It Happened One Weekend: Developers Catering to Families Near the High Line 1) Rich people. What are they spending millions of dollars on? What are they complaining about? This is What's Up With Rich People? It used to be that few Manhattanites with kids would dare to stray below Central Park,...Posted: 5/18/20132 clicks

Developers Follow Families Downtown A growing number of developers cater to the needs of families looking to settle in West Chelsea, home to the popular High Line park.    Posted: 5/17/20132 clicks

Top residential agents of the week From left: Fredrik Eklund, John Gomes and the interior of 20 Greene Street The week's top sale was for unit 6A at 20 Greene Street. Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes of Douglas Elliman had the listing for the home, which traded for $9,600,000. See the...Posted: 5/17/20132 clicks

First Rentals: Native New York Style College graduates who grew up in New York know what they are up against when they move back.    Posted: 5/17/20132 clicks

New Challenges for Old Office Users NEW YORK CITY-Technology and Gen Y are shaking up that old office of mine. But workplace as gathering place gets a boost from a tech-based source: Google.Posted: 5/16/20132 clicks

Pleasures and Pitfalls of Frank Lloyd Wright Homes There are 20 Frank Lloyd Wright homes now on the market, and some are available at a markdown. But owning an architectural treasure can come with significant headaches.Posted: 5/18/20131 click

Linkage: GoogaMooga Happening This Weekend, But At What Cost? , What is the cost of the damage from Great GoogaMooga? , Preschool shut down for lack of licenses hold court in parks , Native New Yorkers are better at renting than transplants , Remembering St. Vincent's Hospital ,...Posted: 5/18/20131 click

Connecticut house seeking $190M could be priciest in U.S., LES co-op™s natural gas boiler heats 2,700 units ¦ and more [caption id="attachment_244963" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Copper Beech Farm in Greenwich, Conn. (Credit: David Ogilvy & Associates)[/caption] Greenwich, Conn., house asking $190 million could be priciest in U.S.. Tenant advocate blasts Anthony Weiner in letter. Renovated UES co-op penthouse once owned by Tommy Tune asks $14 million....Posted: 5/17/20131 click

When Crisis Hits During a Move Coping tips for handling the unexpected while selling a homePosted: 5/17/20131 click

Ackman, Investors in Deal to Buy N.Y. Penthouse Hedge fund billionaire William Ackman and an investor group are in contract to buy a New York penthouse for over $90 million; Ron Radziner sells his California home for $4.4 million.Posted: 5/17/20131 click

No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $4,920 two-bedroom in Clinton ...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

South Harlem to Midtown East: Moving for a great elementary school ...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

StreetEasy™s Most Wanted: Flying solo ...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Real Estate Want: A master bath grand enough for Lady Grantham ...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

A landlord speaks -- about what's behind that incomprehensible lease ...Posted: 5/16/20131 click

The mid-lease rent hike, the most important accessory for your million dollar apartment, and more ...Posted: 5/16/20131 click

Your Celebrity Neighbor: Tory Burch ...Posted: 5/15/20130 clicks

Uprise Art: Making art collection more affordable and accessible for New Yorkers ...Posted: 5/15/20130 clicks

"I Love Franklin Avenue": A blogger's-eye-view of the Cobble Hill/Williamsburgzation of Crown Heights ...Posted: 5/15/20130 clicks

Room for Improvement: A kitchen that makes sense, cheaper parking for residents and more ...Posted: 5/15/20131 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: 5/9/20131 click

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

Wonder Works Construction Relocates to 894 Sixth Avenue Sixth Avenue (Courtesy of Wikipedia) The New York-based development and construction firm Wonder Works Construction will be leaving its offices in Flatiron to move to Herald Square. The firm currently houses its main office in a 5,000-square-foot office on the fourth floor of  18 West 21st Street, but will...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

