Real Estate Deals

Largest Housing Plan For Middle-Income New Yorkers In Three Decades

by Charles Feldman | October 20, 2006

Location…Location…Location. The battle cry of real estate brokers. And, location is what a new “landmark” plan for middle-income housing in New York City has: Directly across the river from the United Nations in Queens…24 acres! New York City Mayor Bloomberg made the announcement and, according to Jill Gardiner’s account in The New York Sun, the city [...]

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Really Creative Financing For That Vacation Home You Always Wanted

by Joshua Dorkin | September 30, 2006

I have to admit it when someone comes up with a brilliant idea, and I just read about someone who definitely did that! John Keith of the Boston Real Estate Blog put me on to a story in the New York Times about a graduate student named Julie Hampton, who bought an Italian villa using [...]

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Real Estate Deals

What Are Real Estate Deals and What Aren’t Deals

by Joshua Dorkin | August 23, 2006

With clear signs that the housing market is losing steam (e.g. sales of previously owned homes are at their lowest level in 2 1/2 years), smart investors are finding opportunities where there were few before. I just read a wonderful post in our real estate investing forums from our member Christy. I thought it was [...]

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