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Failed Projects Turned Into Affordable Housing

Expensive cities like New York and Seattle are trying to find ways to change failed luxury projects into affordable housing for families with moderate incomes. Seattle has a measure on the ballot in the next election that would create a fund to buy market-rate real estate developments. New York is studying a plan to subsidize […]

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Top 10 Most Heavily Taxed States

It’s April, so people’s thoughts are turning to taxes, and where they live makes a big difference in how much they pay. Here are the 10 states with the highest taxes, including property, individual income, sales, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, motor vehicles, hunting and fishing, motor fuels, death and gift taxes, as well as insurance premiums. […]

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Mortgage Fraud Rises as Sales Decline

Mortgage fraud increased 26 percent in 2008 compared to 2007, according to a study released Monday by the Mortgage Asset Research Institute. The increase reflects fewer loans. About $1.4 trillion in home loans were made in 2008, down a third from the previous year. More than 60 percent of the mortgage fraud cases last year […]

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Foreign Buyers Bolster NYC Real Estate

New York City has been nearly immune to the housing slowdown. And thanks to foreign buyers, that may continue. In Manhattan, where the median home costs exceed $1 million, prices were actually up 14 percent in the second quarter of 2008 compared with 2007. And prices in desirable suburbs have held steady. Now home sellers, […]

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Buying Makes Sense in These 66 Metros

It’s more affordable to buy than to rent in many U.S. markets, according to data compiled by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Of the 100 most populous metro areas, 57 have average three-bedroom rental costs higher than the cost of a 6-percent interest rate loan for a typical low-priced house, the coalition said in […]

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Fastest Growing Real Estate Markets

Despite the housing crisis, there are cities where prices are expected to rise significantly in the coming years. Here are the top 10 cites where analysts for Money Magazines expect price appreciation. McAllen, Texas Rochester, N.Y. Birmingham, Ala. Syracuse, N.Y. Buffalo/Niagara Falls, N.Y. New Orleans, La. Scranton, Pa. Grand Rapids, Mich. Baton Rouge, La. El […]

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Big-City Home Prices Are Faring Well

America’s largest downtowns have become some of the best places to hide during the housing downturn. Here’s a rundown of home-pricing trends in the central core of a sampling of the country’s largest cities: Chicago The city’s prized Gold Coast neighborhood had record sales prices in the last year, but bargains abound in the city’s […]

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Had to share my morning laugh…

Thank you Vonda! A TRUE NEW YORKER  THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT’S ‘UPTOWN‘ OR ‘DOWNTOWN.’ IF YOU’RE REALLY FROM NEW YORK, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE…AND EAST OR WEST IS ‘CROSS-TOWN.’YOU’RE 35 YEARS OLD AND DON’T HAVE A DRIVER’S LICENSE. YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH […]

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