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Real Estate News from The New York Times

Real Estate News from The New York Times
Posted on : June 26, 2009
International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... Cornwall, England
The Cornish residential property market was sluggish last year, but has picked up in 2010 with gains of 5 to 10 percent, depending on the area.

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The Roller-Coaster Ride Called a Short Sale
Short sales are on the rise in Manhattan as some homeowners who bought at the height of the market are finding themselves underwater.

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Posting: A.M. Stern Building Pushes the Boundary of Luxe
A new Fifth Avenue condominium by Robert A. M. Stern will offer views of Central Park for far less than a Stern counterpart nearby.

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The Hunt: Two Who Escaped From Quirkyville
A couple looking for a rental in a new building in Brooklyn found that fresh and sparkling comes with a high price tag.

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Big Deal: Damon Dash, Hip-Hop Entrepreneur, Sells Condo
A TriBeCa apartment owned by Damon Dash sold for $5.5 million. A second Dash property, also in TriBeCa, failed to sell.

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Big Deal: Conan O’Brien Sells Duplex for $25 Million
The talk show host sold his duplex for more than $4 million below his asking price.

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On Location: In Shanghai, an Expatriate’s Hunt for a Traditional Apartment
A Los Angeles native’s move to Shanghai and her hunt for a traditional apartment.

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Property Values: What You Get for ... $580,000
A four-bedroom plantation house in Mississippi, a two-bedroom contemporary in Dallas and a three-bedroom house in Maine.

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Square Feet: Near Yale, a 32-Story Gamble Rises in New Haven
The developer of the new apartment complex hopes it attracts Yale graduate students and the medical community.

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Living In: Historic Architecture Near Prospect Park
A neighborhood next to Prospect Park offers tree-lined blocks of houses and prewar apartment buildings, along with a sense of community.

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Big Deal: David Bouley Sells 10th Street Coop
The chef’s two-bedroom apartment sold for $1.4 million, after first being listed in 2007 for $2.4 million.

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Square Feet: Challenging the Planned Community Stereotype at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina
In the 22,000-acre community, just a third of the land will be developed and thousands of acres will be part of a managed forest preserve.

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The Appraisal: Where Longtime Friends Make the Best Neighbors
A real estate broker recommends Ruxton Towers, at 50 West 72nd Street, to many friends from her college days.

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Law Gives Tenants of Illegal Lofts Path to Legality
The new law will force New York landlords to make upgrades, as well as make formerly illegal lofts eligible for rent stabilization and protect tenants against evictions.

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Habitats | Lenox Hill: A Couple Find a Studio Has Staying Power
A tiny studio in Lenox Hill proved a fine home for a 20something starting out in the city. Decades later, when she married, it became a cozy modernist nest.

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STREETSCAPES/Fifth Avenue From 48th to 49th Street: The History of 3 Midtown Neighbors
On Fifth Avenue from 48th to 49th Street are three very different buildings. Two are designated city landmarks; the third and arguably most deserving is not.

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Big Deal: New Setting for Gary Shteyngart
The writer didn’t buy in “Absurdistan,” but on East 18th Street.

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House Tour: Orient Point, N.Y.
A rental home in Orient Point, N.Y., offers serenity from atop a widow’s walk overlooking Long Island Sound.

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In the Region | Long Island: Differing ‘Visions’ for Nassau Coliseum Site
The town of Hempstead unveils its “new vision” for developing 77 acres surrounding Nassau Memorial Coliseum, but not everyone is on board.

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In the Region | New Jersey: Slower Sales After Home Buyer Tax Credit Ends
Sales for lower-priced homes in New Jersey have slowed after the expiration of the federal tax-credit program for buyers on April 30.

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In the Region | Westchester: In White Plains’s Fortunes
Home prices are up in White Plains and Westchester County in general, according a quarterly report issued by the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service.

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Real Estate Q & A
When a lease becomes binding; claiming ownership of a rooftop terrace; a new cycle for appliances.

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Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Kenneth S. Horn
Questions for the president and founder of Alchemy Properties Inc., a real estate development company that specializes in condominiums.

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Mortgages: Seeking to Close Off an Exit
A new report suggests that “strategic defaults,” in which borrowers simply walk away from their loans and properties, may be reaching their peak.

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Big Deal: Trump Jr. Sells West Side Condo
The apartment at 220 Riverside Boulevard sold for $1.845 million.

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Big Deal: When the Price Is Right
Homes in New York City are spending less time on the market — so long as they are priced correctly.

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On Location: In Guernsey, the Makeover of a Stone Barn
A couple’s 15th-century barn is renovated with light and energy efficiency in mind.

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Property Values: What You Get for ... $800,000
A two-bedroom solar-dome topped house in the Florida Keys, a nine-bedroom house in Virginia and a two-bedroom town house in California.

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International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... Dubrovnik, Croatia
Although prices have dropped by as much as 30 percent in the second-home destination of Dubrovnik, the market is now holding steady.

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