Will NYC mimic national foreclosure jump?

Few city owners are likely to toss in the towel, but foreclosure rate could be barometer for housing..
By Alison Gregor

Developers overlooking small units

Despite a lag at the top end of the market, smaller apartments are still moving as fast as an express subway train, with prices heading up and studio and one-bedrooms making up an increasing share of the overall sales market.
By Alison Gregor

The market cools, and the brokers don't bail

Hiring may be down, but broker numbers stay strong even as sales prices level off
By Alison Gregor

Weaving webs in online property hunting

Searching "spiders" may fill multiple-listing gap for consumers and brokers
By Alison Gregor

Housing levels off more as year ends

But brokers giddily await a year-end upswing fueled by Wall Street bonuses
By Tom Acitelli

Rents on the rise as buying boom subsides

Market tightens and brokers cite $300 monthly hike in Manhattan, Brooklyn rates
By Philana Patterson

Retail follows in Heights revival

High pedestrian traffic and low rents make area a draw for store owners
By Jen Benepe

Trendsetters trek Uptown for cheaper chic

By Jen Benepe

New Residential Developments

Developers plan for soft landing in apt. market

Stalled land value growth, cooling sales prices among reasons By Alison Gregor

Foreclosures tough nut for investors to crack

But persistence pays in area where typical profits can run more than 30 percent By Alison Gregor

Prospect Lefferts Gardens entices buyers ever eastward

Runners and bargain hunters pulled to Brooklyn enclave of single-family houses with parkside proximi
By David Dent

Retail brokers ready to stop banking on trend

Rising retail rental rates could see unwelcome decline if mergers shut storefront bank branches
By Matthew Strozier

New Yorkers shrug off possible changes in mortgage deduction

So far, few New York real estate industry professionals seem to be concerned about recommendations from the president's tax advisory council early last month that would greatly reduce the mortgage interest tax benefit that shapes finances of many homeowners.
By Philana Patterson