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Entries from June 2009

The Hunt: More Than a ‘Flop Pad’

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

After losing four laptops in their apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Mark Sussman and Jessica Suarez decided it was time to move.

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Big Deal: Decorate to Taste

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

The building Enrique Foster Gittes, an investor specializing in business turnarounds, is selling on the Upper East Side has taken another price cut.

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Mortgages: Reverse Mortgages for Home Purchases

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Until recently, few lenders were ready to offer loans that allow older borrowers to use reverse mortgages to buy a principal residence.

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Big Deal: Madge in the Back of Beyond

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Madonna received a significant discount on the home she bought on East 81st Street, which was on the market for $40 million.

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Posting: F.H.A. Loans Help Sales

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration, an arm of HUD, now make up nearly a quarter of the market, up from just 2 percent three years ago.

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In the Region | Long Island: Pulse Detected in High-End Condos

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

The Aqua on the Ocean offers 36 condominium units. Larger projects are planned in Mineola, Glen Cove and North Hills.Even in the face of sober economic times, the luxury condominium market on Long Island has been flaunting its charms.

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In the Region | New Jersey: Enticed by the Water Views

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

A quarter of the condominiums at Crystal Point in Jersey City, above, are sold, while at the not-yet-completed RiversEdge in Weehawken, 20 rentals have been spoken for.Two new high-end waterfront buildings in Hudson County are set to open with very poor timing, especially in the case of the condos.

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Breaking Ground: Maine Lakefront Club

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

A residence club in the Sebago Lakes region of Maine.

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Sears Tower to Be Revamped to Produce Most of Its Own Power

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The 1970s-era modernist building in Chicago will undergo a $350 million green retrofit, which includes the installation of wind turbines on its roof.

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Long Island Laboratory’s Expansion Hides in (and Under) Six Buildings

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, a new 100,000-square-foot science lab will enable more research into the genetic origins of diseases.

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