Survey shows that fewer Americans think it’s a good time to buy a home … and more

1. Queens and Brooklyn nabes defy trend linking higher rents to test scores at nearby schools [WSJ] 

2. City officials decide to expand Millennium High School in Brooklyn instead of FiDi [DNAinfo] 

3. Architects redesign buildings as part of historic preservation [WSJ] 

4. Fannie survey shows that fewer Americans think it’s a good time to buy a home [Truth about Mortgage] 

5. Developer Robert Durst shares thoughts on “All Good Things” movie [NYT] 

6. State-owned Roosevelt Island considers bid from Related and Hudson companies for private ownership [WSJ] 

7. How to handle common defects at new condos [NY1]
8. First Paper Source store based in New York opens in Cobble Hill [Brownstoner] 

9. National Association of Realtors asks that consumer Fico score be revised [Truth about Mortgage] 

10. National Dance Institute building 18,000-square-foot site in Harlem [Crain’s]
11. Brownstones in historic Brooklyn neighborhoods contend with height restrictions [Brooklyn Eagle]