like us, get a little confused when trying to discern it. Before we dive in, it™s important we don™t leave out the ...Posted: 4/19/20130 clicks

Manhattan April Market Report -- Deal Volume Continues to Surge A: Deal volume across Manhattan continued to surge as we finished up the month of April, rising 15% from the month prior and booking 24% 'more deals' when compared to April of last year. Supply on the other hand is showing its first signs...Posted: 5/2/20135 clicks

Q1-2013 in the Books -- Buyers Facing Inventory Shortage A: Manhattan active inventory stands at 4,826 units, down 30% from this time last year. At the same time Manhattan's Pending Sales, the measure of real-time demand, stands at 3,154 contracts awaiting closing; this is up 24% from this time last year. On a...Posted: 4/2/20134 clicks

Can Little Cyprus Cause Bigger Problems? A: I want to get away from the red-hot Manhattan real estate story today, not only because its been the same story for so long now and I'm tired of talking about the same thing over and over, but more so because of the...Posted: 3/17/20130 clicks

February Manhattan Market Report A: And the deals just keep on coming! If it feels like its very active out there, your right, and the data shows it. This February saw another high in 'deal volume' (contract activity) as we booked 1,099 new contracts signed -- the previous...Posted: 3/6/20135 clicks

"Very Strong" Pace of Deal Volume Continues A: Most brokers are bombarded daily by their buyer & seller clients asking "How's the Manhattan market doing right now?". It's not such a simple question to answer because price action doesn't reveal itself for a good 4-6 months or so when deals signed...Posted: 2/14/20134 clicks

Quarterly Manhattan N'hood Performance Check A: Lets take another look at the rolling 3-month trend for all 16 Manhattan neighborhoods/submarkets that the UrbanDigs' system tracks in real time. Shown below are each neighborhoods' pending sales trends (a measure of deal volume/demand) and active inventory trends (a measure of supply)....Posted: 2/12/20131 click

January in the Books -- Manhattan stays Hot -- Tips for Buyers & Sellers A: With January in the books lets take a look at the monthly Contract Activity and New Supply and see how we performed when compared to January production in years past. In seasonal markets, its best to measure monthly performance on a year-over-year basis...Posted: 2/1/20132 clicks

Depleted Manhattan Finally Sees An Uptick in New Supply -- But Will it Last? A: A glimmer of hope is starting to appear in the daily Manhattan supply numbers. Its way too soon to call this a trend, but the past 7-8 days has seen a welcomed uptick in new supply coming to market. Anyone tied to the...Posted: 1/15/20131 click

Ringing in the Manhattan New Year / Rates to Surge?? A: Manhattan rings in 2013 with 4,495 active listings marketed for sale by brokers in the Rebny Listing Service, and 2,334 units in contract awaiting closing. I would look back at 2012 for Manhattan residential real estate and call the year 'the strongest since...Posted: 1/4/20133 clicks

3-Month Manhattan N'hood Report Check A: I know many are curious how the downtown markets are doing post-Sandy, so lets take a look at how all 16 sub-markets as UrbanDigs systems define them have performed over the last 90 days. Data is below and the last check was on...Posted: 12/5/20122 clicks

Your purchasing power, revisited For those among you wondering what your potential purchasing power is for the rent you are paying, we have just the number crunching for you.  We don™t blame you if you™re starting to balk at today™s rental prices, as so many of the buyers...Posted: 5/29/201210 clicks

Up in ARMS: why many are foregoing the 30-year fixed mortgage With interest rates remaining near historical lows, it™s no wonder that many buyers are looking to lock in a 30-year fixed rate mortgage for their property.  What™s there not to love, right?  The guarantee of cheap money for the next three decades:  hooray!  However,...Posted: 5/24/20125 clicks

One or two year leases? Which should you sign? We™re almost upon that time of year when leases begin expiring en masse.  Indeed, 75%+ of leases turn over between April and September, creating a season of angst and uncertainty for even the most seasoned renters.  Like the renewal of life that comes with...Posted: 5/17/20125 clicks

Where cash is still king With the credit landscape continuing to thaw and buyer demand up sharply, sellers are no longer salivating over all-cash buyers.  Further, the discount they are giving to cash purchases versus their mortgage-contingent brethren has all but disappeared.  For the cash-rich among you, take heart: ...Posted: 5/9/20126 clicks

