Monday: February 6, 2012 |
| 11:31AM | [Living The High Life] How Much Is It Worth?
My friend Teri Rogers founder of BrickUnderground described by the New York Times (she used to write for their real estate section) as a provider of practical advice for apartment living in New York, pens a column in amNY. She reached out to... |
| 5:53AM | Mountain Retreat
This four-bedroom mountain retreat, with natural stone from Montana and oak ceilings, is in Truckee, Calif., near Lake Tahoe, and is part of a development with a golf course and access to a ski lift. |
| 12:00AM | A home where the reptiles roam
An alligator in the tub, an iguana out backread more |
Sunday: February 5, 2012 |
| 8:32PM | Buying Manhattan Apartments With Gold
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Last year I got an email from a Matrix reader, Ben Tanen, a former VC now running his own investment partnership that invests in public companies, with an interesting take on the buying power of gold as it relates to Manhattan... |
| 8:09PM | Celeb real estate: Scarlett and Ryan list, Johnny Cash's final home for sale, Tae Bo guru Billy Blanks sells
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| 4:12PM | Giant Hunger: And for anyone who's not going...
And for anyone who's not going to a Superbowl party, Eater has 20 places that still have reservations for dinner. Now, if you'll excuse us, we're off to a wingy paradise. [ENY] |
| 2:55PM | On The Rental Market: Battery Park City's Liberty Luxe Penthouse Wants $29,500/Month
Nearly a year ago we revealed to you the prices over at Liberty Green in Battery Park City. Prices for studios started at $3,195/month, 1BRs at $3,895/month, 2BRs at $6,150/month, and 3BRs at $8,500/month. To these prices a tipster... |
| 2:35PM | Adventures in Voyeurism: Amidst Club Chaos, A LES Micro-Sanctuary
Check out this Lower East Side studio that's been decked out with all kinds of trinkets, masks, collectables and random decor. At just 250 square feet you wouldn't think that so much stuff could be packed into the diminutive... |
| 2:02PM | Parking Crunch: The cranks over at the Times...
The cranks over at the Times (we kid, we kid) wrote a piece on how the newfangled condo boom has led to the demise of garages in the city, providing already furious New York drivers with even more reason to... |
| 1:50PM | On The Market: Massive Non-Penthouse Unit at 170 EEA Is Asking $12.5M
It's not a penthouse, but unit 6B at 170 East End Avenue can hold its own. With 5,156 square feet of interior space and 325 square feet of outdoor space, this 5 BR/7BA apartment is ready for an epic... |
| 12:40PM | Curbed Photo Pool: Best of the Curbed Photo Pool
Photogs, want to contribute to the Curbed Photo Pool? Then join our Flickr group! Click here to view the full photogallery. Curbed Photo Pool[Flickr] |
| 11:30AM | Brooklyn Heights, $495K
Brooklyn Heights, $495K Studio, 1 BA, Condo | Asking $495,000 One Brooklyn Bridge Park Sat, 12‑3pm 360 Furman Street, 407 [MNS] |
| 5:59AM | Co-op City's seniors strike back
Residents of the Bronx's Co-op City, one of the nation's largest middle-income housing complexes, know how to stand up for themselves.The 35-building complex was built back in the 1960s with the help of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. 'Most of my folks here... |
| 5:59AM | Wall St. checks out of NY housing
Amanda Fung
- Since listing a three-bedroom co-op in a classic prewar building on West End Avenue for $2.35 million last month, Lisa Lippman has received a half-dozen bids. They come from a diverse group that included a contractor, a dentist and his... |
| 3:17AM | 1 click | Developers Eye Garages and Parking Lots
In Manhattan, parking lots and garages are making way for all sorts of development, especially luxury condominiums.
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Saturday: February 4, 2012 |
| 3:29PM | 1 click | On The Market: Time Warner Penthouse Returns, Now Asking $42.5M
Way back in 2006, this penthouse atop the Mandarin Oriental at the Time Warner Center sold for just a hair over $17,000,000. Then it came back on the market asking a cool $35.5M, or one half of a $73.5M... |
| 2:28PM | Gentrification Watch: Ready to shell out $1,300,000 for...
