The Market
Booming spring market not so great for appraisals, how to park for less in NYC and more
- One potential downside to a strong real estate market: problems with appraisals (NY1)
- Good news for co-op buyers? Hearings start on proposed bill to require boards to be more transparent (Real Estate Weekly; New York Post; Malcolm Carter)
- If you're single and live off of the G train, you may want to move (DNA Info)
- The million dollar question: How can I park in NYC without breaking the bank? (UrbanBaby)
- Rent hikes on rent-stabilized apartments could be more than twice the size of last year's increase (WSJ via The Real Deal)
- Travel site FlipKey begs Stuytown renters to turn their apartments into hotels (which by the way is totally illegal in NYC) (New York Post)
- A match made in heaven: Lena Dunham is (high-end) house-hunting in Willamsburg (Daily News)
- Are the stars aligned for you to move? Check out your NYC real-estate horoscope (Bond New York)
- City slaps brokers with fines of $3,600 and up for showing illegal apartments (NY Times)
- Six months after Sandy, many neighborhoods--like Staten Island--are still reeling from damage (amNewYork)...
- ... but, on the bright side (and largely due to price cuts) the Rockaways have seen a spike in home buying and summer renting (New York Post)
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