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Property Values: What You Get for ... $500,000
A four-bedroom contemporary with an office in Wallingford, Pa., and a three-bedroom adobe in Albuquerque.
On Location: In Turkey, Keeping the Antique Intact
Stein-Gunnar Sommerset bought a 100-year-old wooden house on Buyukada, an island near Istambul.
House Hunting in ... Poland
In Poland, Lodz?s property values rose at a slower pace than those in other major cities like Warsaw and Krakow.
In City Real Estate, Old Clans Are Shrewd Again
Some families with deep roots in Manhattan kept their heads a few years ago when the market overheated.
Square Feet: New Jersey, Home of the Servers
Commercial real estate is experiencing a boom in data center construction, especially in New Jersey, thanks to its proximity to New York?s financial companies.
Square Feet: Learning to Live Without Walls
Grey dispensed with almost all private offices and hired a workplace psychologist to help employees adjust.
Salt Lake City Journal: Project Renews Downtown, and Debate
A $1 billion Mormon church-financed redevelopment project and a wave of recent church purchases in Salt Lake City have put a new focus on the line between culture and economics.
The Bonus Bounce
Some bankers are using their bonuses for ?smart, sound real estate purchases.?
Living In | Belmont, the Bronx: The Bigger Little Italy
Belmont is known as the Little Italy of the Bronx, but it also has sizable communities of Puerto Ricans and Albanian immigrants.
Habitats: The House of Open Arms
Filipp and Raya Katz live in a red brick house in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, that Ms. Katz refers to as ?my little palace.?
Developer Is Accused of Fleecing Investors
Adam Hochfelder, a onetime real estate mogul, was charged with taking $2.5 million from clients and friends for hotel deals he never made.
New York Plans to Topple Public Housing Towers
For the first time in its 75-year history, the New York City Housing Authority wants to knock down an entire high-rise complex.
Tax Gain and 37% More Orders Help Beazer Homes Post Profit
The home builder said that it earned $48 million in the first quarter, helped by a $101 million tax gain, and that orders for new homes rose 37 percent compared with a year ago.
2 Bronx Communities Are Accused of Preventing Blacks From Buying Homes
A lawsuit says that ?test couples,? one black and one white, were treated much differently when they asked about purchasing homes in the area.
Postings: A Holiday Gift That Keeps on Giving
The Christmas tree from Rockefeller Center will help frame one of eight row houses being built in western Stamford, Conn., by an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Cory Gubner
Mr. Gubner is the president and chief executive of RHYS Commercial, a full-service commercial real estate company based in Stamford, Conn.
Big Deal: One Costly Condo
A Brooklyn Heights triplex with sweeping Manhattan and harbor views has just taken the prize for Brooklyn?s priciest condo, with an $8.495 million sale price.
The Hunt: An Urban Alternative
Last spring, Erica Brembos and her husband, Satya Maganti, went house-hunting in several northern New Jersey towns for a home with a yard suitable for a vegetable garden.
Streetscapes | Readers? Questions: Allowances Were Squandered Here
What happened to Skee ball in Times Square and which buildings in New York were built by Bing & Bing?
In the Region | Westchester: Sick and Tired of Treading Water
Last week in Yonkers, lenders came under heavy criticism for their apparent reluctance to negotiate or compromise on mortgages that are ?underwater.?
In the Region | Long Island: New Uses for Military ?Treasures?
AvalonBay Communities, the developer, is taking over Mitchel Field in East Garden City from the Navy.
Mortgages: Loans for Green Homes
Fannie Mae said that by this summer it would unveil incentives for those who use part of their mortgages for energy-related improvements.
Big Deal: But Does It Have a Garage?
Jimmie Johnson, who won his fourth consecutive Nascar Sprint Cup Series championship last year, has just sold his 3,200-square-foot loft in Chelsea for $4 million.
Big Deal: The Unedited Version
Of the dozen or so listings at Morgan Court, one stands out for being dressed up enough to be featured in Architectural Digest. Perhaps because it was, in 2004.
Playing With the Imagination of Edwin Lutyens
A chateau in the French Alps has been transformed in the style of Sir Edwin Lutyens, the celebrated 20th-century British architect, by his granddaughter.
On Location: The Clockmaker?s Retreat
In his apartment at the edge of Germany?s Black Forest, the artist Stefan Strumbel embraces the street.
No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away
By June, about 5.1 million people will own a home whose value is below 75 percent of what is owed.
Riverton Houses in Harlem to Be Sold in Foreclosure
The owner of the complex failed to meet his projections and defaulted on the mortgage.
Property Values: What You Get for ... $1 Million
A contemporary in Charlottesville, Va., a Mediterranean Revival in Sarasota, Fla., and a house in Los Angeles.
International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... Amsterdam
Prices in Amsterdam have come down in the last few years, even in the pricey and coveted Centrum area of town.
Square Feet: Welcome to Your Condo. Please Don?t Stay.
Several condos around the country have use restrictions, with owners limited on the amount of time they can stay on the property.
Square Feet: Surprising Strength in Long Island?s Warehouse Market
With the lowest vacancy rate of any industrial real estate market in the country, Long Island?s 6,200 warehouses appear to be weathering the recession handily.
Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener
The task force?s recommendations include rules for insulating skyscrapers and a plan to install thermostats in individual apartments.
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