Archive for September, 2008

Time to buy a foreclosure in Surf City?

Tracking 10 foreclosures in Huntington Beach.

Originally from The Orange County Register - O.C. Real Estate News on September 11, 2008, 3:00am

Foreclosures hit even high-end beach cities

Slide show: Take a tour of San Clemente properties.

Originally from The Orange County Register - O.C. Real Estate News on September 4, 2008, 3:00am

How low will mortgage meltdown drag O.C.’s economy?

Job market is more vulnerable than some other places to housing cycles, but it will come back, economists say.

Originally from The Orange County Register - O.C. Real Estate News on September 3, 2008, 3:00am

Unearthing Hidden Space

Developers are creating duplexes in Manhattan by using basements for wet bars, screening rooms and swimming pools. Buyers are getting much more space than they thought they could afford.

Originally by By VIVIAN S. TOY from NYT > Real Estate on September 13, 2008, 3:58am

Streetscapes | 14th Street and Irving Place: A Beacon of the Changing Times

What is known as the Con Edison tower, with its highly colored clock faces, colonnade and Baroque-style lantern, is up for landmark designation.

Originally by By CHRISTOPHER GRAY from NYT > Real Estate on September 13, 2008, 4:30am

Living In | Putnam Valley, N.Y.: The Difference a Few Miles Can Make

Houses in Putnam are set far apart and one often drives for miles before coming upon even a gas station or a convenience store.

Originally by By ELSA BRENNER from NYT > Real Estate on September 13, 2008, 4:36am

The Hunt: Hunters Find New Home Just One Flight Up

In 2006, Becky and Charlie Williamson saw a co-op that was just what they wanted, but their offer was refused. Some time later, they found another one just like it.

Originally by By JOYCE COHEN from NYT > Real Estate on September 13, 2008, 3:54am

Habitats | Upper West Side: A New Start, With Nod to the Past on the Upper West Side

Gwen Calderon remodeled her apartment while retaining the designs from her late husband.

Originally by By DAN SHAW from NYT > Real Estate on September 13, 2008, 4:28am

Posting: Sitting Pretty by the Sea

A 117-acre mixed-use development of houses, condominiums and stores called Arverne by the Sea, on the Rockaway Peninsula along the Atlantic, has been successful in Queens.