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Affordable apartment vacancies fall below 5 percent

Statewide vacancies in affordable housing fell during the second quarter, dropping to 4.7 percent, from first quarter in the first quarter, according to a new state report.


Day and Night

People who think they have found the perfect apartment sometimes forget that the sun also sets.


Sketch Pad: Making the Most of the View

Redesigning a two-bedroom in Washington Heights, an architect strives to expand and improve the apartment?s capacity for entertaining.


Streetscapes | 114 East 35th Street: The New Church Lives Up to Its Name

Visitors are being invited to see the results of a renovation at the church in Murray Hill, built in 1859 by followers of Emanuel Swedenborg.


Living In | Parkchester, the Bronx: 129 Acres, Renewed Yet Affordable

A vast, well-groomed complex of 171 buildings, Parkchester has only recently emerged from decades of decline.


Habitats | New Canaan, Conn.: Stay Put, or Move to a Modern Icon?

Since closing on an unusual house designed by Edward Durell Stone last October, Bruce Capra has made nearly a full-time job of supervising the restoration.


The Hunt: A New Role in the West Village

Nicole Ansari is making her Broadway debut this month, but she has other things on her mind than the roar of the crowd.


National Perspectives: Fishing Rods, and a Place to Fish

Cabela?s, the retailer of outdoor goods, began a multiple listing service that helps to bring together buyers and sellers of recreational real estate.


Postings: Model Units Just Like the Real Thing

Rather than just stuffing a few sample kitchens into his sales offices, one developer prefers to outfit full-scale replicas of what a buyer is going to get.


In the Region | Putnam County: Taxes Climb and Tempers Flare

An affordable alternative in Putnam County gets more expensive.


In the Region | New Jersey: The Case for ?Right Pricing?

When a New Jersey-based home builder lowered prices by as much as 30 percent, the company said, the pace of sales kicked into overdrive.


In the Region | Long Island: Transit as Downtown?s Savior

There are plans or completed condos within walking distance of Long Island Rail Road stations in Freeport, Patchogue, Riverhead and Islip.


Age of Riches: $6 Million for the Co-op, Then Start to Renovate

After paying top dollar for an apartment, most buyers among the newly wealthy see the need for more work.


Behind London's Boom, Billionaires From Abroad

New money is engulfing the city with foreign nationals from Russia, India, the Middle East and Europe being drawn by low taxes, historical ties and location. See a video of how London developers and restaurateurs are responding to the influx.


Real-Estate Agents Who Clean Your House and Run Errands

With the housing market in a dive and homes lingering unsold for months, the relationship between agents and their clients is beginning to change. Both buyers and sellers are demanding more and getting more from their brokers.


If a House Lingers on the Market, Is There Something Wrong With It?

June Fletcher on why some homes don't sell when others do, and whether a property that doesn't sell is a lemon.


Magazines' Jane Pratt Sells Manhattan Home

The editor has sold her Manhattan townhouse for more than $3.65 million. The owner of Buffalo Bill's onetime hunting camp has cut its price, and the home of California Rep. Ellen Tauscher is for sale again.


Diplomat-Worthy Digs May Soon Hit Market

A number of British embassies are expected to come on the block in the near future. The move could also result in ambassadors' residences being put up for sale.


New FHA effort might not help many with woes

When President Bush announced plans late in August to help borrowers who were struggling to keep up with their adjustable-rate mortgages, local housing advocates and lenders waited eagerly for details of exactly how the initiative would work.


Don?t be sold on home ‘staging?

ARLINGTON, Va. — Staging is a hot topic for home sellers, as evidenced by the popularity of TV shows like “Designed to Sell,” “Buy Me” and “Flip This House.”But a recent report from an industry leader reveals that buyers are routinely misled by staged homes.


Conflicting housing reports yield confusion

No matter what you think will happen to Denver home prices, there is ample evidence to support you.Start with Thursday’s gloomy report from Metrolist on local single-family sales in September.


Let the buyer rejoice: Home sales, prices fall

Reflecting mortgage-market turmoil and buyer uncertainty, the median selling price of King County houses is now back to where it was last spring.


Splitting up the family home

The most popular final directive in many a last will and testament reads: My estate shall be divided equally among my children. But what happens when...


Legislation would benefit some homeowners but take from others

In a tax-Peter-to-pay-Paul move, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to permanently remove the so-called "phantom-income" tax penalty...


Renters insurance inexpensive, valuable

When a student moves off campus or a young person moves into that first apartment, protection of worldly goods may not seem as important...

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