Ready to shell out $1,300,000 for a townhouse in Bed-Stuy? The sellers of this "corner mansion" hope so. Even though it doesn't look like all the work is finished, we have to admit the place is attractive. The listing goes... |
| 2:11PM | 1 click | Weekly Real Estate Roundup ” 02/04/12
Headlines that caught our eye this week: 'Is Freddie Mac Betting Against Homeowners?' - [Yahoo! News] 'Berkeley, CA Couple uses recycled car parts to build unique [...] |
| 1:39PM | 1 click | Times-O-Matic Real Estate Radar: In Which Landlord Dreams Give Way to Condo Life
If reading The Hunt stokes your deepest hopes that someday everything in life could work out, then you, too, are obsessed with the New York Times Sunday Real Estate section. Join us as we venture into the depths of... |
| 11:45AM | BofA Reevaluates US Real Estate Portfolio
NEW YORK CITY-The investment bank would only save One Bryant Park in Manhattan and Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, media reports show. |
| 1:33AM | How do you love Trulia? Tell us, and you could win $500
Valentine's Day is coming up, and we've been looking for just the right way to show you how much you mean to us. Rather than buying you candy or flowers, we figured that you would know what you'd want, especially if we gave you... |
Friday: February 3, 2012 |
| 11:36PM | 2 clicks | Romney focuses on Obama, Gingrich on Romney in NV
(AP)
AP - A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Newt Gingrich, who is fighting for... |
| 11:33PM | Romney Gets Endorsement from Fellow High-End Real Estate Owner: Trump
Mitt Romney will not be fired by Donald Trump. In fact, the real estate developer and reality TV king -- who has often threatened his own [...] |
| 11:31PM | 1 click | Top residential agents of the week
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| 11:00PM | 1 click | Supermarket mogul Franzblau sells Chelsea inn for $4 million
Leonard Franzblau, founder of the Pioneer Supermarkets chain and a stakeholder in residential rental brokerage Manhattan Apartments, has sold the Colonial House Inn in Chelsea for $4 million, according to property records filed Tuesday. The 20-room bed and breakfast was founded by the late... |
| 10:58PM | 1 click | N.Y. foreclosure lawsuit could slow home seizures
Bankers struggling to deal with faulty foreclosure paperwork just got hit with another major headache. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, recently tapped by President Obama to head a new task force to investigate mortgage fraud, sued three major U.S.
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| 10:54PM | NY's Schneiderman sues banks in foreclosure effort
(AP)
AP - New York's attorney general on Friday accused some of the nation's largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures while saving banks over $2 billion. |
| 10:54PM | New York sues banks over electronic mortgage system
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday sued three major U.S. banks, accusing them of fraud for using an electronic mortgage database that resulted in deceptive and illegal practices. |
| 10:41PM | 39 Republican senators challenge Cordray CFPB recess appointment
A group of 39 republican senators filed an amicus brief to join a court challenge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director recess appointment.
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| 10:31PM | Petra to sell foreclosed Jasper condo
Real estate investment firm Petra Capital Management, which took control of an unfinished Ismael Leyva-designed condominium conversion in Murray Hill in October, has found a buyer for the property, the Jasper at 114 East 32nd Street, sources with knowledge of the deal told The... |
| 10:13PM | New FHA standards will increase Ginnie Mae prepayment risk
The Federal Housing Administration's recently announced plans to tighten its standards for approving lenders will increase prepayment risks for investors who own Ginnie Mae-back securities, analysts at Barclays Capital say.
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| 10:00PM | More details on One Lincoln suicide, Coney restaurant owner vows to take building when evicted ¦ and more
The Coney Island boardwalkMore details on One Lincoln Plaza's pet policy, and its possible contributions to dog owner's suicide. Owner of Steve's Grill House on Coney Island boardwalk vows to take whole building with him when he leaves. Trump says Romney can beat Obama.... |
| 9:37PM | Illinois to use another $55 million to rehab vacant homes
The state of Illinois will launch a $55 million pilot program to finance the rehabilitation of previously foreclosed homes and help potential homebuyers purchase them.