The Four Seasons Restaurant Faces Rent Hike The Four Seasons Restaurant, home of the power lunch, is facing a six-fold rent increase when its current lease expires in 2016, The Huffington Post reported yesterday. The iconic New York eatery, which currently pays $19.74 per square foot, could be looking at rents...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Shari Krasnow-Renzi Joins Avison Young, KKR & Co. Follows Industry veteran Shari Krasnow-Renzi has joined Avison Young as a director of project management as part of the firm™s expansion of its project management services platform in New York City, the company announced today. Ms. Krasnow-Renzi previously spent 15 years with Turner & Townsend, where...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Eastern Consolidated Tapped to Sell Homes of The Harrison, Flor de Sol and Five Guys Eastern Consolidated is marketing the $11.2 million sale of a package of buildings that house downtown restaurants The Harrison, Flor de Sol and Five Guys Burgers and Fries, The Commercial Observer has learned. A Swedish investment group that owns the three properties tapped Eastern to...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Okada & Company Sells 137 East 47th Street for $8 M. Courtesy of Google The mixed-use building at 137 East 47th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues has been sold for $8 million dollars. The owners, undisclosed local investors, sold the building for nearly four times the price they paid less than a decade ago. "The sellers...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Half of Percentage Point Stands Between Malkins and ESB REIT Malkin Holdings LLC is less than half of one percentage point away from gaining the number of votes it needs to launch the controversial real estate investment trust that would include the Empire State Building as an asset, according to a regulatory filing from...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Morning links Promising Brooklyn startup gives up on NYC [Crain™s] Silverstein Secures Financing for 926-Foot Lower Manhattan Hotel, Condo [Commercial Observer] ASA College Inks 160,000 SF at Herald Center [Commercial Observer] Trading Up: Boutique Financial Services Firms Flock to 540 Madison Avenue [Commercial Observer] Lenox Hill Hospital/North Shore-LIJ Renews at...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Check Out Prebuilts and PIOs at W&H Properties’ 250 West 57th Street W&H Properties, a subsidiary of Malkin Holdings, has instituted two leasing programs at the repositioned 250 West 57th Street, whose operator has updated the lobby, added new elevator cabs, and renovated the public corridors, bathrooms and building systems. The first offering is a prebuilt program,...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Silverstein Secures Financing for 926-Foot Lower Manhattan Hotel, Condo Silverstein Properties has secured financing for a 926-foot, 82-story Financial District tower at 30 Park Place that will house a Four Seasons hotel and condominium. The Children's Investment Fund Management provided financing for the $950 million project with a $660 million loan to Silverstein and...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

ASA College Inks 160,000 SF at Herald Center ASA College has signed a long-term lease expansion for nearly 160,000 square feet at the Herald Center in Herald Square, paving the way for a separate 50,000-square-foot retail flagship opportunity. The college will vacate the first three floors of the 10-story, 245,000 square-foot mixed-use property,...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

First Rentals: Native New York Style College graduates who grew up in New York know what they are up against when they move back.    Posted: 5/17/20132 clicks

Currents | Open: Where Did the Kitchen Go? Effeti USA™s first showroom opens at the Terminal Stores building, showcasing two new kitchen designs by the Buratti brothers, including one that keeps the ovens and fridge hidden.    Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Currents | Shows: Two Decades of Blenko Glass A show at DDC will offer a retrospective of architectural-scale glass designs by resident artists at the Blenko Glass Company.    Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

City Room: Big Ticket | $29.78 Million for Town-House-Size Living An 8,500-square-foot triplex, with seven bedrooms and eight baths, was created by combining two condominium units and was the most expensive residential sale of the week.    Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

On the Market in the Region A Tudor in Mamaroneck on 1.97 acres and Victorian in Bayville with four bedrooms and a koi pond.    Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

On the Market in New York City A Ditmas Park Victorian with a fireplace, a one bedroom in Kips Bay and a Tribeca loft in a former coconut-processing factory.    Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

The Hunt: Long Island City Is Where? Chaz and Marni King, expectant parents, found the space they needed in Long Island City, Queens.    Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Developers Follow Families Downtown A growing number of developers cater to the needs of families looking to settle in West Chelsea, home to the popular High Line park.    Posted: 5/17/20132 clicks

Exclusive | W New York Downtown: W New York Downtown “ A Trophy by a Tower A 12,000-square-foot apartment created by combining 12 units on the 55th and 56th floors.    Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

What I Love | Eli Zabar: Eli Zabar and the Flip Side of Clamor Eli Zabar has lived for years in a town house on the Upper East Side.    Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Apartment construction slows sharply A sharp pullback in apartment and condominium construction led to a big decline in overall home building in April, even as single-family home construction remained strong, according to government data released Thursday.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

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

Where the mortgage deduction really pays The mortgage interest deduction is one of the most expensive tax breaks on the books, but its benefits are distributed unevenly across the country, according to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts.Posted: 5/10/20131 click

