The Going Gets Tougher
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:41:08 GMT
It doesn?t take much to trip up these days and the problem may be a more demanding Fannie Mae.

Living In | Old Hill, Conn.: Living in Old Hill, Conn.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:41:55 GMT
Preservation fights can be notably fierce in Old Hill, Conn., a town known for its ponds.

Habitats: Part Library, Part Salon, Part Cast Party
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:29:44 GMT
The apartment of Delphi and Norman Harrington seems to exist in both the present and the past.

Posting: Brooklyn Bridge Park as Lure for a New Condo
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:48:53 GMT
Are the outlines of an ambitious swing-set-and-slide area lifting sales at One Brooklyn Bridge Park?

The Hunt: The Hunt: When the ?Wow Factor?Isn?t the Point
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:53 GMT
Johnny Krause and Reba Frankel were happy to find a three-bedroom in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for $342,000.

Streetscapes | North of West 96th Street: Upper Broadway as a Young Boulevard
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:31:16 GMT
Broadway north of 96th Street was once a vibrant but shabby area and before that it was farmland.

Mortgages: Even High-Score Borrowers at Risk of Mortgage Default
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:45:21 GMT
A high credit score won?t necessarily insulate borrowers from the home-foreclosure crisis, according to a new study from FICO.

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Jeffrey Katz
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:44:05 GMT
Mr. Katz is the chief executive and principal owner of Sherwood Equities Inc., which has developed and manages more than $3 billion in commercial real estate.

In the Region | Connecticut: In Connecticut, a Moratorium on Affordable Housing
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:36:39 GMT
The Town of Oxford has declared an 11-month moratorium on applications for affordable-housing developments.

In the Region | Long Island: On Long Island, Protecting These Old Houses
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:17:12 GMT
New legislation in Northport requires that plans to demolish or renovate houses a century or more in age be vetted by an architectural review board.

In the Region | New Jersey: In New Jersey, a Warm Winter for Rentals
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:31:17 GMT
There were big flurries of rental activity at several of New Jersey?s more luxurious apartment buildings.

The Long Story of the Building at 104-106 Bowery
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:24:43 GMT
Dan Barry revisits the history of the Bowery and looks for the last resident of a flophouse, the subject of a 2004 column.

Property Values: What You Get for ... $175,000
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:41:26 GMT
A cabin in Heber City, Utah, a Gothic revival in Seneca Falls, N.Y., and a condo in Milwaukee.

International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... England
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:16:27 GMT
Surrey, a county to the southwest of London, suffered a real estate setback in 2008, after years of steady price increases.

On Location: Bringing a Taste of New York to Johannesburg
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:56 GMT
Adam Levy lives in a 10-story building that he converted into seven spacious floor-through apartments, including his own duplex penthouse that he finally completed last fall.

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Helmsley Estate Sells Manhattan Hotel
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:13:24 EST
The Helmsley Carlton House is being sold to a partnership between private-equity firm Angelo, Gordon &Co. and Extell Development for about $170 million.
WTC Development Talks Continue
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:35 EST
Negotiations continued between developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority who are trying to resolve an impasse over the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site before a critical deadline Friday.
Fortis Sues Lender Kennedy in Debt Case
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:42:22 EST
Kennedy Funding, a New Jersey lender to cash-strapped real-estate developers, has plenty of experience going after debtors who fall behind on their payments. But now it's Kennedy's turn to get squeezed.
European REIT Rollout at Hand
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:20 EST
With European property markets beginning to recover from the market downturn and global recession, there are signs that the REIT revolution could be at hand.
General Growth Debt Bet Pays Off
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:57 EST
A handful of investors dug to the bottom of the discount bin and snapped up General Growth's convertible bonds at three cents on the dollar. They now trade at 103 cents.
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