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While it may not have the cachet of Madison Avenue or even the rest of Manhattan, Washington Heights is...
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Settlement reached in REBNY anti-trust suit
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a listings services provider against the Real Estate Board...
Ex-Property Shark CEO launches new web venture
Ryan Slack has left his job as CEO of PropertyShark.com, the Brooklyn-based online property Website, to start a new...
Real estate industry says tenants’ rights bill will clog courts
Real estate lawyers and lobbyists say a newly-passed bill that allows tenants to sue landlords for harassment would jam...
Shvo goes global, starting in Mexico
Shvo, run by marketer Michael Shvo, is going global, starting with a hotel-condo development Nizuc on Mexico’s Mayan Rivera. The project’s New York press launch occurred at a glitzy Soho gala Tuesday night. Guests...
125 Central Park North owners sue developer
A group of condo owners at 125 Central Park North, which broke a Harlem record when it went condo and sold units at $850 per square foot in 2005, have sued the building’s developers...
Who got it right or wrong in 2007
It was a crazy year — the residential mortgage market went into crisis, the housing market got weaker in the U.S. (even though the city stayed relatively healthy), and the commercial market started showing...
Behind discounter Foxtons’ demise
Foxtons North America, the discount real estate brokerage that caused a splash when it came to the U.S. more than four years ago, filed for Chapter 11 in The United States Bankruptcy Court for...
Time Equities buys West Side tower for $70M
Time Equities has purchased 127-135 West 33rd Street from Savanna Partners and The City Investment Fund for $70.5 million....