96,000 borrowers shortchanged Due to a processing error, borrowers received checks for less than what they were owed under a mortgage settlement reached with 13 mortgage servicers, the Federal Reserve said.Posted: 5/9/20130 clicks

Homebuyers clueless about mortgages The housing market is heating up, yet many house hunters are not prepared to take on the biggest purchases of their lives.Posted: 5/9/20131 click

Sentiment shift: Home prices to rise A majority of Americans forecast home prices will rise over the next 12 months for the first time in three-year old survey by Fannie Mae.Posted: 5/7/20130 clicks

BofA, Wells Fargo sued for mortgage settlement violation New York has announced plans to sue Bank of America and Wells Fargo over their alleged failure to comply with last year's National Mortgage Settlement.Posted: 5/6/20130 clicks

Hidden fees for homebuyers FHA will generate $10 billion by locking middle-class borrowers into high fees for decades.Posted: 5/3/20130 clicks

Secret 'pocket listings' return in hot housing markets Read full story for latest details.Posted: 5/2/20131 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

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

8 tips for buying in a tight market It's always hard to predict how long it will take to find a home to buy. Given the current low-inventory environment, it may take you longer than it would in a balanced market that has enough homes for sale to satisfy the...Posted: 4/1/20132 clicks

In Burden era™s twilight, talk turns to next planning chief As Amanda Burden's decade-plus reign as planning commissioner begins to wind down, New York's real estate watchers are already looking ahead to her potential successors, Crain's reported. Early successors include two ex-city planners: Vishaan Chakrabarti; Columbia University's Center for Urban Real Estate director and...Posted: 5/18/20130 clicks

Top residential agents of the week From left: Fredrik Eklund, John Gomes and the interior of 20 Greene Street The week's top sale was for unit 6A at 20 Greene Street. Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes of Douglas Elliman had the listing for the home, which traded for $9,600,000. See the...Posted: 5/17/20132 clicks

Lhota is No. 1 for real estate campaign cash in last two months Joseph Lhota may be a relative newcomer to the New York City mayoral race, but in the last two months he has captured the lion™s share of real estate contributions, beating out rivals Christine Quinn, Bill de Blasio and others for industry donations, a...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Connecticut house seeking $190M could be priciest in U.S., LES co-op™s natural gas boiler heats 2,700 units ¦ and more [caption id="attachment_244963" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Copper Beech Farm in Greenwich, Conn. (Credit: David Ogilvy & Associates)[/caption] Greenwich, Conn., house asking $190 million could be priciest in U.S.. Tenant advocate blasts Anthony Weiner in letter. Renovated UES co-op penthouse once owned by Tommy Tune asks $14 million....Posted: 5/17/20131 click

Check out TRD™s coverage of ICSC, starting Sunday The International Council of Shopping Centers™ RECon event kicks off on Sunday, and The Real Deal will be on hand to cover all the panels, parties, networking and, most importantly, dealmaking that are the hallmarks of the annual global retail convention. This year™s conference,...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Credit reporting snafu burdens borrowers with past short sales Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather than having negotiated a mutually agreeable resolution...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

PR firm takes new digs at Minskoff™s 1166 Ave. of the Americas Communications firm 5W Public Relations has taken a 38,166-square-foot space at Minskoff Equities™ 1166 Avenue of the Americas, the company™s CEO, Ronn Torossian, told The Real Deal today. Our employees and clients are already asking about a Thanksgiving day parade party now that the...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

New ACRIS will include co-op unit searches, more data ACRIS is getting a makeover. The New York City Department of Finance is updating the Automated City Register Information System, which tracks public real estate records filed throughout the city ” including deeds, mortgages and liens ” with new functions and additional data. The...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Rent or buy? It takes 6 years to recoup cost of purchasing a home in NYC The old calculus of buying versus renting hinges on a host of personal factors, not least of which is the investment cost. In New York City, an average home buyer needs to spend 6.1 years in a chosen dwelling to recoup the cost of...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

City to auction $48K of pol™s Harlem real estate debt The city plans to auction off liens on two Harlem apartment buildings partly owned by City Council member Inez Dickens, the New York Daily News reported. The two properties - 2153 and 2155 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard - are $48,375 behind in payments....Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Linkage: GoogaMooga Happening This Weekend, But At What Cost? , What is the cost of the damage from Great GoogaMooga? , Preschool shut down for lack of licenses hold court in parks , Native New Yorkers are better at renting than transplants , Remembering St. Vincent's Hospital ,...Posted: 5/18/20131 click