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| 9:30PM | National market report: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie sell Malibu home
From the February issue: Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie sold their Malibu home in December for $12 million to Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, according to People magazine. The 4,100-square-foot spread, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean, consists of two... |
| 9:11PM | 1 click | The House a Storm Built
When violent winds knocked down trees and damaged their home, a Minnesota couple seized the opportunity to start over. |
| 9:01PM | Condo slated to rise at 19 Park Place
Construction of a new 21-story residential condominium building at 19 Park Place is slated to begin in the next few weeks, according to the Tribeca Citizen. The site, on the north side of Park Place between Church Street and Broadway, is being developed by... |
| 8:30PM | Stonehenge hires first director of retail leasing
Stonehenge Partners has hired commercial leasing pro Luciana Francese as director of retail leasing, the company said today. Francese, who was previously director of leasing at G&S Investors, will oversee the company™s commercial portfolio, which consists of over 750,000 square feet of retail, office... |
| 8:15PM | NY loans weigh down multifamily CMBS performance
Multifamily loans backing commercial mortgage-backed securities are performing better than expected, but remain weighed down by the influence of rent-stabilized properties in New York, a Fitch Ratings report said Friday.
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| 8:07PM | 1 click | City Room: Big Ticket | Sold for $19,000,000
An apartment at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, opposite Central Park, was bought anonymously through a limited liability company.
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| 8:00PM | Lloyd Goldman buys UES retail building for $13M
Property owner Lloyd Goldman is on a bit of a roll. He's closed on or in contract to buy at least three small retail properties over the last four months in Manhattan and says there are more to come. Most recently Goldman, president of... |
| 7:56PM | Should Your Listings be on the Most-Searched Sites?
The following piece is reprinted with the permission of its author, Bryan Tobiason (photo, left), a real estate agent based in the Kansas City, MO area. [...] |
| 7:56PM | On the Market in the Region
A 10-year-old house with six bedrooms in Montvale, N.J., and a renovated four-bedroom in Bronxville, N.Y.
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| 7:55PM | 3 clicks | On the Market in New York City
A Ditmas Park co-op, Upper East Side co-op and an Upper West Side condo.
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| 7:30PM | More New Yorkers ditch Big Apple to buy in Miami
From the South Florida website: Sao Paulo. Caracas. Mexico City. Toronto. Buyers from cities like those have been driving Miami's residential market since the worst of the condominium bust. And although it was largely overshadowed in the foreign buyer shuffle, New York City residents... |
| 7:01PM | Leslie J. Garfield & Co. agent leaves real estate business for wind power job
Francis O'Shea, an agent at Leslie J. Garfield & Co., has left the boutique brokerage for a sales and business development position at Wind Analytics, a start-up that develops software to assess the effectiveness of wind power sites, The Real Deal has learned. 'I... |
| 6:57PM | Slow going for covered bond legislation
The latest legislation looking to establish a regulatory framework for a U.S. covered bond system to finance mortgages is being bogged down due to conflicts in the tax code.
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| 6:33PM | 2 clicks | No-Fee Apartment of the Week: Park Slope one-bedroom for $2,600, w/d included
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| 6:25PM | Suit against Goldman Sachs over RMBS obtains class-action status
A pension fund suing Goldman Sachs for selling investors $698 million in high-risk, mortgage-backed securities obtained class-action status this week.
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| 6:19PM | Brooklyn’s Tech Campus Has a Video, Too!
We've already seen the power of dramatic videos to win over the city in its quest for a tech campus. It's not the only reason Cornell won, but these sure don't hurt the cause. Now, N.Y.U. is out with its own video, admittedly quirky... |
| 6:08PM | TODAY Show Offers Tips to Marketing Your Home Online
Marketing your home online? Real estate expert Barbara Corcoran appeared on the TODAY show recently and said you must embrace new and innovative ways to market [...] |
| 5:44PM | How Zillow Works With Listing Agents
(Click image to make larger) There™s always lots of talk in the industry on how Zillow (and similar sites) works with listing agents. If you™re a [...] |
| 5:38PM | Goldman to face mortgage debt class-action lawsuit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was ordered by a federal judge to face a securities class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors about a 2006 offering of securities backed by risky mortgage loans from a now-defunct lender. |
| 5:36PM | NY AG sues big banks, MERS for mishandling foreclosure documents
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Friday against three of the nation's biggest banks and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems over allegedly fraudulent foreclosure actions.