The price of overpricing in today’s market Since we™re heading into the prime sales season of the year, we thought it worthwhile to revisit the concept of pricing your property correctly.   We were recently reminded of this topic by our friends at UrbanDigs who poignantly outlined why the first 2-3 weeks...Posted: 4/20/20128 clicks

Who should list now: what NYC supply and demand are telling us today Should I sell now or hold on to it some more?we always hear from sellers. With the prime selling season soon upon us, we thought it worthwhile to outline exactly which sellers should list and which could hold off for a bit longer. This...Posted: 4/5/201210 clicks

Predictions already playing out so soon? Williamsburg market as prime example If you recall, less than a month ago, we published our 2012 predictions for NYC Real Estate. We knew we were on to something but didn't realize just how quickly some of these predictions would be playing out. Just today we read in the...Posted: 2/16/201210 clicks

A bottom in housing prices 2 months away? There isn't a week that goes by in which SOMEone doesn't ask us: 'so when do you think the housing market will bottom?'  All we've been able to say to date is that, so long as in you are in the curvy part of...Posted: 2/7/201212 clicks

Annual round-up of new year economic predictions: 2012 Below is our annual round-up of expert predictions.  From Euroland woes to deflationary trends, there's certainly enough to watch for on the horizon.  What™s for certain is that no raging bull market is expected by anyone, to say the least.  Beyond that, disagreement abounds. ...Posted: 1/31/20125 clicks

2012 in NYC real estate: The year of “eh” with pockets of “wow” Interest rates will hit their historical lows in mid-2012:  Yes, the interest rates have been lower for longer than anyone had expected.  When is the bottom going to come?  We™re calling it for mid-2012.  We anticipate that the first half of the year will...Posted: 1/24/20128 clicks

Why the prolonged economic slump? One word: Housing. Economist Dean Baker writes about a recent research paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland:The study goes on to note the extraordinary weakness in housing in this recovery and point out that this weakness could explain much of the weakness of...Posted: 8/17/201214 clicks

S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index falls again In the first quarter of 2012, the S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index fell 1.9% year-over-year:Data through March 2012, released today by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that all three headline composites ended the...Posted: 5/29/20126 clicks

Housing recovery a long way off In a CNBC editorial, Michael Yoshikami argues that a housing market recovery is still a long way away:Housing starts were surprisingly strong this week, while there was improving sentiment from home builders. So should we start to breathe a sigh of relief that the...Posted: 5/23/201216 clicks

Why did America's housing bubble decline more than in other countries? Much of the developed world (especially America and Europe) had a housing bubble. The Economist asks why America's fell so much faster than the bubbles in Europe:Perhaps the difference is institutional. American banks had poorer lending standards and have been quicker to foreclose...Posted: 4/27/20128 clicks

Updated housing graphs I have updated my national housing bubble graphs to reflect the latest data available. It covers home prices from 1970-2011. It looks like U.S. home prices are fairly valued, although it varies by metro area. As I said in the past, I don't expect...Posted: 4/19/20125 clicks

S&P/Case-Shiller national HPI shows 4% fall in home prices U.S. home prices fell 4.0% during 2011:Data through December 2011, released today by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that all three headline composites ended 2011 at new index lows. The national composite fell...Posted: 2/28/20124 clicks

Warren Buffett is a housing bull Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes housing is a better investment than stocks right now:Warren Buffett says along with equities, single-family homes are a very attractive investment right now.Appearing live on CNBC's Squawk Box, Buffett tells Becky Quick he'd buy up "millions" of single family...Posted: 2/27/201218 clicks

Happy Valentine's Day, renters! We get no respect, no respect at all:In a survey of 1,000 single people, more than a third of women and 18% of men said they would much rather date a homeowner than a renter.Ouch!Only 2% of women said they preferred to date a...Posted: 2/14/20122 clicks

S&P/Case-Shiller HPI down in November The November numbers for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index are out. The 20-city index is down 3.7% year-over-year and down 1.3% month-over-month:Home prices posted a steep, month-over-month drop in November, falling 1.3%, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city report. Prices fell in 19 of...Posted: 1/31/20121 click