On the Market: Mysterious W Downtown Duplex Penthouse Wants $40 Million In a move that feels eerily reminiscent of the $85 million potential combo in The Atelier, a listing for a "Breathtaking Duplex Penthouse" on the 55th and 56th floors of the W...Posted: 5/18/20130 clicks

Floorplan Porn: Seven-Bedroom Ansonia Pad Gets Medieval with Floor Plans It's a good thing The Ansonia survived its years of tumult and near destruction, because where else in New York City could you find a floor plan like this one? This incredible 4,500-square-foot, 7BR/4.5BA apartment, just put on the...Posted: 5/18/20130 clicks

It Happened One Weekend: Developers Catering to Families Near the High Line 1) Rich people. What are they spending millions of dollars on? What are they complaining about? This is What's Up With Rich People? It used to be that few Manhattanites with kids would dare to stray below Central Park,...Posted: 5/18/20132 clicks

curbed marketplace: Sunday Open House Roundup Time for this week's open house roundup from your friends at Curbed Marketplace. More where this came from in our Open House Calendars. And a reminder: sales listings are only $25. Sunday Sales 137 East 36th Street, 2BR, 2BA,...Posted: 5/18/20130 clicks

Open House Weekend Warriors: Weekend Open House Tour: Windsor Terrace Unlike in surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods, not a lot seems to be happening in Windsor Terrace development-wise. There was some news back in February concerning two new residential buildings down on Caton Place, one of which was supposed to break...Posted: 5/18/20130 clicks

Week in Review: Tom Cruise Townhouse for Sale; One57 PH Buyer Revealed What $2,100/Month Can Rent You Around New York City, Bill Ackman Revealed as $90+ Million One57 Penthouse Buyer, Rumored Tom Cruise Townhouse Now Available for $28M, $100 Million City Spire Penthouse Now...Posted: 5/18/20130 clicks

CurbedWire: Pierre Penthouse Ready for Its Close-Up; OHNY Quiz Answers UPPER EAST SIDE-The $125 million penthouse at the Pierre is almost old news by now, and we've seen more than one set of listing photos. But a tipster spotted a Zillow listing for the apartment with some images we...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Linkage: CitiBike Rack Defamed With Poop; Living In An Ex-Lax Factory , Guard your ears and avert your eyes, it's fireworks season in NY , Stay classy, Park Slope, because Anchorman 2 will be filming Monday , LES co-op expects to save $3 million a year with natural-gas boiler ,...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Comment of the Day: "In my opinion, Dan Loeb's 15... "In my opinion, Dan Loeb's 15 Central Park West tower penthouse has the best chance to sell for $100 million. The terrace of Loeb's penthouse is absolutely incomparable to any other terrace in New York City. Vanity Fair did an...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

ICSC's Kercheval on RECon NEW YORK CITY-The president and CEO of ICSC talks to Ian Ritter about what to expect from the annual RECon show coming up next week in Las Vegas.Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Simone's Tower Two Tops Out NEW YORK CITY-Montefiore Medical Center will lease all of the second tower at Simone's Hutchinson Metro Center.Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Off Limits No More: Hudson Sq. Adds Public Plaza NEW YORK CITY-A collaboration between the neighborhood’s BID and the Port Authority, the public space is part of a five-year master plan to make the district more pedestrian friendly.Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Regional CREW Chapters Hold Fundraiser NEW YORK CITY-NYCREW Network and several other area chapters raised over $4,000 for the Crew Foundation at a dinner complete with prize giveways through a raffle.Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

AY Closes Almost 43,000 SF Deal Outside of Boston WILMINGTON, MA-The suburban lease includes the chance to expand by another 10,000, kicking off this week’s DEAL TRACKER.Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

New Challenges for Old Office Users NEW YORK CITY-Technology and Gen Y are shaking up that old office of mine. But workplace as gathering place gets a boost from a tech-based source: Google.Posted: 5/16/20132 clicks

Net Lease Cap Rate Madness NEW YORK CITY-Stan Johnson Co.'s (RECon booth S214S) Jason Maier does not see the retail net-lease market slowing down. He tells GlobeSt.com's Ian Ritter about trends in this hot sector.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Malkin Very Close to Empire State Building IPO Threshold NEW YORK CITY-A plan by Malkin Holdings to file an initial public offering on a REIT that would include the Empire State Building and 20 other properties is very close to reaching the investor approval threshold needed to move forward.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Rent Increases at StuyTown to Take Effect on July 1 NEW YORK CITY-Bowing to some criticism of its notice to raise rents in a few weeks by as much as 30% at its Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village development here, CW Capital Asset Management LLC pushed the effective rent increase date back to July 1.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