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| 5:24PM | Housing adds little to employment growth
The January employment gains, the strongest since April, are partly due to healthy payroll additions in construction, but recent data on housing construction and starts suggest residential construction contributed little.
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| 5:16PM | Slideshow: What you can get for ... $400,000
Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.
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| 5:12PM | FDIC seeks comment on stress test proposal
The FDIC is seeking comments on a proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Act that would require covered banks to conduct annual stress tests.
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| 5:03PM | Senate adds Fannie, Freddie bonus ban to Stock Act
The Senate agreed to a resolution that would stop executive bonuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, attaching the measure to a larger congressional insider-trading bill.
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| 4:43PM | 1 click | Aaron Neville Buys in the Village
While Greenwich Village has long been a favorite celeb haunt, it seems that Los Angelite starlets are now the neighborhood's most popular bold0-faced demographic. Well the area is about to get a whole lot smoother, as Grammy winning soulster Aaron Neville and his wife... |
| 4:22PM | From Murray Hill to the Upper West Side: The real estate equivalent of growing up
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| 4:00PM | City Room: Big Deal | The World at Its Feet
Wealthy investors are wiring millions of dollars to New York to snatch up a piece of 157 West 57th Street - what will be New York City's tallest residential building, with 90 floors overlooking Central Park.
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| 3:44PM | [In The Media] Guest Co-hosting With Tom Keene on Bloomberg Midday Surveillance 2-2-12
Had a lot of fun with Tom Keene, Bloomberg's editor-at-large, radio and TV anchor on his must watch show Midday Surveillance yesterday. Always flattering to be asked to guest co-host for the hour and a challenge to keep up with his fast paced... |
| 3:07PM | 1 click | Turf war shakes up moving industry
Daniel Massey
- Escalating a turf war in the city's commercial moving industry, a collection of the area's largest unionized commercial movers joined Friday with labor organizations to form the trade group Moving Forward.The group launched a website, movingforwardny.com, and promised an aggressive... |
| 2:36PM | Parking Wars: As Condos Replace Lots, Garages Drive Hard Bargains
An endangered species.
It™s Friday night and your friend has been bugging you for weeks to get dinner at that restaurant he™s been dying to go to, but you™ve resisted ($175 for a hamburger, really?). But now that it™s Restaurant Week (and there™s a pre-fix... |
| 2:29PM | In California, LEED Consulting Firm Files Unfair Competition Suit Against Former Employees
A recent lawsuit filed against a fledgling green building consultancy suggests that the increasing value in the delivery of LEED certification and building commissioning services is also increasing the importance of risk management for corporate entities and their employees. |
| 1:54PM | This Is What a Nice, New Airport Looks Like
Last week, The Observer looked at the sorry state of New York City's three major airports. Once the exemplars in the world, JFK, LaGuardia and Newark have fallen behind the times. The Port Authority is working to improve them all”plans for a new terminal... |
| 1:52PM | Sadly for some, Brooklyn gets its jail back
Nearly a decade after it was shuttered and despite protests from community members, the Brooklyn Detention Center will reopen next week. With its return to active service will come 759 male prisoners, who are currently housed on Riker's Island. Most of them will be... |
| 1:18PM | US Services Sector Jumps to Highest Level in a Year
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| 1:06PM | NY AG sues BofA, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo
(Bloomberg) - Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. were sued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over the creation and use of a mortgage database. The banks' use of the database, known as MERS, has led... |
| 12:53PM | Bring On The Waterworks: Marisa Tomei Sued for Water Damage
Marisa Tomei
While we have no idea what goes on in the bedroom of Marisa Tomei's apartment, it seems her bathroom habits are coming under public scrutiny.
