Archive for September, 2008

Sep 28 2008

Mortgages: A Loan Fit for the Countryside

By DAN BARRY wrote an interesting post today on
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The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Agency, which was established to help to raise the economic standing of those living in outlying communities, is making mortgages at a pace unseen in recent years.

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Sep 28 2008

The Sell: It Pays to Be Prepared, and Patient

Published by admin under Housing

By STEPHEN P. WILLIAMS wrote an interesting post today on
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With a new baby, Davida and Bret Hogan found themselves looking for more space.

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Sep 28 2008

Living In | Stratford, Conn.: Beachy, With a Link to Olde England

Published by admin under Housing, Connecticut

By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR wrote an interesting post today on
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Residents describe Stratford as the same comfortable, unpretentious bedroom community it has been for more than a century.

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Sep 28 2008

In the Region | Connecticut: Condo Owners Forced to Sell

Published by admin under Condominiums, Renting and Leasing

By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER wrote an interesting post today on
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A private company in Wallingford is using a little-known clause in the state’s condominium law that allows it, as majority owner, to make the building a rental property.

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Sep 28 2008

Streetscapes | Readers’ Questions: A Lord’s Garden, and Grand Plans at the Water’s Edge

By C. J. HUGHES wrote an interesting post today on
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Can you give me more information about the original house at 15 East 91st Street, owned at one time by Lord Joseph Duveen?

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Sep 28 2008

The Hunt: A ‘Goldilocks’ House

By KEITH MULVIHILL wrote an interesting post today on
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Adam Frank found a brownstone in Bedford-Stuyvesant that needed some renovations.

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Sep 28 2008

Big Deal: Way Beyond 15 Minutes

Published by admin under real estate, Housing, Warhol, Andy

By JOYCE COHEN wrote an interesting post today on
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Two Upper East Side town houses once owned by Andy Warhol have lingered on the market since the spring.

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Sep 28 2008

Big Deal: (Too) Storied Hotel?

Published by admin under Housing, Condominiums, Plaza Hotel

By LISA PREVOST wrote an interesting post today on
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The Plaza Hotel has gotten so much publicity lately, with dueling lawsuits between a Russian oligarch and the condominium sponsors, and every deliciously expensive sale blogged around the world, that some buyers have been scared away.

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Sep 28 2008

Habitats: Carving Out a Family Home and a Studio

Published by admin under Housing, Sculpture, Queens (NYC)

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY wrote an interesting post today on
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Ilan Averbuch and his family live above his studio, where, as a sculptor, he makes monumental configurations made of stone, wood, steel and glass that can rise several stories.

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Sep 27 2008

International Real Estate: For Sale in … Jerusalem

Published by admin under Housing, Jerusalem (Israel)

By ABIGAIL SALTMARSH wrote an interesting post today on
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A six-bedroom four-bath Arab-style house is on the market for $2.5 million.

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