North Shore/LIJ Renews Large Midtown Lease NEW YORK CITY-The hospital agrees to keep more than 70,000 square feet of doctor’s offices at Resnick & Sons’ hallmark office building.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Pleasures and Pitfalls of Frank Lloyd Wright Homes There are 20 Frank Lloyd Wright homes now on the market, and some are available at a markdown. But owning an architectural treasure can come with significant headaches.Posted: 5/18/20131 click

When Crisis Hits During a Move Coping tips for handling the unexpected while selling a homePosted: 5/17/20131 click

Artists Aim for the Heights in Jersey City An arts district approved for a section of Jersey City's Heights neighborhood could spur new development and bring more creative types to an area that is already home to many artists.Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Ackman, Investors in Deal to Buy N.Y. Penthouse Hedge fund billionaire William Ackman and an investor group are in contract to buy a New York penthouse for over $90 million; Ron Radziner sells his California home for $4.4 million.Posted: 5/17/20131 click

Sweet (Waterfront) Home, Alabama Looking to connect with his roots, the owner sought out this French Colonial-style home overlooking a bay.Posted: 5/17/20130 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

Housing-Permit Surge Suggests Blip Construction of new homes sank last month far more than expected, but a surge in building permits points to a pickup in the months ahead.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Why to Take Out a Mortgage in Retirement Rather than pay off their homes, some seniors are finding that their money can work harder elsewhere.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

Prospect Park South Keeps 'Rural Beauty' Prospect Park South, a landmarked Brooklyn neighborhood of detached houses spread out along gracious tree-lined streets, is drawing more young families priced out of surrounding areas.Posted: 5/13/20130 clicks

Building of the Day: 1310-1314 Dean Street Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 1310-1314 Dean Street Cross Streets: New York and Brooklyn avenues Neighborhood: Crown Heights North Year Built: 1888 Architectural Style: Queen Anne Architect: George P. Chappell Other Work by Architect: Row and freestanding houses in Park Slope, Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, and...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Brownstoner Upstate: Delaware County Discounts 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. One of the many things we love about Delaware County, located in the Catskill Mountains southwest of Albany, is that you...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Open House Picks Prospect Heights 204 Park Place Donawald Realty, Inc Sunday, 12:00-2:00 $3,900,000 GMAP P*Shark Boerum Hill 442 State Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday, 12:00-1:30 $3,500,000 GMAP P*Shark Park Slope 98 6th Avenue Corcoran Sunday, 2:00-4:00 $3,300,000 GMAP P*Shark Williamsburg 267 Ainslie Street Aptsandlofts.com Sunday, 12:00-2:00 $1,595,000 G... MorePosted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Friday Blogwrap Let the Stoop Sales Begin [Park Slope Stoop] Ditmas History: A Photographic Legacy [DPC] RIP to the Best Used Bookstore in Brooklyn [The L] 5 Extraordinary Art Openings This Weekend [Bushwick Daily] Road Closures for Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday [Kensington BK] Sunday Tree-Bench Raising at The Green Triangle...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Closing Bell: Performance by the PS 11 Drum Line Here is the perfect video for your late Friday afternoon: the PS 11 drum line performing for their school field day at the Park Slope Armory. It was shot by Michael Galinksky, local Brooklyn filmmaker and Hot Seat interviewee. ... MorePosted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Old Facade Bricked up at 843-845 Dekalb Now here is a curious sight: The owner of this building at 843-845  Dekalb is converting it from a four-family with two commercial units to a 10-family, adding two stories, and changing the position of all the windows on the front. Once the original facade is covered over with...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Checking in on Coney Businesses After Sandy The Daily News attended the grand reopening of Grimaldi's Pizza in Coney Island yesterday, a celebration held because Hurricane Sandy devastated the pizzeria. Amusing the Zillion checked out the renovated space at 1215 Surf Avenue a few days ago, where the owners have put...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Open House Picks: Six Months Later Comment: We came this close to a 'four for four' for the third week in a row! Open House Picks 11/9/2012 [Brownstoner]... MorePosted: 1/1/19990 clicks