December housing starts down 4.1% month-over-month; up 8% year-over-year Housing starts fell in December compared with November. (FYI, housing starts numbers are usually seasonally adjusted.) However, they are up about 8% year-over-year. Keep in mind that we've had abnormally good weather this winter, which is great for home building.It wasn™t exactly a banner...Posted: 1/19/20121 click

The International Exchange How three New York City apartments fare on the global home-swapping block.Posted: 5/19/20130 clicks

Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate And other steps to take before signing on the dotted line.Posted: 5/19/20131 click

Rent the Life An Amish farm, a working lighthouse, an island all to yourself, and other summer-rental fantasies.Posted: 5/19/20130 clicks

Rent Here, Not There For those priced out of—or just bored by—the Montauks of the world, six alternative haunts.Posted: 5/19/20130 clicks

Real Estate Déjà Vu Is this 2006 all over again?Posted: 4/12/20135 clicks

Roommate Case Studies Exploring the world of platonic urban cohabitation.Posted: 2/25/20132 clicks

100-Roommate Poll A peek inside the rarely wanted, often strained, and occasionally nurturing relationships of local housemates.Posted: 2/24/20131 click

Splitting the Rent, Fair and Square Appraiser Jonathan Miller calculates how to divvy up the bill based on a typical two-bedroom, $3,200-a-month apartment.Posted: 2/24/20131 click

Divide and Conquer Aesthetically pleasing alternatives to the standard white wall.Posted: 2/24/20130 clicks

Beyond Craigslist Boutique alternatives for roommate hunting.Posted: 2/24/20130 clicks

New home sales rise, prices surge to record highsPosted: 5/23/20130 clicks

US Manufacturing Growth Slips to Seven-Month LowPosted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Jobless Claims Get Better, but Remain at High LevelPosted: 5/23/20130 clicks

Wall Street Bonuses, Staff Levels to Rise in 2013: ReportPosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

NYC unemployment rate hits 4-year lowPosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Slow Growing: Bad News for Jobs, Housing; CPI TamePosted: 5/16/20130 clicks

US Home Builder Confidence Rises, Tops ForecastPosted: 5/15/20130 clicks

Key Manufacturing Index Slides; PPI Inflation TamePosted: 5/15/20130 clicks

Retail sales gain shows some strength in economyPosted: 5/14/20130 clicks

Job growth beats expectations in AprilPosted: 5/3/20130 clicks

Trulia™s iPhone Rental App Helps Reunite a Long-Distance Husband and Wife In today™s volatile job and housing markets, more and more Americans have found themselves forced to relocate to pursue new employment opportunities or seek lower cost of living. When a round of layoffs hit San Francisco Bay Area native Kari and her husband Shane,...Posted: 5/22/20132 clicks

In Addition to Hiking and Traveling, Trulia Becomes One User™s Fun Leisurely Hobby Ashley traveling in Venice, Italy. In 2010, Ashley and her partner bought their first house in Oakland, CA. As the two settled in and learned more about their community and surroundings, Ashley became fascinated with the Oakland real estate market. More and more she found...Posted: 5/8/20130 clicks

Trulia to Acquire Market Leader Trulia to Acquire Market Leader, Combining Trulia™s Massive Consumer Audience with the Leading Comprehensive SaaS Solution for the Real Estate Industry We are very excited to announce that Trulia has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Market Leader, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEDR, Market Leader),...Posted: 5/8/20132 clicks

Congratulations to our #TruliaOpenHouse Winners! Trulia is happy to announce the five lucky winners of our Twitter contest in honor of Nationwide Open House Weekend! The five winners each tweeted a photo of an open house they visited over the weekend with the #TruliaOpenHouse hashtag, and now each will...Posted: 4/26/20131 click

Finding The Right Neighborhood with Trulia™s Interactive Maps Matt had always viewed the house hunting process as  a hassle. A few years ago when his wife Amber mentioned they should start thinking about buying a home, Matt began to really feel overwhelmed. Not long thereafter, Matt found Trulia, right in time for his first...Posted: 4/24/20130 clicks

Trulia Revamps iPad App To Give Mobile Users Everything They Need and Want Today we are excited to announce that Trulia™s top-rated iPad app has received a major overhaul. We listened to feedback from our users and incorporated user behavior data from our updated iPhone app to identify which features users love and interact with the most....Posted: 4/23/20133 clicks

