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Simple Ways To Invest In Real Estate

September 11, 2012

Simple Ways To Invest In Real Estate   Buying real estateis about more than just finding a place to call …

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Investopedia.com: Exploring Real Estate Investments: Types Of Real Estate

December 30, 2011

Exploring Real Estate Investments: Types Of Real Estate By Ian Woychuk, CFA Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/university/real_estate Various categories of available real …

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Investopedia.com : Simple Ways To Invest In Real Estate

December 27, 2011

Buying real estate is about more than just finding a place to call home. Investing in real estate has become increasingly popular over …

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     Little by little, the world seems to be getting greener, and the Bloomberg  administration has made greening the city one of its priorities in helping to  reduce New York City’s carbon footprint. As part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, all of the city’s private buildings—including most co-ops and condos—of over 50,000 square […]
  • The Life of Super Luxury
     Despite what people mutter about real estate being in a down cycle in other  parts of the region, in New York City, people are spending tens of millions on  jaw-dropping properties throughout the city, with record-breaking sales being  logged in 2012 and even more likely in 2013 as the economy continues to  recover. Read more
  • 2013 Market Review and Forecast
     According to many observers, the worst of the recession is over. We’re now several years out from the collapses and near-collapses of Lehman  Brothers, Washington Mutual, Countrywide, Bear Stearns, AIG and other big-name  financial firms. Read more
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     All you need to know you to efficiently manage and maintain co-op and condo  properties in the Greater New York area, you will find at The Cooperator’s annual Co-op & Condo Expo, which is now in its 26th year as the premier event for education,  networking and learning.  Read more

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    Filed under: News, Home Improvement, How To By Erin Loechner I'm a hardwood floors gal all the way. I love the rich colors and patterns that come from natural wood, and there's just something about a good game of sock hockey in the kitchen that gets me every time. Yet I'll admit --- it's sometimes tricky to clean hardwood floors. After al […]
  • How One Woman Created a Zero-Waste Home
    Filed under: News, How To By Lisa M. Gerry Five years ago, Bea Johnson and her husband and two sons (all pictured above) were looking for a home closer to the restaurants, shops and school in their coastal California town. During the year they spent house hunting, the family of four moved into a small apartment, took only the possessions that were absolutely […]
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    Filed under: Design, News, Advice, Home Improvement, How To try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-100117").style.display="none";}catch(e){}try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-133558").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Springtime is upon us, and you know what that means. Well […]
  • First Impressions That Get Homes Sold the Fastest
    Filed under: News, How To, Selling try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-767088").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Say you're going on a first date or a job interview. There's one piece of advice you can expect to get from just about everyone: Make a good first impression. Well, if you're hoping to cou […]
  • Disaster Tax Relief: How to Optimize Your Refund If Your Home Has Been Damaged
    Filed under: News, How ToBy Mary Boone Wildfires in the West, flooding and landslides in Alaska and hard-hitting Superstorm Sandy were just a few of the major natural disasters that hit the United States last year. In all, 112 federal disaster declarations were issued in 2012. For those living in an area where a federal disaster has been proclaimed, tax reli […]
  • 13 Ways to Sell Your Home in 2013
    Filed under: News, How To, Selling As the housing recovery that began last year continues to gain steam into 2013, selling your home may become less of a headache. But you can be sure of one thing: You're always likely to make the process easier if you use smart marketing tactics. Some of them are givens: De-clutter your home for open houses, enhance yo […]
  • Quick and Easy Home Makeovers for the New Year
    Filed under: Design, News, How To By Lisa Kaplan Gordon It's a new year, and an ambitious resolution that always falls on our list (of resolutions that inevitably get broken) is a home makeover. What a daunting task, it seems! But there are easy home fixes that won't take you more than 15 minutes to do, and they'll have your place looking fres […]
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    Filed under: News, How To By Deirdre Sullivan The holiday season has a naughty impact on the environment: We accumulate 25 percent more waste this time of year, and much of that can't be recycled. Fortunately, our nice ideas make sure that Christmas is more eco-friendly. 1. Christmas tree alternatives Although cut trees are more earth-friendly than thei […]
  • Sealing the Deal: Creative Ways to Clinch a Real Estate Sale
    Filed under: News, Buying, How To, SellingBy Brendon Desimone Real estate buyers and sellers often come close to making a deal -- but something stands in their way. Multiple offers and counters fly back and forth over the course of several weeks. Maybe the buyer and seller are just a few thousand dollars apart on price. There could be one sticking point that […]
  • Secondhand Smoke in Apartment Buildings: Can You Make Your Neighbor Stop Puffing Inside?
    Filed under: News, Advice, How To, RentingJust because you keep your own apartment smoke-free doesn't mean that you're not still breathing in secondhand smoke from your neighbor. Cigarette smoke can easily seep into next-door apartments in multi-unit buildings, and millions of Americans are affected by this every day, according to a new study. But […]
  • Black Ice: Are You Responsible for Keeping It Off Your Property?
    Filed under: News, Advice, How ToBlack ice is a scary sounding term, and for good reason: It leads to car accidents, injuries, and a fear of walking outside in the winter. But are you responsible to clear this invisible menace if it's on your property? If someone gets injured slipping in front of your house or on your property, the short answer is: You […]
  • How to Get Out of a Real Estate Contract
    Filed under: News, Buying, How ToBy Brendon Desimone It's the kind of email real estate agents dread finding in their inbox late at night. After months or years of effort, a buyer client is finally in contract with the right property. But now, at the 11th hour, something has gone wrong. The property has a defect, an issue has come up as a result of the […]
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    Filed under: News, How To It's the holiday season -- something's bound to go wrong. We've all heard about those nightmarish holiday disaster stories in which accident after accident befalls some poor soul who just wanted a quiet, peaceful Christmas with the family. And we know you can't get enough of those stories, so we're here to b […]
  • Escrow -- It's What Happens After Your Homebuying Offer Is Accepted
    Filed under: News, Buying, Financing, How ToSo the past few months you've shopped properties, submitted offers on many and gotten your hopes up -- only to be let down. But you haven't given up, and finally you get the call from your real estate agent: Your latest offer has been accepted! You might think it's the end of the road to property own […]
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    Filed under: News, How To By Lisa Kaplan Gordon Take the hassle out of putting away Christmas lights and decorations with these easy storage tips. Bonus: unpacking next year will be a snap! Tangle-Free Lights Cardboard organizer: Cut 1-inch slits in the sides of a rectangular piece of cardboard, and wind string Christmas lights around, using the slits to hol […]

