NY Times Real Estate

Posting: A Building With 3 Facades, 8 Rentals and a School

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 10:32
A site 12 years in the making was at different points imagined as a single-family home, a United Nations mission and a hospital.

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Big Deal: A Man of Many Roles Reads the Market Right

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 19:26
The actor Liam Neeson sold his two-bedroom apartment on Central Park West for $1.35 million.

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Big Deal: Barbara Corcoran Obviously Knows a Deal

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 19:26
A real estate entrepreneur paid $900,000 for a ground-floor apartment that will be used as work space. She already lives in the building.

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Big Deal: Sitting, or Selling? The $3 Million Threshold

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 19:26
In the city market, the pace has quickened a bit for lower-priced properties, allowing some New Yorkers to return to their customary haste.

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Mortgages: Rethinking Adjustable-Rate Mortgages

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 16:20
With the economy still weak, borrowers may want to hold onto their adjustable-rate mortgages a little longer.

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In the Region | Long Island: A Pushback Against Cell Towers

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 12:52
Homeowners concerned about health, aesthetics and property values are trying to block new antennas.

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In the Region | Westchester: 3 Sellers Stuck in the Slowdown

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 12:28
Sellers whose circumstances have collided with today’s harsh real estate realities have a lot of company in Westchester.

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Unwelcome Neighbor for Empire State Building

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 11:31
A defining element of the skyline since 1931 is set to get a rival with 15 Penn Plaza, though it is not clear how soon the project will be built.

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To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 10:40
The Egyptian government is building two megacities outside Cairo from scratch.

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House Tour: Garrison, N.Y.

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 21:30
A small farmhouse is expanded with a two-story extension, vaulted ceilings and a focus on Hudson River views.

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International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... Colombia

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:54
The property market in Medellin had remained flat, despite the global downturn.

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Housing Market Plunged in July, Fueling Anxiety

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:32
Housing sales fell a surprising 25.5 percent in July below the level of a year ago, as buyers lost the spur of a government tax credit.

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Property Values: What You Get for ... $400,000

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 15:54
A two-bedroom self-sufficient house in Taos, N.M.; a two-bedroom midcentury in Lenox, Mass.; and a one-bedroom condo in Portland, Ore.

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On Location: In Versailles, a House With a Famous Neighbor

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 11:42
Behind a green door in Versailles is a secluded four-bedroom duplex apartment, with a garden for inspiration and a guesthouse for income.

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Square Feet: Tastykake Baker Finds a Home in the Revamped Philadelphia Navy Yard

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 11:41
For the company, whose regional distribution ranges from Cleveland to Connecticut to Florida, the move was about increasing efficiency and production.

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Square Feet: When Feng Shui Helps Determine a Deal’s Fate

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 21:30
As the number of Asian buyers and lessees in New York has grown, commercial real estate brokers are quickly learning just how pervasive feng shui can be.

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U.S. Home Sales at Lowest Level in More Than a Decade

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 13:25
Sales of previously occupied homes plunged in July despite low mortgage rates, in part because of an expired tax break, an industry group reported.

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The Appraisal: Client to Broker: Clean My Windows!

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 21:10
In today’s market, some New York brokers say they have never encountered so many demands from their clients, or so much hostility.

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With Luxury Hotel-Apartment Complex, Williamsburg Continues Its Evolution

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 17:59
The Residences at the Williamsburg condominiums and the Hotel Williamsburg are being marketed as the first development in the neighborhood to combine apartment living and hotel service.

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Living In: Hudson Square

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 08:54
Variously known as West SoHo and the South Village, Hudson Square has luxury residential buildings, interspersed with a fair amount of commercial space.

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