Posting

E-Mail May Be Binding, State Court Rules

By C. J. HUGHES

The court case involved accusations of breach of contract in a commercial real estate transaction, though the decision also applies to residential deals.

Mortgages

New Fed Rule for Mortgage Brokers

By LYNNLEY BROWNING

Borrowers who get their home mortgages through a broker will likely be paying less under a new Federal Reserve rule that goes into effect in April.

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Streetscapes | East 72nd Street

A Historical Sleeper, on So Many Levels

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY

Corner buildings are better known, but a handful of off-corner apartment houses on the East Side, including one on East 72nd Street, approach them in cost and comfort.

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House Tour: Kinderhook, N.Y.

By BETHANY LYTTLE

Two busy Manhattanites found a gracious old home that forces them to slow down on weekends.

• Slide Show: House Tour: Kinderhook, N.Y.

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview

Tamir Kazaz

By VIVIAN MARINO

Mr. Kazaz, 40, is the new chief executive of Africa Israel USA, which owns and operates a wide range of commercial and residential property in New York.

Q & A

By JAY ROMANO

A package is stolen from a storage area; a tenant leaves and a landlord sues; new security cameras in a stabilized building; paying the bill for elevator work.

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In the Region | Long Island

At the North Shore Towers, City Meets Suburbs

By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER

A gated community in Floral Park has three 33-story buildings with 1,844 units on 110 acres — and amenities galore.

In the Region | New Jersey

In Market Reports, Some Affluent Towns Do Better Than Others

By ANTOINETTE MARTIN

A small group of affluent communities seemed impervious last year to the overall trend of declining home prices, or resilient if a dip occurred.

In the Region | Connecticut

Placing Blame in the Collapse of a Historic Building

By LISA PREVOST

The Maples Inn was being renovated for a condominium conversion when the wooden building was brought down last fall by strong winds.

On Location

His Real Estate Agent? Craigslist

By DAVID HAY

An architect created a contemporary version of a vacation cottage in Red Hook, Brooklyn, from a building he found on Craigslist.

• Slide Show

House Hunting in ... the French Alps

By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE

The market in Courchevel and the neighboring Three Valleys resort, Méribel, has been insulated from the market woes of other Alpine resorts because buyers traditionally pay in cash.

• Slide Show: A Five-Bedroom Town House

On Location

In Berlin, a Penthouse’s Rainbow of Colors

By GISELA WILLIAMS

The apartment has a doughnut-style layout, with a circular flow to most of the rooms, each with a different color palette.

• Slide Show: Uninhibited Color

Dakota Hits Back at a Resident Who Claimed Bias

By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY and PETER LATTMAN

The Dakota’s co-op board released documents suggesting that a resident did not have the money for an apartment.

• Fletcher vs. Dakota (pdf) | Opposing Affidavits (pdf)

Square Feet

In Washington, a Historic Retail Strip Is Revived

By TERRY PRISTIN

Barracks Row, a shopping strip southeast of the Capitol, hit hard times before businesses began restoring it block by block.

• Pratt Takes an Interest in Making a Better Myrtle Avenue

Square Feet

Pratt Institute Takes an Interest in Making a Neighborhood Nicer

By FRED A. BERNSTEIN

Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn, once known as “Murder Avenue” for its crime rate, is riding a wave of improvement, helped by the neighboring Pratt Institute.

The Appraisal

A Renovator Gets a Taste of Compromise

By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY

Accustomed to calling the shots, Stephen Paul Ackerman learned a new approach when renovating his home, with the girlfriend’s input.

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Housing Market Looks Sickest in Cities That Once Seemed Immune

By DAVID STREITFELD

As Florida and the Southwest have begun to stabilize, the pain has moved to economically diverse cities where the boom was relatively restrained, like Seattle, Atlanta and Minneapolis.

• Economix: Seattle's Foreseeable Housing Bust