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Residential Real Estate

Mopping Up Sandy and Looking Ahead to 2013

Ron Gitter | Posted 01.30.2013 | New York
Read More: Condos, Predictions, Financing, Co-Ops, Hurricane Sandy, Lending, Residential Real Estate, New York, NY Real Estate, New York News
Ron Gitter

The New York residential real estate market was on a tear throughout 2012, with an incredible crescendo during the summer. Then the storm hit, and overnight, the market quieted. So where did this force of nature leave the New York market?

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Did Co-ops Save New York?

Ron Gitter | Posted 04.14.2012 | New York
Read More: Co-Ops, Residential Real Estate, Co-Op Board Reform, Co-Op Boards, Co-Op Board Process, New York Housing, Co-Op Board Bias, New York Real Estate, NY Real Estate, New York News
Ron Gitter

Notwithstanding the value of the co-op approval process, I can offer this unsolicited advice: it needs a re-write. It hungers for simplification, modernization and greater time efficiencies.

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New Orleans Airport Plans Slated For Environmental Scrutiny

Susan Buchanan | Posted 11.04.2011 | Green
Read More: Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Residential Real Estate, Louisiana Dept. Of Environmental Quality, Health, Sound Insulation, Diesel Fuel, Federal Aviation Administration, Zoning Laws, World Health Organization, Air Pollution, Noise, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Plans to rebuild or expand Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, unveiled in mid-August by Mayor Mitch Landrieu, could mean more noise for the City of Kenner--where officials have long been attuned to the sound issue.

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Less Than 24 Hours After My Warning of Extensive Legal Risk in the Banking Industry, Massachusetts Supreme Court Drops the Bomb

Reggie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Bank, Residential Real Estate, Mortgages, Massachusetts, Foreclosure, Loans, Business News
Reggie Middleton

The day after I posted “As JP Morgan & Other Banks Legal Costs Spike, Many Should Ask If It Was Not Obvious Years Ago That This Industry...

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Luxury Condos Boast FHA Backing

Bloomberg | Oshrat Carmiel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Condos, Tempo, Luxury Condos, Housing, Homebuyers, Developers, New York City Apartments, Residential Real Estate, Luxury Real Estate, Real Estate, Barack Obama, New York Condos, Business News

Whitney Gollinger, marketing chief for a Manhattan condo building with an outdoor movie theater and panoramic city views, is highlighting a different ...

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