The Hot Seat: Corrin Arasa Welcome to the Hot Seat, where we interview folks involved in Brooklyn real estate, architecture, development, and the like. Introducing Corrin Arasa, the founder and creative director at Patina Vintage Rentals, a furniture rental showroom and studio in Bushwick. Brownstoner: What neighborhood do you...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

DOT Reworks Cadman Plaza West Sidewalk It's not only the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge that's getting attention from the DOT. The stretch of Cadman Plaza around the exit ramp that drivers take to access the BQE is being made more pedestrian-friendly as we write. A curb extension (or...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

How to Avoid Home Buyer™s Remorse in Real Estate Ever bought something special and later realized you didn't really need it or like it after all? It might be something as small as a new handbag or as [...]Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

3 Things That Make the Best Real Estate Investment A couple of weeks ago I wrote The 6 Worst Types of Real Estate Investments that covered the types of properties an investor should avoid. Today [...]Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Tips, Tricks for Keeping Groundcover Under Control These tips should help you maintain a healthy relationship with your groundcover.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

How Much House Can You Get for $50,000? Before you rule out being a homeowner for less than six figures, check out these houses on the market for around $50,000. You might find a diamond in the rough.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Eight Kitchen Counter Options That Will Make You Forget Granite Granite is great. No one is denying that.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Hugh Hefner, Crystal Harris Own First Home as Husband & Wife The newlyweds have sealed the deal with their first real estate purchase together.Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

New on Android, Zillow App Pushes Favorite Homes When You™re Nearby Every home shopper knows that using a mobile device to shop for a home is incredibly convenient “ in fact, 55 percent of visits to Zillow [...]Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Is It Better to Rent or Buy? It Depends on Location and Time There are many difficult choices to make when deciding whether to rent or buy a home, but one of the most important factors is also among [...]Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Wood or Chain-Link? Picking the Right Fence for Your Home Pros and cons define and differentiate the most popular fence types chosen by homeowners today.Posted: 5/15/20130 clicks

Designer of the Month: Jamie Herzlinger With features in Traditional Home, Trends, Luxury Living, and Lonny Magazine, her propensity for drama, fantasy and originality have captured the imagination of homeowners across the country, and earned her the title of Zillow Digs Designer of the Month for May 2013.Posted: 5/15/20130 clicks

Proposed Ginnie Mae policy may increase buyouts This week Ginnie Mae proposed a change to its general buyout policy.  A key component would be to allow partial payments to advance rather than reset the borrower™s delinquency status, RBS said. read morePosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Reverse mortgage legislation approved by Texas House The Texas House of Representatives approved legislation that would reverse mortgage lending in Texas. Before it can become a law, the legislation will go to voters in Texas on November 5th for approval. read morePosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Investors find private-label RMBS facing rep and warrants issues attractive With settlements on representation and warranty violations in nonagency RMBS beginning to pick up momentum, investors are becoming more comfortable with pricing the potential recovery cash flow from a settlement or loan repurchase. read morePosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

GSE profits push back debt limit fears, but Lew is not taking any chances "In the case of Fannie Mae, we learned last week that Treasury will receive a payment of approximately $60 billion on June 28, 2013," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew wrote in a letter to Congress. "Nevertheless, Congress should act sooner rather than later to protect...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Sequester to shut HUD for seven days The news comes as a result of government-wide automatic spending cuts that took effect on March 1, 2013, known as sequestration. read morePosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Butler & Hosch buys Prommis subsidiary Cal-Western Reconveyance Once one of the largest trustee companies in the nation, Cal-Western Reconveyance, a subsidiary of Prommis Solutions, provided non-judicial foreclosure services to mortgage servicers. read morePosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

American Banker: Wells, Citigroup halt foreclosure sales in several states American Banker is reporting that Wells Fargo and Citigroup ˜halted™ most of their foreclosure sales in several states after evaluating the process against the backdrop of new guidance from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. ...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Back to the Future: The cost of mortgage rates The latest infographic provided by Loans.org takes loan rates back in time from the last decade, to the '90s and even back to hte '80s -- these efforts that would make the Doc and Marty McFly proud. read morePosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Kocherlakota: Fed needs to lower interest rates more "The increase in asset demand, combined with the fall in asset supply, implies that households and firms spend less at any level of the real interest rate”that is, the interest rate net of anticipated inflation," Narayana Kocherlakota of the Minneapolis Fed said. read morePosted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Connecticut mansion becomes most expensive home on market A waterfront estate in Greenwich, Conn., was put up for sale with a price tag of $190 million. It's believed to be the most expensive home now listed on the market in the U.S. ...Posted: 5/17/20131 click

