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Entries from May 2009

In the Region | Westchester: House Tours: Ooh, Ahh, Buy?

May 29th, 2009 · No Comments

A 1905 cottage is one of five on a benefit house tour today in Yonkers. Organizers report increased interest in such events on the part of both homeowners and tourgoers.Interest in historical house tours in lower Westchester this spring has been brisk — and inevitably influenced by the shaky housing market, organizers of such events report.

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Ahead, a Summer of Deals

May 29th, 2009 · No Comments

From Cape Cod to the Jersey Shore, from Ocean City, Md., to the Carolina beaches, the sluggish rental market means discounts and incentives for prospective renters.

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Savings on Labor Allow Work on Residential Skyscraper to Resume

May 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Work resumed this week on Beekman Tower, which will be the architect Frank Gehry’s first skyscraper and the tallest residential building in New York City.

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International Real Estate: For Sale in … Thailand

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments

The real estate market in Thailand’s beach resorts is fed mostly by foreign buyers, who make up more than 90 percent of the market share.

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Ventures: Turning the Infrastructure Into Profits

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Investors are looking at various companies that build or manage highways and tunnels, water and waste systems, parking garages, airports and other properties.

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Building It Big in Las Vegas

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments

The $5.8 billion CityCenter project, being built by MGM Mirage and Dubai World, is due to open later this year after enduring financial difficulties, lawsuits and construction problems.

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Square Feet: Manhattan Is Awash in Sublet Office Space

May 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Sublets now account for 40 percent of the available office space in Midtown Manhattan, and sublandlords are offering substantial discounts to entice tenants.

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A Renovated Island Home Imbued With Personal History

May 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Christos Raftopoulos bought the two-acre plot in the mid-1970s for $30,000, eager to have a spot near his father’s native village of Kioni. But he did not start building until 2002.

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Property Values: What You Get For… $230,000

May 26th, 2009 · No Comments

A one-bedroom condo in downtown Nashville, a three-bedroom house in Boise, Idaho, and a four-bedroom house in Pittsburgh.

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Amid Housing Bust, Phoenix Begins a New Frenzy

May 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Investors are scrambling to buy low-end houses that are in or near foreclosure, creating a boom in which bidding wars are routine.

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