Real Estate

A Possible Drag on Bank Lending

A proposal from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation could make it harder to get a mortgage from small community banks.

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And Piano Makes Three

Troy Segal and Ron Spivak’s spacious, sunny apartment is an embodiment of their separate and shared passions.

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Still an Eye-Popper After All These Years

Joseph De Lamar’s ebullient Parisian palace of 1905, at Madison Avenue and 37th Street, is one of the most opulent mansions surviving in New York.

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Sizzle Redefined

Marketers and publicists now say they are happy if two or three buyers had signed contracts in the last month or so, and had actually handed over checks for the 10 percent down payments.

Harder to Get to, Easier to Pay For

West Orange offers a lot more open space than Montclair, Maplewood and South Orange, N.J., and an old-fashioned charm.

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The Green Standard

Even as a green building code is poised to go into effect in Connecticut, building industry officials are calling on the state to turn back.

A $152,000 Change of Heart

After a dispute over the price, the buyer of a fourth-floor apartment on the East River did not show up to close and the seller kept the deposit.

Utopia by the Sea

A cluster of homes on the California coast called Sea Ranch lifts the souls of design aficionados with its style forged by A-list architects and its deference to nature.

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The Divorced Find a Housing Niche

New complexes offer tenants the ability to sign a lease for any time period 30 days or longer, and move in within 48 hours.

‘Smart Growth’ Takes Hold

A new nine-building development represents the new era of so-called smart growth projects on Long Island.

A Year of Tumult for REITs

Amid the deepening credit crisis and Wall Street’s meltdown, the REIT market is poised to end 2008 with big losses.

A River Town With Restoration in Its Bones

Athens, N.Y., has more than 300 buildings on national and state historic registers and has the feel of a living museum of American architecture.

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Time to Tighten Things Up

There are simple steps you can take in your second home to lessen your energy bills.

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Jekyll Oceanfront Resort & the Estates at Puntacana Resort & Club

A converted condominium-hotel on a barrier island, and residences at an oceanfront resort.

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A Big, Big Garage

“I think it’s every pilot’s dream to live with his airplane. We have two planes and two hangar homes.”