Core sued by former broker 05/08/08 A former Core Group Marketing agent is suing the company and its key players for allegedly cheating him out of more than $51 million in commissions. Broker Joseph Bongiovanni fi...
Corcoran, PropertyShark.com partner 05/05/08 PropertyShark.com has formed a partnership with the Corcoran Group to
provide agents with access to all of PropertyShark.com, at the
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Stuck under a cloud 05/02/08 From the May issue: A grey cloud hovers over the Manhattan real
estate market as buyers and sellers wait to see how the market adjusts
to last summer's credit crisis, how deep...
Manhattan's biggest firms 05/01/08 Despite a slight drop in its broker ranks, Prudential Douglas
Elliman reigns supreme as Manhattan's biggest residential brokerage.
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Rabbi Pinto blesses the deal 04/30/08 He's a rabbi to the stars in real estate. Israeli wheelers and dealers in New York City real estate consult Rabbi Yishayahu Yosef Pinto when it comes to business and personal ma...
Stuck under a cloud 04/30/08 A grey cloud hovers over the Manhattan real estate market as buyers
and sellers wait to see how the market adjusts to last summer's credit
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Sales office for Poconos homes to open in Chelsea 04/30/08 Chelsea is known for the art for sale at its galleries and the fine foods at the Chelsea Market. And soon homes in the Poconos will be selling there too. In June, Chelsea-based ...
Signs of the times for new condos 04/30/08 It's a sign of the times. Marketing companies are relying more heavily on creative guerrilla-style street-level advertising to kick-off pre-sales at new condominiums.
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The Closing: Howard Michaels 04/30/08 From the April issue: Howard Michaels, founder, chairman and CEO
of international real estate investment banking firm the Carlton Group,
sp...
Corcoran greenlights eco-friendly efforts 04/29/08 The Corcoran Group is stepping up its efforts to go green. "You try and be responsible," said Pam Liebman, president and CEO of Corcoran. "So many buildings we work on at Corcor...
The Closing: Jeffrey Levine 04/28/08 Chairman and principal of three affiliated companies: Levine
Builders, Douglaston Development and Clinton Management. Levine has
overseen t...
Doing deals for a cause 04/28/08 Real estate deals and charity generally do not mix, but a California-based real estate broker is hoping to bring to New York a real estate referral service that contributes mone...
Rena Goldstein: Turning grief into something positive 04/28/08 It's hard to imagine coping with the loss of a teenage child, but Halstead Property associate broker Rena Goldstein dealt with that and other tragedies since her son's death in ...
Elliman extends reach to global market 04/28/08 From the April issue: As the real estate market slows down, some
brokerages are adopting a broader perspective and expanding their
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Marketing company moving HQ from Miami to NYC 04/24/08 The exclusive sales and marketing agent for Trump Soho Hotel
Condominium is soon opening its first New York City office. By June, Prodigy In...
Organic cafe to replace McDonald's on W. 57th St. 04/21/08 Move over Big Mac and Happy Meals and hello wheat grass and hairspray. After nearly 10 years, McDonald's closed its doors at a three-story space at 45-47 West 57th Street. An or...
Jones Lang LaSalle goes local 04/17/08 Jones Lang LaSalle is doing the reverse of most companies: it's already established itself globally, so now it's thinking locally. The company, considered an office leasing comp...
End of an era: Knakal cuts hair 04/15/08 For the past three years, Manhattan-based commercial broker Robert Knakal's long hair and beard have preceded him. Some people loved it, others not so much, but everyone loved t...
Undaunted by spec building 04/10/08 From the April issue: In a slowing real estate market,
developers tend to bet on a sure thing. So one developer's willingness
to build a la...
Buyers busy at Beaver House 04/09/08 Local buyers might be nervous about the New York City housing market, but foreigners are still taking advantage of the weak dollar and are snatching up high-end apartments, at l...