Win a Visa Gift Card This Weekend with #TruliaOpenHouse Photos You could just use your phone to find open houses this Nationwide Open House Weekend, but why stop there? You could use it to win an extra $50 - just by tweeting photos of any open houses you visit this weekend to #TruliaOpenHouse. Every...Posted: 4/19/20130 clicks

Trulia Refreshes Consumer Products Ahead of Red-Hot House Hunting Season The weather is heating up, and so is the real estate market, with many people finally getting off the sidelines to buy or sell a home. Perfectly timed with the market resurgence, Trulia has completed a period of rapid innovation on a suite of...Posted: 4/18/20130 clicks

Trulia™s Android App Helps Make One Couple™s Christmas Miracle Holiday season is always one of the most stressful parts of the year. From battling shopping malls to fighting over parking spaces, house hunting is typically the last thing on someone™s mind. But for Nick and Meghan not even the holiday rush could stop...Posted: 4/10/20130 clicks

Boost Your Online Reputation with Sale Successes on Trulia A strong online reputation is critical for an agent to succeed in today™s market. Trulia Agent Profiles have become a leading place for agents to build their reputation by adding client recommendations, posting home tours, and showcasing previously sold homes. Trulia offers many opportunities...Posted: 3/28/20130 clicks

Cornell NYC Tech to Bring Net Zero, LEED Platinum to $2B Roosevelt Island Campus After the City Council's recent approval, an ambitious $2 billion plan to transform the southern end of Roosevelt Island into the Cornell NYC Tech engineering campus is a step closer to breaking ground.Posted: 5/23/20131 click

With 1 World Trade Center Topped Out, Industry Expects Rest of Tenants Will Come 1 World Trade Center is topped out at its patriotic final height of 1776 feet. But there's still work to be done as the tower remains at 55 percent occupancy.Posted: 5/21/20131 click

Mid-Sized Midtown Office Buildings Earn LEED-EB: OM Certification Two mid-sized commercial office buildings in Midtown recently earned LEED-EB certification, pushing New York City's total -EB count to 44 properties.Posted: 5/15/20130 clicks

Connecting with 100K: LinkedIn Continues to Expand at Empire State Building LinkedIn's continued and increasing presence at the Empire State Building could have repercussions for technology and media industry tenants that are looking for space throughout the Midtown and Midtown South submarkets.Posted: 5/9/20130 clicks

Midtown South Buzz: Tech Firm Doubles Space in Move to 200 Fifth Avenue BuzzFeed is doubling its office footprint in Midtown South by subleasing nearly 58,000 square feet from Tiffany at the LEED for Core and Shell Gold-certified 200 Fifth Avenue.Posted: 5/3/20130 clicks

Transformative East River Waterfront Blueway Responds to Sandy, Design Challenges Later this week, in an effort that could be transformative for the Lower East Side, full details on WXY's East River Blueway waterfront improvement plan will be released.Posted: 5/1/20131 click

In Hudson Yards, Major Tenants to Join Coach at LEED Platinum South Office Tower Two new leases at Hudson Yards have boosted commitments at the project's first planned office tower to nearly 80 percent.Posted: 4/24/20130 clicks

375 Pearl Street Continues Transformation Into Intergate.Manhattan Data Center It was once slated for a $350 million, LEED-rated makeover as an office building that was derided as "disturbing." Now, the former Verizon Building at 375 Pearl Street is on its way to becoming Intergate.Manhattan: the world's most complicated data center.Posted: 4/19/20130 clicks

In the United Kingdom, Major Retailer Unveils Transformative Green Lease Policy In a move that it describes as "transformative," one of the UK's largest retailers has announced a major initiative that will incorporate green lease obligations into all of its new and existing shopping center and retail park leases.Posted: 4/16/20130 clicks

Advertising Agency Expands at Lower Broadway Energy Star Omnicom's recent expansion at the Energy Star-labeled 195 Broadway demonstrates Downtown's appeal to technology and media industry tenants.Posted: 4/8/20132 clicks

