New York-area home prices still to plunge?
Friday Dec 11 | via The Real Deal
While the rest of the country looks forward to a bit of a respite in the hard, grinding slide of property prices, New Yorkers will enjoy less relief in 2010. Comment?
DA: Fake agent rented out NY home he didn't own
Tuesday Dec 8 | via Journal News
MINEOLA - A Long Island prosecutor says a fake real estate agent rented out a vacant home he didn't own - then tried to evict the tenant over back payments. Comment?
Hempstead to pay judgment to allow sale of homes
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Newsday
"It's the right thing to do," said Hempstead Mayor Wayne Hall, who is also chairman of the CDA board. Comment?
From the Desk of Legislator Roger Corbin
Nov 6, 2009 | via Westbury Times
Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin encourages residents to consider an incentive the Long Island Power Authority is offering for savings with new oil, gas, or propane heating systems. Comment?
Affordable housing lotto winner moves in
Oct 19, 2009 | via Newsday.com
Raeshell Harris stands in front of her new home on Grenada Street. Raeshell Harris now will be able to host family gatherings in her own home. Comment?
Halstead first major NYC firm to grant VOW
14 hrs ago | via The Real Deal
Halstead Property announced today that it has completed the process of becoming a VOW, or "Virtual Office Web Site," making it the first major city brokerage to do so. Comment?
E-books as space-savers: Tips from an apartment dwel...
21 hrs ago | via TeleRead
You're converting your entire library to e-books. Quick! Which books would you jettison, and which books would you love enough to re-buy or scan or convert into electronic form? For many e-book-lovers, this bibliophilic triage would be just an intellectual exercise to identify favorite books. Comment?
Tuesday Dec 1 | via The Real Deal
Will new virtual firms pave way for full MLS? With online brokerages now allowed to advertise other firms' exclusives, some say listing sharing is next December 01, 2009 07:00AM Leigh Zaph is planning on registering his three-person firm, Manhattan Homes, as a Virtual Office Web site. Comment?
Boston - Event Report: Style Boston and Boston Mag T...
22 hrs ago | via BiZBash Event Style News
Nearly 500 guests headed to the city's newest building at Fan Pier on Wednesday for a holiday party hosted by New England Cable News program Style Boston and Boston Magazine . Comment?
Federal homebuyer tax credit cash advances for eligi...
Yesterday | via Empire State News
New York State will offer cash advances of up to $8,000 on the Federal homebuyer tax credit for borrowers using a State of New York Mortgage Agency mortgage to purchase a home. Comment?
Rescue scheme keeps family in their home
4 min ago | via Andover Advertiser | Basingstoke
A FAMILY threatened with being thrown out of their home before Christmas told a Government minister how they were saved by a taxpayer-funded scheme. Comment?
For 34th St., the most wonderful time of the year
7 min ago | via The Baltimore Sun
Photo courtesy of Results 1 Realty. Thanksgiving to New Year's is not a big time for home buying. Comment?
Stock futures point toward higher opening
23 min ago | via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge
Stock futures pointed to a higher opening Tuesday as investors placed bets that new data on economic output and housing sales will show the economy is continuing to recover. Comment?
Mass. home sales surge in November
1 hr ago | via Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts surged by about 60 percent in November when compared to the same month last year, while prices showed signs of stabilizing. Comment?
2 hrs ago | via The US Market Blog
Here's a quick recap of the predictions I made last year . I'll never have a better year of forecasting. Comment?