NYC real estate as world’s “safe deposit box,” how the Christmas spirit could hurt your listing … and more

A rendering of the Russian resort town of Sochi ahead of the the 2014 Winter Olympics
A rendering of the Russian resort town of Sochi ahead of the the 2014 Winter Olympics

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1. New York real estate still world’s “safe deposit box” [Business Insider]
2. How Christmas spirit could hurt your listing [DNAinfo]
3. Urban Land Institute declares San Francisco 2013’s real estate hot spot [SFBT]
4. Sleepy Russian resort town of Sochi transformed by the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics [Curbed]
5. Rapper and producer Pharrell Williams lists Miami penthouse for $16.8 million [NYDN]
6.“Moonstruck” bakery to open in Fort Greene [NYT]
7. India to allow increased foreign ownership of retailers [WSJ]
8. Moreover, real estate investors are being to add Indian real estate to their portfolios once again [WSJ]
9. A short interview with Mitchell Roschelle of PricewaterhouseCoopers [NYT]
10. A fresh angle on the Equity Residential and AvalonBay’s deal to buy Archstone [NYT]