Aftermath of Sandy Although the Grunt lost heat and power for a couple, I consider myself quite fortunate and very grateful. Even though subway service is almost fully restored, since yesterday  I have seen people boarding shuttle buses. In fact, the next couple of days is going...Posted: 11/4/20123 clicks

11 years ago We will never forget.Posted: 9/11/20121 click

Mad Dash Back in 2007 I wrote a piece about how brokers needed to take advantage of the wealth in China. A Better Tomorrow It looks like someone was reading my article Why Brokers Study Chinese The article profiles Kevin Brown...Posted: 9/10/20121 click

The Food and Real Estate Connection There have been some changes on Blogger and I am still adapting to them. Please excuse the current format. Three years ago, I blogged about a controversial landlord who had sold his portfolio of buildings right before the real estate market imploded, leaving the...Posted: 8/6/20122 clicks

Dealing with the unknown The Grunt is feeling a little tense right now. It is not because of the market or the economy. It is because the Grunt is expecting a new next door neighbor.Back in 2009, the Grunt wrote about another noisy neighbor.A letter to another 800lbs...Posted: 7/2/20120 clicks

Lack of inventory? It depends on which market. For the past couple of months the real estate media has been screaming about the lack of inventory on the market. However, all information has been tangled up in a lot of broker speak and dramatic hand wringing. My objective is...Posted: 6/25/20129 clicks

Thoughts on a Sunday I was wondering when this was going to happen.Home Auction in Scardale The sellers of 20 Sage Terrace, just around the corner from the Greenacres Elementary School and a 12 minute walk to the train and shops, are auctioning their beautifully renovated home. Are...Posted: 11/6/20114 clicks

10 Years Ago Today We will never forget.Posted: 9/11/20114 clicks

Losing our s**t is no excuse for losing our manners Let this be your wake up call.Recently I had the displeasure of experiencing some rather rude and passive aggressive behavior from complete strangers. I won't go into details since I have no desire to relive those moments but these people acted out because they...Posted: 7/28/20115 clicks

$104,313 That is how much it costs to live in this house.That will be all.Posted: 7/3/20112 clicks

432 Park Avenue The latest in what is becoming a corridor of extremely tall condo towers along 57th Street in Manhattan is Rafael...Posted: 5/19/20130 clicks

Rudin West Village Condos Update We happened to notice that five web domain names relating to the condo project on the former site of St....Posted: 3/31/20131 click

150 Charles Street West Village The new condominium going up at 150 Charles Street in the West Village has been in the works since before...Posted: 3/17/20130 clicks

56 Leonard Postscript When we last left this story the dark clouds of the financial crisis and the recession were descending on Manhattan...Posted: 1/13/20132 clicks

130 West 12th Street West Village Nowhere else in New York is the supply/demand equation more out of whack than in the West Village. While no...Posted: 9/23/201114 clicks

Foreclosure Auctions in New York City As we predicted way back during the Lehman crisis, foreclosures auctions in Manhattan would be very rare. Sure, a few...Posted: 6/11/20119 clicks

56 Leonard Tribeca Condo by Herzog & de Meuron The long awaited design for 56 Leonard Street in Tribeca by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron has been revealed....Posted: 9/14/20087 clicks

HL23 - Condos at 515 West 23rd Street Who said the credit crunch would stem the flow of design driven condo development? Here we take a look at...Posted: 2/26/20087 clicks

15 Union Square West - 15 USW The conversion of the 5-story building at 15 Union Square West into 36 condominium apartments has revealed an 1870 cast...Posted: 2/24/200812 clicks

Twenty9th Park Madison - 39 East 29th Street Urban planners might want to make a case study out of the area just north of Madison Square Park in...Posted: 10/6/20073 clicks

2010 Westchester Real Estate Market in Review If you're an optimist you believe that the real estate market has turned for the better.  However, if you're a a pessimist then you would say, 'yeah it's good, but not as good as 2006 or even 2007″.  Yes, very true. The truth is...Posted: 2/7/20115 clicks

New Year, New Site Design The only thing that's constant in this world is change. Change, I believe for better or for worse, is good. Real estate is no different. Long gone are the days when homes were listed in a phonebook-sized-rarely-updated directory. Today, 87% of home buyers start...Posted: 1/4/20112 clicks

