When I discuss with friends about buying real estate in Manhattan, and specifically about why my husband and I have not been able to find anything for years, I always blame him (out of his earshot, of course). He happens to be one of those people who want a perfect home, and we all [...]

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The million dollar question is, is it true that there is a glut of new constructions in New York City? When the word “glut� is used, it conjures up the image of empty apartment buildings with no takers, which is pretty extreme. But is there some truth to it?
Take 15 Central Park West, [...]

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For city dwellers with children, there is always this dilemma of whether one should move to the suburbs. The case for the suburbs is pretty cut and dry: there are the obvious lifestyle reasons such as more space for children to run around, and also financial ones, like being able to send kids [...]

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Thank you, Josh, for inviting me to join the Biggerpockets.com blog community! And I also wanted to congratulate him on his recent nuptials & honeymoon to Thailand & Hong Kong. I’ve spent some time there myself, & they are such amazing places to visit, Thailand with its exquisite beaches & Hong Kong with [...]

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Wouldn’t want to be the broker for this deal — Metlife sold the 80 acre Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan for 5.4 BILLION dollars, making this the world’s biggest real estate deal ever, says Charles Dubow in BusinessWeek.

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