Loan fraud on the rise, tips for buying a home during the recession … and more

1. Loan fraud on the rise [NYT]
2. History of 527 West 110th Street, a building adorned with gargoyles [NYT]
3. Living in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the Bronx [NYT]
4. Marketers of Truffles Tribeca avoid the word “luxury” [NYT]
5. Archdiocese will begin demolishing NYU’s Catholic Center before the university buys it [NYT]
6. Tips for buying a home during the recession [US News]
7. The metro areas with the most foreclosures [US News]
8. Architect and contractors work for free to help Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps [NYDN]
9. Appraisal industry faces changes [Business Week]
10. Volant Trading leases more space at 7 World Trade Center [Crain’s]
11. Sapphire Gentelmen’s Club Replaces Scores On East 60th Street [NYO]
12. Billy’s Bakery opening second location at 75 Franklin Street [Crain’s]