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Increasing Rate of Foreclosures Upsets Atlanta

New York Real Estate - Mon, 2007-07-09 06:55
Despite a vibrant local economy, Atlanta’s surge in foreclosures offers a glimpse of what experts fear may be in store for other U.S. cities.
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Israeli-Led Group to Buy the Lipstick Building in Manhattan

New York Real Estate - Mon, 2007-07-09 03:36
Two Israeli investment companies said Sunday that they led a group that will buy the Lipstick Building in Manhattan for $648.5 million.
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In the Region | Long Island: Pricey Property, Eccentric Auction

New York Real Estate - Sun, 2007-07-08 02:03
A property in Bridgehampton is scheduled to be sold in what is described as an auction — but with no minimum reserve price and no obligation for the sellers to accept any offer at all.
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Your Home: Sprinkler Systems: Watering Made Easy

New York Real Estate - Sun, 2007-07-08 02:01
It is possible to take the work out of watering, without doing noticeable damage to the lawn.
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The Park Slope Parent Trap

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 22:33
This leafy brownstone neighborhood in Brooklyn can be Hipster Hell or Parent Heaven. It all depends on who’s doing the looking.
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National Perspectives: Battling to Keep the Country in the Texas Hill Country

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 18:52
With its rolling hills, lakes and rivers, a rural retreat is attracting more and more buyers eager to escape city life.
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Postings: High-End Amenities, Lesser Location

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 08:26
Two new condominium buildings are directly across the street from Hoboken’s public housing projects, and the developers say they are not trying to hide it.
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Q & A: Dividing Up the Garage

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 08:24
Can a vote by a condo association change the way garage spaces are distributed among unit owners?
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Living In | Glenbrook, Conn.: The Little Town in the City

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 08:23
With officials planning broad redesigns of commercial areas, a neighborhood in Stamford could be facing a significant change.
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Streetscapes | Flatbush, Brooklyn: Beyond Decay, a Fantastical Three-Story Concoction

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 08:18
Built by a brewer in 1902, a house in Flatbush may look like a near wreck to passers-by, but inside it has been preserved by its longtime owner.
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The Hunt: No Life? Prescription: The East Village

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 08:15
As glad as he was to do his medical internship in the Bronx, Jason Ough, M.D., couldn’t wait to move downtown.
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Big Deal: Who Is Buying at the Plaza?

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 08:12
The first owners of condominiums at the Plaza Hotel have turned out to be, well, people of unusual style and accomplishment.
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Habitats | TriBeCa: A Pair of Roamers, at Home on the Hudson

New York Real Estate - Sat, 2007-07-07 08:10
After an 18-month search and nearly two years of renovations, a couple in TriBeCa made a spectacular home in a former artist’s loft.
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Q & A: Rent Increases for Improvements

New York Real Estate - Fri, 2007-07-06 18:50
Can a landlord impose an increase in rent on rent-stabilized tenants without doing the same to nonregulated tenants?
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Escapes | Great Homes: Click Your Way to an Architect-Designed House

New York Real Estate - Fri, 2007-07-06 15:18
Architects who sell their designs on the Web say that the second-home shopper is a sought-after customer.
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Return From Vacation. If You Dare.

NY Times Home & Garden - Thu, 2007-07-05 21:50
In housesitting season, tales of missing cats and misplaced trust.
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Correction: Northwest Ingenuity, Many Ways

NY Times Home & Garden - Thu, 2007-07-05 07:20
An article on June 21 about gardens in Washington misidentified the dam in the eastern part of the state that was the source of an electrical transformer used in a fountain in one of the gardens. It is the Grand Coulee Dam — not the Hoover Dam, which is on the Colorado River on the Nevada-Arizona border.
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Garden Q.&A.

NY Times Home & Garden - Thu, 2007-07-05 03:10
Q. Deer are a constant problem at my place in the Hudson Valley, so I was thrilled to learn that cannas are deer-resistant. But the little ones I planted outside the fence were eaten immediately. Was that because they were babies?
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The Basement Steps Out Into the Light

NY Times Home & Garden - Thu, 2007-07-05 03:08
Increasing numbers of people are turning basements into retreats, with full bathrooms and even master bedrooms.
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Great Way to Stay Warm: Vodka and Sunshine

NY Times Home & Garden - Thu, 2007-07-05 03:04
Can a more efficient house also, in the ease of its maintenance, be more comfortable than a conventional one?
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