Your Second Home | Pests: Your House, Their Nest Many second-home owners in the next few weeks will encounter evidence that their houses did not sit empty last winter. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 03:31:15 GMT Habitats | Greenpoint, Brooklyn: A More Permanent Crash Pad Two models with globe-trotting résumés have made themselves at home in a a row house near the waterfront. Publ.Date : Fri, 02 May 2008 19:00:54 GMT The Hunt: Westchester Can Wait Expecting to buy a starter house, a young couple was drawn instead to a Jersey City condo. Publ.Date : Fri, 02 May 2008 18:19:57 GMT Building Proposal by Greenwich Village Hospital Is Rejected The plan would have demolished nine existing buildings to permit the construction of a 329-foot-tall hospital and a 265-foot-tall luxury condominium. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 18:03:42 GMT Living in Maspeth, Queens: Yes, Manhattan?s Over There. What of It? This western Queens neighborhood has the heart of a small town with a good view of the big city. Publ.Date : Sat, 03 May 2008 10:57:51 GMT Your Home: Parceling Out Power to the People Energy prices are rising, and many co-op and condo buildings are looking for ways to cut costs. Basically, there are two options. Publ.Date : Fri, 02 May 2008 19:32:00 GMT Young Artists Find a Private Space, Only Without the Privacy At the McKibbin lofts in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the rooms are cramped and residents put up with a lot. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 15:29:40 GMT Posting: Bigger Condos, North of Littler Italy A 12-story condo rising at 290 Mulberry is a sign that NoLIta?s construction-free era may be ending. Publ.Date : Fri, 02 May 2008 19:44:01 GMT Q & A: An Official-Looking Co-op Document Is a notice seeking a list of co-op officers legitimate? Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 17:20:44 GMT Breaking Ground: El Banco and Ballyhack Golf Club An oceanfront residential resort near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and a residential golf development in southwest Virginia. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 03:38:20 GMT Property Values: What You Get for ... $3 Million A five-bedroom house in Honolulu; a three-bedroom house in Bloomfield Township, Mich.; and a three-bedroom house in Weaverville, N.C. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 06:24:19 GMT U.S. Investigates Yonkers Development After Official?s Surprising ?Yes? Vote Federal prosecutors are investigating a $600 million development deal and leaning toward indicting a city councilwoman who had been one of its most vigorous critics. Publ.Date : Mon, 05 May 2008 05:32:04 GMT In the Region | Long Island: Buyers? Guide to a Soft Market Both the number of homes on the market and foreclosures are up in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, which increases the likelihood of getting a good deal. Publ.Date : Sat, 03 May 2008 08:38:54 GMT Havens | Three Oaks, Mich.: An ?Our Town? Stage for the Creative Set Pioneering Chicagoans with a creative bent have transformed Three Oaks into a hot spot for second-home buyers smitten with the arts. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 03:49:03 GMT In England, at Home in a Railroad Station As a child Steve Sokalsky always preferred airplanes to trains. But that hasn?t stopped him and his family from making their home in a former railroad station. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 06:25:59 GMT Add RSS Feeds To My Web Pages Increase Traffic

 

 

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Source of House Data Skews Loan Losses Wachovia and Washington Mutual are using housing-market data that might be less-negative than those used by other lenders. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 23:56:00 EDT Judge Rejects Countrywide Settlement A bankruptcy judge has rejected Countrywide's proposal to settle accusations that it fabricated evidence used in a bid to foreclose on a home. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 22:49:00 EDT Real-Estate Drop Has a Green Lining Developers are dropping plans to build on some choice pieces of land and instead are selling it for such uses as public parks and nature preserves. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 00:21:00 EDT Mortgage Firms Cool to Principal-Cut Plan A major provision of the housing-market legislation passed by the House Thursday might not help as many borrowers as some expect, trade groups that represent mortgage companies say. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 02:42:00 EDT Home-Appraisal Row May End Up in Court New York Attorney General Cuomo may face legal challenges to his effort to overhaul the way homes are appraised across the U.S. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 22:18:00 EDT Keeping Families Above Water The latest flash point in the debate over the nation's bursting housing bubble is this: Since so many American houses are worth less than their mortgages, should the government do more to get lenders to settle for less than the full debt, even if it may cost taxpayers some money? Publ.Date : Thu, 08 May 2008 23:09:00 EDT Real-Estate Drop Has a Green Lining Developers are dropping plans to build on some choice pieces of land and instead are selling it for such uses as public parks and nature preserves. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 00:21:00 EDT Wachovia's Big-Loan Executive Is Leaving Wachovia's Robert Verrone, known for his deal making, is expected to leave. The bank's first-quarter loss will widen due to new write-downs. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 09:03:00 EDT Hope Arises for Housing-Bill Deal A Bush economic adviser said differences between Democrats in Congress and the White House on a housing bill aren't "insurmountable." Publ.Date : Thu, 08 May 2008 04:26:00 EDT For Mortgages Underwater, Help Swims In A small fish with a healthy appetite for mosquito larvae is being pressed into service in California, Arizona, Florida and other areas struggling with foreclosures. The problem: swimming pools of abandoned homes have turned into breeding grounds. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:00 EDT How to Find Foreign Home Buyers June Fletcher explains how to find real-estate agents who focus on foreign buyers – critical now as these home hunters see U.S. properties as bargains. Publ.Date : Thu, 08 May 2008 22:46:00 EDT Property Mogul Poised to Fall Again Ian Bruce Eichner is on the verge of losing control of his Las Vegas casino-resort project -- 16 years after a similar loss in Times Square. His roller-coaster track record shows that in commercial real estate, failure on an epic scale need not be a career killer. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 09:27:00 EDT House Passes Homeowner Aid The House passed a package of measures aimed at tackling the housing crisis, but bickering signaled turbulence ahead for the legislation. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 00:03:00 EDT More Homes Hit Market in April The supply of homes available for sale in major metropolitan areas edged higher in April, new data show. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 22:33:00 EDT Progress Is Slow in Coming to Hard-Hit City Decades after deep job cuts in the steel and manufacturing plants, Gary, Indiana's residents and real estate still bear the scars. Publ.Date : Tue, 06 May 2008 21:02:00 EDT RSS Software Web Site Traffic