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

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

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

Home prices rise by most in seven years Single-family home prices rose more than expected in February, posting their best annual rise since May 2006 in a fresh sign the housing recovery remains on track, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.Posted: 1/1/19991 click

Claire Danes quietly buys NYC digs This week in celebrity real estate, property records confirmed Claire Danes™ home purchase in West Village, actor Nick Nolte listed his Malibu estate and designer Nate Berkus stuck his New York apartment on the open market.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

LA home includes sushi bar, private fire dept. Mauricio Umansky has held the listing for Michael Jackson's final home, sold Lisa Vanderpump's massive mansion as well as the Wehba Mansion for $34.5 million. So when he says that he's never seen a property quite like Marmont Manor, you know the home must...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Foreclosure compensation checks anger homeowners Millions of American homeowners who have struggled with foreclosures are now receiving checks for compensation from the companies that serviced their mortgages, payments that some consider an insult that doesn't sufficiently penalize banks that engaged in "deficient" practices.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

For sale: Lavish Tennessee castle with race track Sitting at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains in Johnson City, Tenn., this home is a replica of Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander, Spain.Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Just sold! Manhattan CLINTON $1,475,000 635 W. 42nd St. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,070 square feet, with Sub-Zero refrigerator, marble bath and washer/dryer; building features doorman, valet parking, pool and basketball, volleyball and tennis courts. Common charges $776, taxes $557. Asking price $1,525,000, on market 10 weeks...Posted: 5/17/20130 clicks

Kelly ˜Rentsimon™ The downtown pad that Kelly Bensimon, a former star of Bravo™s The Real Housewives of New York City, has been calling home is on the market. The unit in the famed Police Building at 240 Centre St. is for rent at $20,000 a month....Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Shower of power You use your bathroom every day, so it™s no wonder the faucet can get a bit leaky and the showerhead a bit clogged. Thankfully, it™s not hard to whip your bathroom back into shape. * Fix a leaky faucet Leaky faucets are both annoying and wasteful...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Quinn there Comedian Colin Quinn is holding a long, scary dagger that looks like it could cow any tough crowd. How badass is that knife? he asks, with a glint in his eye, removing it from its sheath. We agree. Very badass. It™s an Afghani knife, Quinn adds. It...Posted: 5/16/20130 clicks

Hotels hitting hipster ™hood The hotel wars are headed to Williamsburg. Andrew Zobler™s Sydell Group has closed on a large parcel in Williamsburg, where sources say he intends to develop a Freehand hotel aimed at capturing the energy of an upscale youth hostel. Ron Burkle™s Yucaipa Cos. is...Posted: 5/15/20131 click

Top View Gamut Photos Inc. When your terrace alone dwarfs Manhattan™s average apartment, it™s good to be home. What makes home even better at this three-bedroom, 3 1/2-bathroom penthouse duplex atop 50 E. 89th St. is that the 1,450-square-foot wraparound terrace in question lets you look down...Posted: 5/14/20130 clicks

Living on the Edge There™s no need for devotees of contemporary design to travel the world in search of the cutting edge. NY Design Week, which runs through May 21, has all the bases covered. The marquee event is the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), showcasing 517 exhibitors from...Posted: 5/14/20130 clicks

Talk of the Town I™m the senior managing director of sales at Town Residential, a brokerage firm I helped found in 2010. I manage more than 150 brokers and agents ” handling more than $1 billion in annual sales. In a way, real estate found me. In 1998,...Posted: 5/14/20130 clicks

The Great Outdoors 52 E. 72ND ST.: $21.95 Million This residence includes 1,200 square feet of terraces. When rubbing a lamp and asking the real estate genie for three wishes, your first request will likely be a good location. Your second will no doubt be multiple bedrooms and closets....Posted: 5/14/20130 clicks

Floored VUW StudioThis apartment measures 6,400 square feet and includes four bedrooms, 4¹/‚‚ bathrooms and a massive unbroken space, starting at the library on the southwestern part of the apartment, sweeping through the 36-by-41-foot great room at the northwest and then moving east through the...Posted: 5/14/20130 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

