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What You Get for... $375,000
A one-bedroom house in Mission Hill, Boston, a four-bedroom house in Minneapolis and a town house opposite a ski resort in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Commercial Renters Have a New Worry: A Landlord’s Default
Tenants could be at risk of losing their space or money if the building’s owner defaults on a mortgage.
Collecting Houses in Northern Italy
Some people collect stamps, ornaments or miniatures, but Toni Hilton collects houses in the Monferrato region of northern Italy.
For Sale in ... Belgium
Although the market has slowed in the last two quarters of 2008, conservative lending practices in Belgium have helped to keep real estate there stable.
San Diego Reinvents a Fading Quarry
An old sand and gravel pit will be redeveloped to include multifamily housing units, retail shops and some commercial office space.
New York Tenants Could Benefit From Foreclosure
As owners of large-scale housing complexes like Riverton Houses and Stuyvesant Town struggle with heavy debt, their renters could come out ahead.
Adjectives Get Evicted
The new broker advertising vocabulary does not include “luxury,” “prestige” or, heaven forbid, “trophy.” Brand names that used to convey cachet have also fallen out of favor.
Morgan Stanley’s Chinese Land Scandal
In a S.E.C. filing, the bank said it had fired an executive in its China real estate division after uncovering evidence that he might have bribed foreign officials.
Not the Rolls, My Good Man. These Times Demand the Station Wagon.
There is a growing sense among some that not only is big spending unusual these days, it’s a little out of fashion, maybe even a little tasteless.
Apartment Buyers Abandoning 6-Figure Deposits
The real estate market in Manhattan has become so unnerving to buyers that some are forfeiting six-figure deposits rather than close on deals they have made.
Northern Zone, South-of-the-Border Flavor
Inwood offers both a Manhattan home and a connection to the outdoors with the island’s only remaining natural forest and salt marsh.
A Wish List Fulfilled for an Apartment Hunter
B. J. Casey found everything she wanted in a 1,400-square-foot penthouse, with two terraces in Central Harlem.
Mortgage Insurance: Harder to Get
With losses mounting within the mortgage-insurance industry, some applicants for mortgage insurance are being turned away, while others will have to pay higher premiums.
Team of Rivals
The developer of a project nearing completion in Chelsea decided he would assign individual apartments to the most experienced brokers from all the major brokerage firms.
To Dodge the Slump, She Simply Sold at the Peak
Last spring Mary Christian, a veteran buyer and seller, felt the market was “getting too ‘toppy’ ” to delay selling her condo on West 57th.
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Homes in Monferrato
Toni Hilton has a fascination with real estate Monferrato region of northern Italy.
A French-Style Town House in Brussels
A three-bedroom, four-story town house in the Ixelles Neighborhood of Brussels is on the market for 850,000 euros ($1 million).
Properties for ... $375,000
Houses in in Boston, Minneapolis and in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
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AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: A Sense of History
Nina Kuzma- Sapiejewska, a pianist and an expert on Chopin, has lived in her apartment in Larchmont, N.Y., for 20 years.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: In a Downturn, Picking Real Estate
People are still lining up to get in the real estate business.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: An Apartment Worthy of Display
Peter Guttman with his wife, Lori Greene, and their 12-year-old son, Chase, share their apartment with 1,448 items collected from around the world.
For a Grande Dame, More Than an Eye-Lift
Comedy or tragedy, what has happened to Gaetan Ajello’s 1912 Renaissance-style Lucania, at 235 West 71st Street, is one of the most extraordinary building alterations of the decade.
Call Her Style Concert-Cozy
Nina Kuzma-Sapiejewska, a classical pianist who is an expert on Chopin, likes to perform for small groups on the concert grand Grotrian piano in her apartment in Larchmont, N.Y.
A Free Lunch, and Free Advice
Potential buyers at some housing developments around New Jersey are being offered “seminars,” complete with professional guest speakers explaining why it is a good time to buy.
Buy of the Week | Upper East Side
A one-bedroom co-op in a well-maintained prewar elevator building with a part-time doorman and live-in superintendent for $430,000.
Trouble for the High Line Neighborhood
Christine Haughney discusses how the market slowdown has affected the High Line neighborhood in Manhattan.
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