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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:13:56 +0100
International Real Estate: For Sale in ... British Columbia, Canada
A one-bedroom two-bath chalet with a sleeping loft and a separate one-bedroom apartment is for sale for 829,000 Canadian Dollars ($678,119).
Property Values: What You Get for ... $800,000
Geographical References: Colorado
A four-bedroom house near Breckenridge, Colo., a three-bedroom house in Phoenix, and a St. Simons Island, Ga., home one block from the beach.
Square Feet: An Island of Industry
Geographical References: New York / New York, New York / Bronx, New York / Morris, New York
Port Morris in the South Bronx is one of the few industrial areas of New York City that are flourishing.
Home Prices Decline by 9%
The prices of existing single-family homes prices fell 9 percent in the third quarter compared with the period a year ago, weighed down by foreclosure sales, a trade group report showed.
The Faces of for Sale by Owner
An economic downturn may seem like a bad time to sell your own house. But believers in for-sale-by-owner, or FSBO (pronounced FIZZ-bo, for the uninitiated), say saving the broker?s fee is worth the effort.
Big Deal: Balm for Nervous Buyers
As fear and uncertainty stalk those glittering new-condominium showrooms, developers have found a new way to try to calm the nerves of would-be buyers: a price protection guarantee.
Habitats: Artists in Residence
Jane K. Cleland, who writes murder mysteries at home, and her husband, a bass trombone player, share a one-bedroom apartment.
Living In | Marine Park, Brooklyn: Isolation Is Pretty Splendid
A prideful sense of separateness from Manhattan prevails in Marine Park, a neighborhood of 21,500 people in southeast Brooklyn.
Mortgages: How Rates Are Set
Interest rates are often a mystery for many people applying for home loans.
The Hunt: A Touch of Europe in Astoria, Queens
Erin F. Slattery and her husband, Jakub Duda, launched their real estate search online in Prague and ended it in Astoria, Queens.
Blueprints: In 1 Office, 3 Spaces for Doctors? Work
Two plastic surgeons wanted their new offices to reflect the artistic approach they took to their work.
Streetscapes | 57th Street and Broadway: An Automotive Center of Gravity
The intersection of 57th Street and Broadway was once the crossroads of American internal combustion, with the automobile and businesses sprinkled around.
In the Region | Long Island: Starting Up in a Sour Market
While major real estate companies have closed locations in Long Island, smaller companies have sprouted.
Big Deal: Seems Like Old Times
Some brokers are finding that even in a troubled market, deals sometimes fall into place, just as in the old days.
Posting: Investing in a Neighborhood
After years of creating affordable housing in existing buildings, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation is building its next two projects from the ground up.
In the Region | New Jersey: Mansions, Now for the Masses
Geographical References: New Jersey
Many buyers of historic mansions in New Jersey are looking to parlay them into public space.
Big Deal: Real Estate Remorse or Genius?
An apartment that was sold at the end of July for $28.5 million is back on the market, this time for $35 million.
In the Region | Westchester: Going Green: Still Challenging Turf
Homeowners are learning firsthand what the challenge of going green can represent.
A Cabin Is Not a Shack
Across the country, cabins are being reimagined in sustainable yet stylish ways and there?s nothing musty, creaky, saggy or squeaky about them.
For Apartment Shoppers, Some Liquid Courage
Luxury real estate brokers are thinking that offering potential customers a cocktail or two might help them muster the courage to buy.
Havens | Ithaca, N.Y.: Homecomings Amid the Gorges
Geographical References: New York / New York, New York / York, New York
Ithaca is the urban capital of the Finger Lakes, a region that lures second-home owners, retirees and tourists with the city?s sophistication, the area?s natural beauty and a thriving wine industry.
Living Here | Rooftop Views: In the Crow?s Nest
?It really is the gem of the house. We rent out the house for part of the year, and the first thing that guests want to do is head up the stairs to check out the views.?
Your Second Home | Technology: Houses Get Smarter
Less-expensive technology is good news for second-home owners who want to monitor their residences from a distance.
The Fix: Job Gremlins and the Contract
Any home improvement job should account for the big unknown: a change of plans.
On Location: Updating the Haight
In San Francisco, a three-story Victorian home that once sheltered hippies now welcomes a modernist family.
In Trinidad, a Painted Lady in Distress
The rapid disappearance of historic architecture in Trinidad is provoking a sometimes heated debate about the merits of historic preservation.
Square Feet: Malls in New Jersey Plan to Survive Bad Economy
Geographical References: New Jersey
Mall developers in New Jersey are adopting strategies to survive what is expected to be a difficult holiday season.
In Bali, a Home Nestled Among Rice Paddies and Trees
Built entirely of tropical wood, the dream home of John Hardy, and his wife, Cynthia, is nestled among the rice paddies in Bali.
The Painter and the Pink Palazzo
Julian Schnabel?s condo-palazzo near the West Side Highway offers seven-figure houses in a building named for a lollipop.
Square Feet: Affordable Housing Deals Are Stalling
Affordable housing is said to do better than other real estate sectors in a bad economy because government subsidies are available and costs drop, but the credit crisis is taking its toll.
Sale Plans Hit Haven for Women in the Arts
The home of Pen and Brush, a century-old former club in Greenwich Village devoted to female artists and writers, is for sale.
International Real Estate: For Sale in ... Brazil
This five-bedroom three-and-a-half-bath villa on Brazil?s Búzios Peninsula is designed to resemble local traditional fishing cottages and is in on sale for $1,205,000.
Property Values: What You Get for ... $150,000
Geographical References: Idaho
A two-bedroom house in Edenton, N.C., a four-bedroom house currently used as a bed-and-breakfast in Idaho City, Idaho, and a two-bedroom apartment in Boston.
Market?s Troubles Echo in a Building?s Vacant Floors
Many tenants who signed leases at a 41-story office tower overlooking Bryant Park are now trying to break them.
Mortgages: Rating the Loan Process
According to a new survey, customers are more happy with their loan process now than they were in the past two years.
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