Posts Tagged with real estate
Friday's Headlines
October 14, 2011
NY Times
Facing Eviction, Protesters Begin Park CleanupUpdated, 9:21 p.m.| Young people in knit hats and jeans scurried around Thursday wielding brooms and trash bags, moving mountains of sleeping bags, backpacks and jackets out of the way.
The Mayor Stands Firm Against the Lobbying of Puppy-Dog EyesThey curl up on the fringes of New York City royalty, positioned to eavesdrop on conversations no one else can hear, but unlikely to pass along the details. They come from a well-worn class of political companion, intended to generate sympathy for even the surliest of leaders, but have failed to persuade the city’s first man to accept them as his best friends. They stand, and sit, as symbols of compromise in the private life of an uncompromising mayor.
Privately Owned Park, Open to the Public, May Make Its Own RulesZuccotti Park, the half-acre plaza in Lower Manhattan now synonymous with Occupy Wall Stree
Tuesday's Headlines
August 16, 2011
NY Times
A Second Home for Affluent ChineseMost of these new buyers are seeking apartments either as pieds-à-terre or as housing for children studying in the city.
Gotham: Her Chinatown Home Is ‘Underperforming’Buy an “underperforming asset” — like two homely red-brick tenement walk-ups on Delancey Street. Then “commence a repositioning strategy,” which consists of persuading rent-stabilized tenants to leave and “releasing” their apartments at fizzy market rates.
City Selling Space in Brooklyn BuildingIt is unlikely that any visitors to the property
Friday's Headlines
August 5, 2011
NY Times
Mortgage Settlement ChallengedThe New York attorney general is moving to block a proposed $8.5 billion settlement struck in June by Bank of New York Mellon and Bank of America over troubled loan pools issued by Countrywide. A lawsuit filed late Thursday accuses Bank of New York of fraud in its role as trustee overseeing the pools for investors.
Mike KirbyMr. Kirby is a founder and the chairman of Green Street Advisors, an independent research and consulting firm that tracks the commercial real estate industry.
House Hunting in ... SwitzerlandThe Swiss housing market has been robust during the last two years.
Thursday's Headlines
August 4, 2011
NY Times
City Room: Facing the Loss of a Home, and a Quirky ExperimentThese days, there is no shortage of compelling tales of New Yorkers facing foreclosure and battling bureaucracy in a struggle to pay their bills.
New York in Design and African in DécorIn a 15th-century, second-floor walk-up apartment here, Adam Gaon and Loredana Tarini have created a home where New York meets Africa
House Hunting in ... SwitzerlandThis penthouse is in a decade-old 14-unit complex in Chernex, a village set on a steep slope above the lakeside town of Montreux.
Monday's Headlines
Aug 1, 2011
NY Times
Construction Spending Rises 0.2 PercentBuilders began work on more office buildings, shopping centers and hotels in June, pushing construction spending higher for a third straight month. But even with the gains, activity remains at depressed levels.
Monday Reading: Homeowners' Delusions About Flood Risk...Holdouts who still keep paper calendars. (Styles)The inevitability of title insurance for people getting mortgages. (Real Estate)First test drive of a Prius with more cargo room. (Automobiles)Debt deal focuses on spending cuts while economy...