Ms. Tomei has been sued for causing water damage to several downstairs apartments at her New York home, 59... |
| 12:49PM | Housing is economy's elephant in the room
Commentary: President's real estate proposals 'will be without effect'read more |
| 12:41PM | 2 clicks | 10 signs of a desperate seller
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| 12:38PM | Eric Schneiderman Suing Three Major Banks For ‘Deceptive And Fraudulent Foreclosure Practices
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a suit today against Bank Of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo for creating and using a private national mortgage electronic registry system called MERS to bring " foreclosure proceedings en masse based on deceptive and fraudulent... |
| 12:24PM | Should leads go to buyer's agents or listing agents?
Letter to the Editorread more |
| 12:21PM | Prime Hudson Yards Site Goes on the Block for $27M
NEW YORK CITY-Sales firm Massey Knakal is marketing four lots within the Hudson Yards special zoning district that could be converted for hotel and retail usage, chairman Robert Knakal tells GlobeSt.com's Jacqueline Hlavenka. |
| 12:11PM | The Homes That Inspire Fashion Week
In honor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, we're looking beyond the glitz and glam of the runway to the homes of fashion's biggest names. |
| 11:07AM | Romney's Stance Hits Home
Romney stands by his position that the government should stay out of the national housing mess and let the market "hit the bottom." But in hard-hit North Las Vegas, Nev., the implications are clear. |
| 10:41AM | Subway Cellphone Hell Coming in July, Plus WiFi”At Least a New App Makes Life Easier
This is so... normal. (Getty)
As if the sweltering heat of a summer subway station were not bad enough, add to that the annoyance of cellphone service.
We learned last September that the underground cellphone pilot along the L-line would be expanding to much of Midtown... |
| 10:14AM | Tips for replacing air ducts in slab foundation home
Multiple broken joints may require rerouting system overheadread more |
| 10:12AM | Courtney Love Moves Out of Her West Village Hole
Courtney Love
Somewhere, a West Village landlord is popping champagne. Courtney Love, the terror of West 10th street, has packed up and moved out, the Daily News reports.
Although Ms. Love won a legal battle against the owners of the townhouse at 250 West 10th Street,... |
| 9:54AM | Mortgage help for homeowners with hospitalized child
Bankers group to support charity in 3 new US locationsread more |
| 9:50AM | 1 click | The RED Wrap: Bye, bye, Billyburg
Erik Ipsen - As more Manhattan restaurants move to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the eateries that helped make the area cool may soon have to move on to new territory. |
| 9:36AM | IRS crackdown on identity theft
Real Estate Tax Talkread more |
| 9:24AM | Employment Jumps; Rate 8.3 percent , 243,000 New Jobs Created
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| 9:23AM | On the Market: Manhattan Housing Boomed Last Decade; Timberlake* to Fulton Mall?; Subway Scuzz
Manhattan housing was a hell of an investment over the past decade. [NY Post]
Can a light show help enliven Lower Manhattan? [DNAinfo]
Another look at the Upper West Side mom-and-pop rezoning. [NY Times]
East Village eateries flourish in Williamsburg. [Journal]
Would a Justin Timberlake knockoff move to... |
| 5:37AM | 1 click | Living In | Katonah, N.Y.: Katonah, N.Y./Living In - The Hamlet That Got Up and Went
A photogenic Westchester suburb with high-profile residents is also known for its art museum and a performing arts center.
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| 5:28AM | 2 clicks | Home repairs: Which jobs come first?
Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance. |
| 5:21AM | Finally, a foreclosure settlement (Maybe)
States have until late Monday to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home's value. |
| 5:07AM | The Hunt: The Hunt | In Westchester, an Aspiring Landlord Changes Her Plans
MacKenzie Thompson’s plan to buy a multifamily house in foreclosure did not pan out. She decided to buy a home in Westchester County.
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| 5:04AM | 1 click | Mortgages: Mortgages — Shrinking the Escrow
Success in challenging property taxes means not having to put as much money aside in the escrow account.
