December 2006
Monthly Archive
29 Dec 2006 06:06 pm
Q & A: Rent-Stabilized or Not?
Whether an apartment is rent-stabilized is a matter of law, not one of agreement, between the parties.
29 Dec 2006 02:37 pm
The Hunt: All in the Family, and Then Some
?A home, whether you own or rent, is still a home.?
29 Dec 2006 02:13 pm
In the Region | Long Island: In This Jackpot, 22 Affordable Homes
At a lottery in Southold on Long Island recently, 22 residents won the right to buy yet-to-be-built homes at prices they can actually afford.
29 Dec 2006 01:38 pm
Make a Resolution to Pay Off Your Holiday Debt
As the New Year is just around the corner, it's time to make your New Year's resolution. This year, why not resolve to pay off your holiday credit card bills and gain the advantages that come from paying off your debt?
29 Dec 2006 12:52 pm
Streetscapes | East 63rd Street: Tracking a Century of Changes Along One Block of Town Houses
On East 63rd Street between Fifth and Madison, two old plain-Jane buildings are getting dressed up in limestone and classical-style fronts.
29 Dec 2006 11:48 am
Habitats | Upper West Side: A Former Studio, Still Chockablock With Art
?Why live in a place like this if you?re not going to have a lot of people over??
29 Dec 2006 11:29 am
Living In | Stuyvesant Square: History and a Dog Run, in One Cozy Package
A square created in 1836 and sold to the city by the Stuyvesant family for $5 is known today for priceless qualities: an aura of tranquility, a sense of history and a dog run.
29 Dec 2006 11:10 am
Breaking Ground : Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay and Montelucia
A new luxury hotel with residences in the Caribbean and a gated resort community in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
28 Dec 2006 11:19 pm
Renovating in France, From New York
Home renovation projects are always a challenge, but implementing one remotely, from 3,000 miles away, is a triumph.
28 Dec 2006 11:10 pm
In many areas where second-home buyers flock, prices are trending downward and slower appreciation has made some would-be buyers into renters.
28 Dec 2006 07:00 pm
REITs Generate Many Happy Returns - Pushing 34% (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Major stock market indexes are on the verge of posting weighty returns this year, but won't come close to the performance of real estate investment trusts -- again.
28 Dec 2006 05:07 pm
Living Here | Houses Near Salmon Fishing: See How They Run
?Here in Tofino, which is on the Clayoquot Sound, the fishing is world class. You can fish most seasons of the year, weather depending.?
28 Dec 2006 05:07 pm
Havens | Truckee, Calif.: Once Overlooked, a Four-Season Town Is on the Rise
As Lake Tahoe becomes more exclusive, second-home buyers are looking to its neighbor to the north.
28 Dec 2006 05:02 pm
Existing home sales, consumer confidence up (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. existing home sales rose in
November for a second straight month and consumer confidence
hit an eight-month high in December, according to reports on
Thursday showing the economy ending the year on a solid note.