New FHA rules daunt condo sellers, Ella Fitzgerald backup singer leaving 88 Central Park West for the Apthorp … and more

1. New FHA rules daunt condo sellers [Square Feet Blog]

2. Ella Fitzgerald backup singer leaving 88 Central Park West for the Apthorp [Post, 3rd item]
3. Tentative plans emerge for new Moynihan Station in Midtown [Curbed]
4. Two Queens men named in buildings bribe scandal [Post]
5. Winter months will test the housing market recovery [National Mortgage News]
6. The case for making the homebuyer tax credit available at closing [RISMedia]
7. Photographer Timothy White’s penthouse on the market for $4.9M [Post, 4th item]
8. Abusive subprime lenders return in reverse mortgage market, target seniors [RIS Media]
9. Top five most interesting residential sites of the year, from Open House New York [Post]
10. Realty Income stock drops, fund manager recommends go short [WSJ]
11. LIC owner fires back against attempts to block new strip club, threatens racier version [Post]
12. “Red light district” at Davidson Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights has a prostitution problem [Post]