Circa: News reinvented for your phone You lead a very busy life. A lot of us admit that social media keeps us 'in the know' on events and news, but you need to catch up quick. Maybe you just need to squeeze in some time for ...Posted: 4/17/20131 click

Gmail™s spam filter is killing your drip campaign: Top tips to get personal Businesses that sell directly to consumers love to automate their work.  Whether it's a regular postcard blast, outsourced call center, or an email drip campaign, staying 'in contact' with a company's sphere of connections has always been easier when it is ...Posted: 4/16/20130 clicks

Google Think insights ” the real estate digital marketing cheat sheet Did you ever wish you could have a digital marketing cheat-sheet? Well, you may be in luck, Google Think has arrived! Pulled out of beta this March, Google Think has become my favorite treasure trove of insightful information, playbooks, presentations, case studies, ...Posted: 4/16/20130 clicks

Will the new Twitter features affect real estate? At a recent invite-only developer meeting, Twitter announced several updates to their Cards feature. Judging at the surface of where this appears to be heading, there may be an interesting offering for folks interesting in sharing and consuming real estate ...Posted: 4/12/20130 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

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

Multiples Listings Three roommate-friendly apartments currently on the market.Posted: 2/24/20130 clicks

The Art of Roommating Exploring the world of platonic urban cohabitation.Posted: 2/24/20130 clicks

When Things Get Ugly A real-estate lawyer and broker-slash-psychologist weigh in on some common roommate dilemmaPosted: 2/24/20130 clicks

Gather These Around the Fire Stylish accessories for your inner firebug.Posted: 1/20/20131 click

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

Claims at Five-Year Low; Trade Gap Falls, TooPosted: 5/2/20130 clicks

Home prices rise, seen helping economic recoveryPosted: 5/1/20130 clicks

Mortgage Applications Rose Last Week as Rates FellPosted: 5/1/20131 click

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

A Successful Cross-Country Move with Trulia™s Mobile App! Finding a place to rent can be a challenge in and of itself, but finding a place to rent on the other side of the country is a whole different ball game. For Lauren, Trulia helped ease the pain. Lauren and her fiancé were...Posted: 3/27/20132 clicks

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

With REIT Conversion Still Pending, Shutterstock Makes Move to Empire State Building As Malkin Holdings moves forward with its plan to convert ownership in the Empire State Building into a publicly traded REIT, the image licensing company Shutterstock has signed an 80,000-square-foot lease across two entire floors at the iconic tower.Posted: 4/2/20130 clicks

Midtown Double: Office, Retail Leases Finalized at 11 Penn Plaza, 11 Times Square The number 11 office address has been kind to recent commercial leasing activity in Midtown, with major renewal and retail deals finalized at 11 Penn Plaza and 11 Times Square, respectively.Posted: 3/27/20130 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

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

One Madison Park - 23 East 22nd Street This strikingly tall and narrow 60-story condo tower is to be known as One Madison Park and will smartly have...Posted: 9/17/20075 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

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

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, feel...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Mortgage rates show an upturn For the second week in a row, mortgage rates went up, according to the latest data released by Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate average surged to 3.51 percent with an average 0.7 point. It was up from 3.42 percent a week ago but down...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Real Estate Matters: Low mortgage rates are an opportunity What does it say about our economy that mortgage interest rates are near their lowest point since 1971? Do you remember where you were in 1971? That year, the U.S. had come off the highest inflationary year since the Korean War started, and as...Posted: 1/1/19990 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, feel...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 free...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

House of the Week | Dupont row house for $1.399 million View Photo Gallery ”The Washington Post's picks of distinguished homes on the D.C. area market. Most historical homes come with at least a few downsides -- for starters, limited closet space in...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Tips for buyers in a fierce seller's market Paul Valentino, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the Greater Washington, D.C. Metro, writes an occasional column offering insights into the real estate market. This is the first of two columns examining how buyers can better stand out among...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

How to prevent basement flooding in rainy season The Real Estate section finds experts to answer readers' questions about purchasing and selling, renovation and other issues associated with home ownership. This week's expert, Ken Fraine, a professional engineer and owner of Drainage & Erosion Solutions in Reston, discusses...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks

Median home price hits record highs in Arlington, the District Arlington County joined the District last month in posting a record high for the median price of a home, according to the latest data from RealEstate Business Intelligence. The District's median sale price of a home jumped to $470,000 in April, a $10,000 increase...Posted: 1/1/19990 clicks