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August 2006

Brokers prepare for public co-op prices

A piece of legislation signed into law by Gov. George Pataki will level the real estate playing field by disclosing co-op sale prices...
By Lauren Elkies

Condo surge sparks offering plan delays

Reforms by Spitzer's office, city have sped up permit and offering plan OKs, but developers still...

By Jen Benepe

Japanese clothier gambles on big chunk of Soho

For its New York flagship, Uniqlo wanted lots of space. For an estimated $3 million annually, it got
By Sarah DiLorenzo

Divvying the marketing money in slower times

Firms reexamine where to put dollars; more ads focus on "people, bodies, sweat, sex"
By Steve Cutler

Manhattan real estate feels pinch from stock market

Link between Dow, New York real estate hard to pin down, but both now in rockier straits
By Lauren Elkies

Higher rents shove smaller retailers out

Service retailers like locksmiths and florists forced off major thoroughfares, including East 86th Street.
By Eric Marx

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Top marketing brokerages

Corcoran Sunshine and Marketing Directors head list as newer firms like Shvo stake claim
By Tom Acitelli
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Chelsea's Sixth Avenue completes shift to high-rise row

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Last remaining parcels getting filled in with housing as flower and flea market retailers recede
By Gabby Warshawer

Ken Harney - Who gets real estate tax benefits?

New study shows not all recipients created equal; Long Island gets more than six states combined
By Ken Harney

Buyers bite the (Red) Hook in Brooklyn

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With a $1M home sale grabbing headlines, the waterfront area sparks more buzz
By Marc Ferris

Harlem adjusts to post-boom housing market

Harlem deals no longer as plentiful; townhouse bargains disappearing By Melissa Dehncke-McGill

We're No. 7! City cracks list of world's 10 priciest

Manhattan office rents continue climb in tightening market; large-scale leases wash over Midtown By Tom Acitelli

Gap store closings in New York reflect national trend

Facing sales declines and stiffer competition, clothier reassesses where it wants to open outlets
By Eric Marx

Wal-Mart: They will come, if they build it

Brokers ponder eventual location of retail giant's first city store; Uptown, Bronx look likely
By Matthew Strozier

Newer developments upping commissions to draw brokers

To entice brokers in a slowing sales market, marketers of new developments in New York City have started offering payment incentives, including raising broker commissions beyond the traditional 3 percent threshold.
By Tom Acitelli

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