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| 5:04AM | Streetscapes | Upper West Side: Upper West Side/Streetscapes - Houses Designed for Millionaires and Musicians
The anchor of a proposed historic district will surely be a clutch of four mansions at Riverside Drive and 72nd Street.
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| 5:04AM | 1 click | Habitats | Lower East Side: Lower East Side/Habitats - Living Small, Decorating Large
Gray Burton lives in a 250-square-foot space he furnished with antiques he’s been collecting for years.
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| 3:26AM | [Bigger Than A Phone Book] Manhattan Decade 2002-2011 Report (Co-ops+Condos)
We released our report on the Manhattan co-op/condo market for 2002-2011 this morning. This report is 60 pages of data bliss as far as I'm concerned. More than 100,000 sales collected, cleaned, sliced, whipped chopped and pureed.
Absolutely love the cover photo the... |
| 3:11AM | [10 Story Year] Manhattan Townhouse 2002-2011 Report
We released our report on the Manhattan Townhouse Market for 2002-2011 this morning. I define a 'townhouse' as a 1-5 family house that can be delivered vacant. It's one of my favorite reports to work on because the market is so unique.
One... |
| 2:09AM | Analysis: Obstacles high for more mortgage prosecutions
(Reuters)
Reuters - Despite the determination of President Obama to take Wall Street to court for the financial crisis, prosecutors face an uphill struggle to win more convictions like the two they scored on Wednesday against former Credit Suisse Group AG mortgage traders. |
| 12:55AM | 1 click | Homebuilders see stable housing market ahead
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AP - The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized. |
| 12:18AM | Where they touch down: Homes of the NFL stars
NFL stars past and present are not exactly hurting when it comes to palatial digs big enough to host the neighbors Super Bowl Sunday. Which one of these guys would you like to score an invite from?
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| 12:01AM | Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.87 pct.
(AP)
AP - The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. Even with the cheapest rates in history, the housing market remains depressed. |
Thursday: February 2, 2012 |
| 11:04PM | Anna Kournikova Sells in Miami
Anna Kournikova sells in Miami, Nobu Matsuhisa Buys in Los Angeles and a Kauai beachfront home asks $24 million. |
| 11:03PM | Woman who stole mortgage money and gambled it away, gets prison
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Reuters - A former foreclosure counselor who gambled away more than $300,000 she stole from her upstate New York clients was sentenced on Thursday to six years in federal prison. |
| 10:01PM | Famous Homes Where American Music History Was Made
With their musical achievements crafted in attics, basements, bungalows, Victorians, Jersey cottages and Hollywood mansions, the legends of pop, folk, alternative, rap and rock have shown [...] |
| 8:32PM | Want Your Home Featured on Zillow™s Facebook as Home of the Week?
At Zillow, we absolutely love our Facebook community! We have a blast engaging about home features that folks love, or hate, comparing homes for sale during [...] |
| 7:26PM | StreetEasy's Most Wanted: A buyer's guide to the most-saved listings of the week
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| 7:25PM | Illinois accuses mortgage firm of robosigning
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Reuters - The attorney general in Illinois on Thursday sued a mortgage document firm and said it filed "faulty" documents with local governments in a rush to process mortgages and foreclosures. |
| 6:24PM | A Modest Home for Palm Beach
This 2,286-square-foot house, built around 1925, has no garage but does boast original details like pecky cypress ceilings, handblown stained-glass panes in the powder-room door and Cuban tile floors. |
| 6:13PM | Tracy Morgan in Foreclosure Fracas Over Mom™s Mortgage
By AOL Real Estate Editors Tracy Morgan is no stranger to controversy, but it's not often that a comedian can count his mother among his biggest [...] |
| 6:03PM | Did the E.U. Ruin Greenpoint? The BBC Thinks So
Sausage fest. (BBC)
That seems to be the case made in this hilarious”and unembeddable!!!”video report from the BBC. "For many years, Greenpoint was a mostly mixed neighborhood, Polish and Latino, illegal immigrants, mostly working two three jobs" deli owner Mieszko Kalita tells us. "In 2000,... |
| 5:53PM | Rent Coach: Renting in a new building that lacks a C of O
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| 5:45PM | From Farmhouse to Ferryboat: MacKenzie-Childs™ Don™t Settle for Boring
Calling it 'rustic' would be too kind. Perhaps dilapidated or tear-down would be a better description for the upstate New York farmhouse artists Richard and Victoria [...] |
| 5:39PM | 2 clicks | NYC Adopts Green Building Codes, Aims to Save $400M
NEW YORK CITY-The 29 new codes, part of the city's plaNYC's 30-year master plan, strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce building energy costs and save 30 billion gallons of water.