Note to agent: just open the door and submit the offer Working in the Westchester County real estate market I've had the pleasure of running into many great people and a handful of 'special' people.  I'd like to think that I'm unique in this matter, but the truth is that I'm probably not alone when...Posted: 12/20/20105 clicks

Which came first: the home or the agent? If you're not sure what a real estate agent's job is you're probably not alone.  You would be surprised to know that most agents don't even know what their job is either.  Shocking-I Know! Believe it or not, it's NOT to show 'buyers' every...Posted: 12/13/20103 clicks

November 2010-Current Real Estate Market Stats If you like charts and graphs, you can sign up to receive in-depth market reports for FREE. Check out our Market Stats page click herePosted: 12/7/20101 click

October 2010-Current Real Estate Market Stats Do you know what a buyer's market is?  If you're not familiar with the concept, then let me clarify-we're in it now.  Simply put, the market conditions are such that re are more sellers than there are buyers indicating that the demand is lower...Posted: 10/20/20102 clicks

The word is L-O-Y-A-L-T-Y I read a great post the other day by Seth Godin, a leader in the area of blogging and business marketing.  He gave a great definition on loyalty.  So simple it was actually complicated.  According to Seth,  'loyalty is what we call it when...Posted: 9/15/201010 clicks

We can™t critique your home if you™re following us We can't talk about the home if the owner is following us around. 'Why are they following me'.  This is what my clients tell me when I'm showing them a house and the owner is home.  The consensus among home buyers is that they would prefer...Posted: 8/31/20104 clicks

Real Estate transactions may be more difficult than they appear Why does everyone think that real estate has to be filled with drama? Does it require days or weeks of dead-end frustrating negotiations? Does it really require misleading stories about why the house is overpriced and how the house is 'unique' or 'special'?  And...Posted: 8/18/20102 clicks

Radon: it™s not a bug repellent. I can not lie. I copied the entire content from a continuing education program I was taking the other day.  I know what radon is, however, this excerpt seems to do a better job at explaining than I ever can. -- Radon gas decays,...Posted: 7/26/20106 clicks

District of Columbia open houses this weekend Here's a list of open houses taking place this weekend in the District. We've divided the list by quadrants. To learn more about the properties for sale, click on the link underneath the address, which will take you to the listing. As always,...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Maryland open houses this weekend Here's a list of open houses taking place this weekend in Maryland. We've divided the list by counties. To learn more about the properties for sale, click on the link underneath the address, which will take you to the listing. As always, feel...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Mortgage rates are trending upward Mortgage rates moved higher for the third week in a row, according to the latest data released by Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate average jumped to 3.59 percent with an average 0.7 point. It was up from 3.51 percent last week but down...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Gone are the low lying fruit of real estate investing Back in 2009, you could do a simple search in the multiple listing service and take your pick from dozens of deals that were good potential rehab (flip projects). I, and most other real estate investors, treaded lightly in fear of a variety...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Tips on making a winning offer for your next home Paul Valentino, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Greater Washington, writes an occasional column offering insights into the real estate market.This is the second of two pieces examining how buyers can better stand out among competitors in a multiple-offer situation....Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Virginia open houses this weekend Here's a list of open houses taking place this weekend in Virginia. We've divided the list by counties. To learn more about the properties for sale, click on the link underneath the address, which will take you to the listing. As always, feel...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

House of the Week | Mass. Ave. Heights contemporary for $5.195M View Photo Gallery ”The Washington Post's picks of distinguished homes on the D.C. area market. This California contemporary in the Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood of Northwest Washington has attracted a who's who...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Renter's insurance is a must-have for the recent college graduate This time of year, recent college graduates are in the process of exchanging their dorm rooms for their own apartments or rooms in a group house. As they settle in to their new places, they find there's lots to buy: furniture, dishes, sheets and...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Real Estate Matters: Loan documents are often missing after mortgage is paid off In a recent column you wrote that when you pay off your mortgage you should receive, among other things, the original note marked "paid" or shown with a zero balance. We paid off our mortgage in 2008, and I jumped through...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Maryland open houses this weekend Here's a list of open houses taking place this weekend in Maryland. We've divided the list by counties. To learn more about the properties for sale, click on the link underneath the address, which will take you to the listing. As always, feel free...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks