MBA head explains why it’s still hard to get a mortgage, Jessica Simpson hunts for Gotham real estate … and more

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Jessica Simpson “hunting” for a New York City home

1. Head of MBA explains why it’s so hard to get a mortgage
[WSJ]

2. New York City in 50 years, according to Post op-ed
[NYP]

3. Very pregnant Jessica Simpson hunts for Gotham real estate
[CelebGossip.net]

4. Struggling Cypress Hills Collegiate Prep, in Queens, may close
[Queens Courier]

5. Sam’s Restaurant in East Hampton on block for $6.5M
[Curbed]

6. Theodore Roosevelt‘s Sagamore Hill, L.I. home will be renovated
[NYDN]

7. Perrin Paris takes retail space at the Carlyle hotel
[NYO]

8. Meanwhile, Hotel Chelsea room where iconic Madonna photo was taken is demolished
[Curbed]

9. Aladdin Bakery to look for Brooklyn space
[Brownstoner]

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10. “The Preppy Handbook” author sells UES co-op
[NYO]

11. Freddie Mac to create “new breed” of mortgage-backed securities
[WSJ]