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January 2007
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Office developers pick up pace

Developers spent the end of 2006 rushing to fill Manhattan's office construction void, as a half-dozen projects in Midtown and Midtown South took major steps toward completion and plans for a new office tower were announced in Harlem. Low vacancy rates and high rents are accelerating the pace of commercial development in the borough, where only a few large towers have been built in the past several years...
By Marc Ferris

Q & A: Mortgage biz on borrowed time

Broker ranks decline; lenders forced to close
By Melissa Dehncke-McGill

2007: A look ahead

Want to know where the market is headed and what the next big trends are in real estate? Forget the crystal ball. The Real Deal talked to developers and brokers to get their take on 2007 -- and their answers may surprise you.
By Vanessa Londono

REBNY rookie notches $25 million in sales

Corcoran's Julie Pham gave up filmmaking for personal starring role
By Marc Ferris

Starrett City deal underscores Mitchell-Lama value

As affordable housing program winds down, new properties come on the market
By Gabby Warshawer

The Closing: Edward Lee Cave

Founder of a 24-year-old residential brokerage firm

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The records of 2006

From Stuy Town to Harkness Mansion sale, the heady year that was
By Lauren Elkies
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Chicago Merc backs commercial real estate futures

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New option for developers to manage risk through derivatives debuts this month 
By John Celock

National chains transform Manhattan's most trafficked corridors

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By Vanessa Weiman

Landlords say Sanitation Department has become overly zealous in issuing penalties

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Call it death by a thousand recycled newspaper cuts.
By Vanessa Londono

REBNY Tweaks Portal Plan

The dispute over the creation of a publicly accessible listings portal continues to stir debate and conflict between the board of New York's largest real estate trade group and its smallest member firms. In November, the directors of the Real Estate Board of New York told members they'd have to pay for the creation of an Internet portal site that would make portions of members' 12,000 to 15,000 exclusive property listings open to the public. By Jennifer Benepe

Ken Harney - Major credit bureaus expect higher fees

Home buyers and refinancers were expected to face higher fees for credit reports beginning January 1 -- a price boost that has mortgage, credit industry and consumer group leaders fuming. By Ken Harney

Talk of "Tishman effect" on area around Stuy Town

Anticipating gentrification in surrounding neighborhood, investors get in on early deals
By Catherine Curan

Diamond District: Facets of change on 47th Street

Drab older office buildings and retail spaces a cut below nearby Class A space make New York's Diamond District a rough gem in gleaming Midtown. That may change if a proposed 30-story tower gets built there, a building that would rival the world's preeminent diamond exchanges.
By Gabby Warshawer

After $10 billion in sales, MetLife looks outside New York



By Vanessa Londono

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