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RSS NY Post: Real Estate

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  • ICSC: NJ investor buys Clinton Hill property out of bankruptcy, plans condos
  • RWN pays $3.8M for retail condo on Bowery, Chelsea water tower serves as speakeasy … and more
  • Hotel workers’ union buys Brooklyn lot, plans health care center
  • This month in real estate history
  • Construction to start on hotel conversion of Jarmulowsky Bank
  • Nazarian, Moin nab adjacent building to enlarge planned SLS Murray Hill hotel
  • Months after Sandy, damaged city beaches prepare for summer

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  • Linkage: The Smell of Barclays Center; NYC's Micro Dwelling Obsession
  • Comment of the Day: "I find the floor plans puzzling....
  • Dive-Ins: This Willow Street Homeowner Wanted Three Backyard Pools
  • On the Market: Little Brooklyn House Hides Vast Interiors, Statement Staircase
  • Abandonment Issues: Tour The East River's Mysterious North Brother Island—In 3D
  • Preservation Watch: Fulfilling a longtime wish of the...
  • Cornerspotter: Hint: This Ornate Building Is Gone, But The Neighbor Remains

RSS Wall Street Journal: Real Estate

  • Park Slope Mansion: Never a House Divided
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  • Silicon Valley Versailles
  • Cape Cod Estate of Former Toy Executive Hits the Auction Block
  • In Marine Park, Lending a Hand Is Routine
  • Italian Villa-Style Home in Los Angeles Lists For $30 Million
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  • A Frank Lloyd Wright House
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RSS Crain’s New York: Real Estate

  • City seeks development partners for Sandy rebuilding
  • Billionaire behind major projects
  • MoMA reconsiders a demolition
  • City affordable projects get boost from state
  • Time Warner ready to move
  • A hipper South Street Seaport
  • Online apt. searching boasts new tool: humans
  • Schumer calls for bonds
  • City proposes limiting Garden to 15 more years
  • AG says banks violated mortgage accord

RSS NY Observer: Real Estate

  • $90 M. Hotel Worker Health Center Coming to Downtown Brooklyn
  • On the Market: Joe Lhota Snags the Most Real Estate Campaign Cash; 432 Park’s Penthouse In Contract for $95 M.; Buy Tom Cruise’s Townhouse!
  • Doesn’t Anyone Love One57?
  • Who Will Be New York’s Next Chief City Planner? And Does It Matter?
  • The Four Seasons Restaurant Faces Rent Hike
  • On the Market: One57 Penthouse Buyer Revealed; In Favor Of Demolishing the Folk Art Museum; Union Square Condo Prohibits Smoking

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  • Brooklyn's top new buildings honored by Chamber of Commerce
  • New York Gritty: 'Lucky Guy' celebrates city's era of decadence and decay
  • 'Cleaning' house at lower East Side coop though natural gas
  • How can I make extra cash for my co-op?
  • Massive $9 million antebellum compound for sale in Fort Greene
  • Oprah Winfrey takes a real estate hit
  • SEE IT: $11M Riverdale estate is the Bronx most expensive house
  • Queens board OKs Willets West
  • Apartment-rental site Airbnb fights to be legal
  • Homes in this Calif. subdivision are sinking

RSS CNN: Real Estate

  • Amateur investors tap 401(k)s to buy homes
  • Home appraisals no longer derailing sales
  • Apartment construction slows sharply
  • 96,000 borrowers shortchanged
  • Where the mortgage deduction really pays
  • Homebuyers clueless about mortgages
  • Sentiment shift: Home prices to rise
  • Secret 'pocket listings' return in hot housing markets
  • America's Best Places to Live
  • Hidden fees for homebuyers
  • BofA, Wells Fargo sued for mortgage settlement violation

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