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  1. Rent Now!The global economic meltdown means incredible last-minute deals.
  2. Fame Slept Here77 WHITE STREET, THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS The Facts: A pair of 2,255-square-foot lofts. Asking Price: $2.379 million (fourth floor) and $2.29 […]
  3. I Have Seen the Best Houses of My GenerationJust because real-estate reports coming out of the Hamptons have been gloomy doesn’t mean celebrities have abandoned it.
  4. At Least They’re LookingOpen-house traffic is perking up. But is anyone actually buying?
  5. Bigfoot of the HamptonsWho’s the mystery buyer said to be scooping up handfuls of houses with lowball offers? An investigation.
  6. How to Pick a NeighborhoodAccording to a 2008 study by NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, price run-ups in previous good times strongly correlate to pe […]
  7. A Shopper’s-Eye View of the Second-Home SlowdownWhere weekend houses have become affordable (and where they haven’t).
  8. The First-Time Homebuyer’s Guide to 2009Pick a project. Why buy a fixer-upper when you have so many choices that are far less demanding? Because properties needing renovations are up […]
  9. Life Swap: What If You Left New York?The South American way.
  10. From Op-Ed to Co-opIs Dick Cavett apartment-hunting? The comedy writer turned talk-show star turned regular New York Times contributor has been sighted near Centra […]
  11. Selling While SellingNobody’s looking at your condo building? Open a pop-up store in one of the apartments.
  12. Living ThereYes, Brighton Beach is almost an hour from midtown, but it’s a whole lot cheaper—and you’re on the beach! This 721-square-foot one-bedroom, one- […]
  13. The OptimistsThese seven buyers think “economic meltdown” means “buying opportunity.”
  14. The Bernie Madoff Real-Estate AgencyScammed clients look to sell.
  15. Flipped, or Flopped?They bought at the peak, and just sold. How did everyone do?
  16. Triple AssessmentThis genteel six-room feels like a Park Avenue co-op, but it’s a condo, right across from Carnegie Hall.
  17. Eighth Time’s the CharmIt became a recurring joke during last year’s presidential campaign when John McCain couldn’t say quite how many houses he and his wife owned.
  18. Bad News Up NorthIn a season of sinking sales volume, Harlem’s been hit extra-hard.
  19. Fame Slept HereFranklin Roosevelt’s legacy is in the news every day right now, which makes it oddly pleasing to contemplate living in this brick townhouse near […]
  20. There’s a Problem With Your ApplicationA fat bonus used to help with the co-op board. Now it’s a liability.
  21. How Low Is Really Low?Buyers are expecting deep discounts, and ads are suddenly using words like “fire sale.” But which are actually great deals, and which just anti- […]
  22. South Fork Summer Shuffle for GereRichard Gere seems to like keeping his brokers busy. After reportedly offering his residence in Julian Schnabel’s Palazzo Chupi for $15 million, […]
  23. Same Space, Different PlaceWhat’s a year worth to you?
  24. The Little Guy’s Doing OkayStudio apartments aren’t faring as badly as bigger ones. Why?
  25. Life Swap: What If You Left New York?The Midwest village.
  26. Disco Balls Not IncludedIs David LaChapelle leaving the East Village? The downtown fashion photographer and director is selling his beloved Second Avenue pied-à-terre, […]
  27. Basic InstinctBye-bye, screening rooms. Give me square footage and closet space.
  28. What’s With All These New Hotels?The Standard, the Ace, the Jane, the Cooper Square; now, or very shortly, these stylish hotels will be adding hundreds more rooms to New York’s […]
  29. Change Your Space, Keep Your LifeHow to save hundreds per month by moving barely a block.
  30. Fame Slept Here72 EAST 3rd STREET The Facts: Two-bedroom, two-bath 1,105-square-foot East Village condo. Asking Price: $1.245 million. Charges and Tax […]
  31. Can You Get Me Off the Hook?Buyers who signed on before the economy tanked want out.
  32. Outrageous Amenity WatchSilly selling points aren’t going to cut it in this market, but we have to say that the team behind 50 Franklin, built by W Developers and desig […]
  33. Your Building’s Been ExpelledWhat if you bought in your chosen school district—and then the district moves?
  34. Getting PaybackA trainer wrecked your back. An ATM ate your twenty. A money-borrowing friend is avoiding you. Some phone time and a little paperwork can bring […]
  35. Fame Slept HereIn a 1991 New York ‘Times’ interview, Annie Leibovitz described her apartment as “just a book room and a couch room.”
  36. A Studio Apartment, Off the Sunset StripSarah Paulson is back in New York to shoot Cupid, the Rob Thomas–produced 1998 series that’s being resuscitated by ABC. And as it turns out, she […]
  37. They Might Come If You Build ItBut not till you do: Almost nobody’s buying from floor plans anymore.
  38. Same Space, Different PlaceWhat price drama?
  39. The Optimism IndexHow are sellers feeling these days? We asked Streeteasy.com to calculate asking prices for Manhattan condos during the week of November 10, and […]
  40. Your Landlord Loves You AgainAs apartments go empty, good tenants get better freebies.
  41. They’re Not Cooking With GasOne more bit of “prewar charm” to worry about.
  42. Triple Assessment240 WEST 102ND STREET, APARTMENT 33 The Facts: Three-bedroom, two-bath, 1,650-square-foot co-op. Maintenance: $1,447 per month (plus a tempor […]
  43. Where Brooke First Tried On Her CalvinsBrooke Shields’s childhood home at 345 East 73rd Street—now a co-op, but a rental when she was growing up there in the seventies—has gone on the […]
  44. Lonely at the TopSuper-luxury buyers slam on the brakes—at least for a moment.
  45. The Open-House Log: Special Credit-Crisis EditionApartment buyers don’t feel like they’ve gotten the upper hand—yet.
  46. Buying From the GlutNew condos by the hundreds are going unsold. Should you stand clear—or dive in?
  47. Fame Slept HereYou have to wonder, looking at this straightforwardly decorated apartment, where the smoke machine and mirrored ceilings used to be.
  48. Deal or No Deal?In this economy, a signed contract doesn’t mean the haggling is over.
  49. Bargains at Every PriceMarkdowns and motivated sellers, from basic to far beyond.
  50. Fame Slept Here39 WEST 67TH STREET, APT. 1403 The Facts: 1,250-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath co-op. Asking Price: $1.7 million. Maintenance: $2,242 pe […]
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