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| 3:55PM | Trump's golden graves might not be costliest
They say you can't take it with you when you die, but that's not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans ” like Donald Trump.
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| 3:42PM | 2 clicks | J&R goes gaga for baby and kids gear
Emily Laermer
- J&R Music and Computer World isn't just for grown ups any more. The lower Manhattan retailer will be opening its first kid-focused store this month.Stocked with children's gear like strollers, high chairs and baby monitors, J&R Jr. will open its... |
| 3:26PM | Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance
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AP - Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance |
| 3:18PM | 2 Cooper Square Trades for $134M
NEW YORK CITY-The 142-unit luxury high-rise in NoHo has been snatched up by Wafra International, a Kuwait-based investment firm. |
| 2:22PM | Mortgage Plan Draws GOP Opposition
Obama is betting his latest proposal to aid the housing market will fare better than earlier efforts, despite congressional opposition. |
| 2:08PM | 2 clicks | StreetNoise: Sex toy home deliveries, surviving a co-op board interview, and more
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| 1:40PM | Mortgage rates hit another new low
Just one day after President Obama detailed a proposal to enable millions of homeowners to refinance to record-low mortgage rates, those rates notched another record. |
| 1:39PM | Brooklyn workers' lockout is major test for Obama
Daniel Massey
- Porters and handymen who have been locked out of their jobs at a Brooklyn housing complex have found themselves at the center of Republicans' charge that President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board are unconstitutional.Paul Clement,... |
| 1:20PM | Port Authority Plans $3.6B Overhaul of LaGuardia Airport
NEW YORK CITY-The bi-state transportation agency is exploring a public-private partnership deal to modernize the 1.3-million-square-foot central terminal building in Astoria, Queens. So far, 15 proposals have been filed. |
| 12:31PM | 1 click | Ch-ch-ch-changes: Looking back at the last decade in Manhattan real estate....and the last month
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| 12:19PM | Mortgage rates probe new lows
Eight out of 10 loan applications are for refisread more |
| 12:05PM | Listing syndication debate heats up
Philadelphia-based broker defends Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.comread more |
| 10:10AM | 1 click | Secrets to working with foreign homebuyers
Tapping the international buying poolread more |
| 10:00AM | 1 click | Top 10 U.S. real estate hotspots for international house hunters
Florida is top state, Las Vegas the No. 1 cityread more |
| 9:58AM | 4 clicks | January Manhattan Market Update
A: With January in the books lets take a quick peek at how the month ended. Also, I am definitely seeing an 'uptick' in the ticker (Real-Time Listing Updates table for subscribers) as the last week or so has seen an average of 25-30... |
| 9:46AM | 1 click | Ally Financial Swings to Loss
Ally Financial, the U.S. government-owned auto lender, swung to a $250 million net loss in the fourth quarter after taking a charge for regulatory penalties stemming from foreclosure matters. |
| 9:18AM | The RED Wrap: Morgan Stanley's $100B win
Erik Ipsen - All right, that headline is a cheap shot. It refers to news Wednesday of Facebook's pending stock offering which will be led by Morgan Stanley, will raise $10 billion and in the process will value the fledgling social media pioneer at... |
| 8:16AM | All the fixin™s
When it comes to a renovation ” be it a kitchen, bathroom or an entire apartment ” it™s natural to want it to reflect your needs and tastes. But you should also take the long view: In terms of resale, which renovations will hold... |
