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  1. No Lease Too LargeAgainst all odds, the top end of the rental market is soaring. Blame the inventory crunch.
  2. Fame Slept Here515 EAST 72ND STREET, APT. 16LThe Facts: One-bedroom, one-bath, 685-square-foot condo. Asking Price: $894,000. Charges And Taxes: $1,770 per mon […]
  3. Eruption DisruptionA volcano blows up in Iceland, and Craigslist’s New York real-estate section responds with quickie offers. Altruism lives! (As does opportunism.)
  4. The East End, Town by TownHow to navigate the five major Hamptons markets right now.
  5. Where to Live in 2014Everyone wants to spot the next Soho or Park Slope. Ten real-estate experts offer their nominees.
  6. Fame Slept HereFreddie Mercury, the insanely flamboyant front man of Queen, bought this place as his Manhattan pied-à-terre in the early eighties.
  7. When Doormen TweetPrivacy? How old-fashioned. These days, intrabuilding gossip can go global.
  8. Anxiety in Scarano-LandThe besieged architect Robert Scarano designed thousands of apartments. What do you do if you bought one?
  9. Eight Happy Stories From the RecessionThe past year’s price dip allowed these longtime renters to become owners.
  10. Same Space, Different PlacePut your carpenter on commission!
  11. I’m Shopping: Matt DamonThough reporters have placed Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, apartment-hunting up and down Fifth Avenue lately, the Bourne Identity star appea […]
  12. I Really Didn’t Need to See ThatWhen showings go horribly wrong.
  13. The Turning PointsFourth-quarter numbers reveal six neighborhoods where prices maybe, just maybe, have bottomed out.
  14. Fame Slept Here34 EAST 61ST STREETThe Facts: Five-floor, five-unit 9,770-square-foot townhouse. Asking Price: $11.5 million. Taxes: $198,000 per year. Agent: M […]
  15. Yet Another Late-Night Host Moves OnIt took eight months, but writer-comedian Dick Cavett has finally settled into the Central Park West co-op he bought for $4.2 million in May.
  16. Trickle-Down Theory Works!At least in one instance: Year-end bonuses gave the lower part of the luxury market a boost.
  17. Moving to the Bright SideHow to work a tenants’ market: six people who’ve traded up, saved a fortune, or finally gotten away from a nightmarish roommate.
  18. Life Swap: What If You Left New York?Trade tar beach for the real one.
  19. I Once Had a Dream So I Packed Up and Split for the City …You don’t think of Beach Boys co-founder and lead singer Mike Love as a New Yorker. But the prototypical California boy and his wife, Jacquelyne […]
  20. New Neighbors From Far AwayEuros and rubles and loonies are fueling a lot of deals right now.
  21. A House in Manhattan for Under $1 MillionYes, a house. In Harlem, a few brownstones have slipped back into six figures—though not every one is in turnkey shape.
  22. 8. Because New York Is (Almost, But Not Quite, Yet Getting) Affordable AgainEvery one of these apartments is available for $1,000 or less per month, and recently each has seen a significant cut in the rent.
  23. Fame Slept Here160 EAST 95TH STREETThe Facts: 3,456-square-foot, six-bedroom Carnegie Hill townhouse. Asking Price: $4.25 million. Taxes: $31,386 per year. Age […]
  24. These Are Their StoriesT here’s no New Yorkier acting gig than a role on Law & Order, and Linus Roache has reportedly put down roots. The man who plays the assistant d […]
  25. The Williamsburg ElixirCan moving to a new neighborhood be the fountain of youth?
  26. The Non-Hot Hot SpotsWhere are sellers hungriest to make a deal?
  27. Fame Slept HereTOKENEKE TRAIL, DARIEN, CONNECTICUTThe Facts: A four-bedroom, three-bath furnished waterfront cottage in an exclusive enclave in Connecticut. Mo […]
  28. Playing to the HouseTheater fans, this is your week for real-estate shopping. The super-talented Judith Ivey, now headlining at the Cherry Lane Theatre as advice co […]
  29. Fake Buyers Are Back!At open houses, at least the perpetual shoppers are returning.
  30. The Open-House Log215 West 91st Street, Apartment 133 Three-bedroom, 1,650-square-foot prewar co-op. Asking Price: $1.495 million. Maintenance: $2,442 per month. […]
  31. It’s Not You, It’s ThemWhat happens when you can qualify for a loan—but the apartment you’re buying can’t?
  32. Life SwapTake off your shoes and start stomping.
  33. It’s a Bargain! For Now.Those tax breaks that kept condo fees low? They’re expiring—and buyers are noticing.
  34. Hey, This Might WorkAfter a long, cold year, the first green shoots are appearing in the new-development tundra. Here are six fresh unveilings—along with the seller […]
  35. The Staycation HouseEscapes from the city—within the city.
  36. The Smallest Apartment on the MarketPretty nice—for 175 square feet.
  37. Outrageous Amenity WatchThe Building: One Brooklyn Bridge Park. The Amenity: A free car. The Pitch: At this building in Brooklyn Heights, buyers who sign contracts i […]
  38. Brat Packer Packs UpWhere’s Ally Sheedy been? Until lately, she was to be found at the Boulevard, a West 86th Street condop where the actress—best known for her rol […]
  39. Safe Isn’t So SafeThose neighborhoods that never see a downturn? They’re seeing a downturn.
  40. Fame Slept HereThree years ago, Jennifer Esposito bought her upstairs neighbor’s one-bedroom in her Greenwich Village co-op.
  41. The Self-Employment Catch-22For freelance workers, buying a house just got that much harder.
  42. Sold! Maybe.If your apartment won’t sell, how about auctioning it off?
  43. Life Swap: What If You Left New York?Plus you have your choice of nail salons.
  44. You Know How We Know You’re Apartment-Hunting?You get the sense, when watching Paul Rudd in his charming roles, that he’d be a fun guy to have next door.
  45. Searching for a DateAre prices at 2007 levels? Or 2005? Earlier? Finding the magic number.
  46. Fame Slept HereThe Harlem mansion custom-built for James Bailey, co-founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, is on the market.
  47. If You’ve Got It, Flaunt ItLenders and co-ops are tightening up—but it’s hard to say no to cold, hard cash.
  48. But Does It Have a Ballroom?Four days before his ‘Billy Elliot’ won the Tony for Best Musical, Stephen Daldry bought a house in Chelsea.
  49. Outrageous-Amenity WatchFor $25 million, one expects a lot, and this 9,200-square-foot four-bedroom triplex in Tribeca certainly has it all.
  50. UnsustainableIn a recession, does green development sell?
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