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Entries from January 2009

Mortgages: Banks Bypassing Mortgage Brokers

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Some brokers are concerned that they might become marginalized, as some of the nation’s largest lenders move to block them from offering their loans.

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Breaking Ground: The Motor Sport Country Club of Colorado & Oil Nut Bay

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

A club and residences for driving enthusiasts in Colorado, and a secluded oceanfront residential development in the Virgin Islands.

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Havens | Amherst, Va.: In the Shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Amherst, Va., a sleepy suburb of Lynchburg, has historic homes, a rural lifestyle and expansive views.

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High & Low | Old Town, Key West, Fla.: ‘Conch Style’ in a Colorful Setting

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

$3,699,000 Two 3-bedroom houses 210-214 Elizabeth StreetVacation-home owners are drawn to Key West for its warm temperatures, deep-sea fishing and relaxed vibe.

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Your Second Home | Hot Tubs: Taking the Waters

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

A stress-reducing vacation home only gets better when you add a hot tub.

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Away: A Brand-New Very Old House

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

When this Manhattan architect couldn’t find a 19th-century Greek Revival house to restore, he built his own.

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Living In | Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn: Brio Inside the Brownstones

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments

The gardens may be frozen solid, but there are antidotes to the weather. Esposito & Sons, a butcher, is typical of Court Street, the Italian-influenced main drag; the other big thoroughfare is Smith Street.While recent arrivals are nothing new to Carroll Gardens, the neighborhood’s old guard has remained reassuringly in place.

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From The International Herald Tribune: Foreign Investors See Gold in Austrian Resorts

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Austria’s provinces have historically prevented foreigners from owning property, which has kept prices low in the country’s second-home market.

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Poll Finds People Like Home but Want to Live Elsewhere

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments

A new survey by the Pew Research Center found that while more than 8 in 10 Americans rate where they live now as excellent, nearly half say they would rather live in a different type of community.

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Property Values: What You Get for … $440,000

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments

A condo in a former hospital building built in 1902 in Telluride, Colo., a cottage near the ocean on Tybee Island, Ga., and a house with a private beachfront in Saco, Me.

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