Westchester homes longer on market

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

There's a slowdown out of town. Houses in prosperous Westchester County are sitting on the market longer. The second quarter of 2006 saw sales volume drop and inventory rise in Westchester County, according to a report issued by the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service. More

Q & A: Hamptons summer season wrap-up

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

Sales drop-offs boon to rentals, East End brokers say More

Jared Kushner: new Observer owner eyes property

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

When 25-year-old law student Jared Kushner bought a stake in the New York Observer for $10 million last month, both his age and family history got cynical New Yorkers wagging their tongues. More

The Closing: Barbara Corcoran

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

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New co-op data shows priciest

September 01, 2006 12:00AM


The secrets are laid bare. A state law enacted last month made cooperative apartment sales prices public for the first time, freeing for wide consumption data that had once been the purview of well-connected brokers and of media speculation. The Real Deal, along with Web research site PropertyShark.com, compiled the top 25 priciest co-op deals over the last two years using new data from the city's Department of Finance. More

Office condos catching on

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

The office condominium, a rarity in New York City, is finding a toehold in places as varied as West Chelsea, Lower Manhattan and Greenpoint in Brooklyn. For-sale office space is an alternative for companies who don't want to shell out rent each month. Developers may be warming to the concept because of the hot office market, where commercial space is fetching a premium amid a cooling residential market. More

New price etiquette for Connecticut

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

Higher inventory reflects sluggish sales in Fairfield County More

Where to hang your hat

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

In the post-boom market, what it takes to jumpstart a career in New York real estate -- and where no More

Should brokers get paid as consultants?

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

As the real estate industry changes, brokers' job descriptions have been stretched. Instead of just being real estate scouts, most brokers now function as consultants -- helping improve a home by staging or recommending a slew of appropriate resources for renovations. More

Ending the buyer vs. seller standoff

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

In the constant battle between New York City buyers and sellers over the exorbitant costs for apartments, buyers more than sellers have been getting battered and bruised. That may soon change. More

Chocolate caf s raise the chocolate bar

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

Could chocolate eateries become like Starbucks in New York City? Some newer retailers hope so. More

How high-end brokers got to the top

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

From Baum leveraging connections at Chemical Bank to Kleier working the schools, they share their se More

Web sites snapping up co-op price info

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

New data services launched based on now-public prices, but some wonder how useful information will be.
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Longer sales waits on Long Island

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

"It's not a horrible market, but there's no sense of urgency." More

Rentals are back -- if you're a Durst

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

Only longtime landowners able to make rental development work More

Brokers shrug at co-op price disclosure law

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

The recent enactment of legislation making individual cooperative sale prices public for the first time is generating little buzz in the real estate industry.
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Slow market increases merger activity

September 01, 2006 12:00AM

Century 21 buys in city, Corcoran in Hamptons More