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Reflection, resentment and some remorse: Real estate’s mood at the REBNY gala

You almost had to feel sorry for the ushers wielding chimes and dimming the lights.
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Secret Lives of the Super Rich

CNBC’s ‘Secret Lives of the Super Rich’ toured Jason Haber’s opulent townhouse listing at 232 East 63rd Street.
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REAL Trends: America’s Best Real Estate Professionals

America’s Best Real Estate Professionals honors America’s finest real estate agents from all across the country! Nearly 14,500 U.S. real estate sales associates from every state are featured in America’s Best. Those ranked are among the top 1/2 of 1% of 1.4 million real estate professionals in the United States!
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The Year In Real Estate

There were highs and lows for New York real estate this year. Sales records were broken, but the overall market hit the brakes, even as mortgage rates stayed low. Design took center stage in many new developments, and Hudson Yards opened to great fanfare.
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A Record Number of Homes Closed for $100 Million-Plus This Year

In 2019, a small group of enormous real estate deals, while bearing little relationship to the overall market, had an outsize impact on the national conversation about wealth inequality and the rapidly expanding billionaire class.
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T-Mobile CEO sells $17.5M New York penthouse to Giorgio Armani, buys $16.7M Florida mansion

Outgoing T-Mobile CEO John Legere recently sold his New York City penthouse to fashion icon Giorgio Armani for $17.5 million after buying a Naples, Florida, mansion for $16.7 million, public real estate records show.
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Thousands Respond to Christmas Letters for Santa Sent to New York Apartment


Every year, a specific New York City apartment receives letters addressed to Santa. One year, more than 400 letters were delivered. And no one knows why.
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Wealthy Buyers Are Jumping Between Billionaires’ Row Towers

Moneyed apartment hunters are swapping some of the corridor’s highest-profile buildings for newer, shinier towers like 111 West 57th Street and 220 Central Park South
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Interior Designer’s Minimalist Manhattan Loft Hits the Market for $11.5m

This 4,100 sq ft New York loft has been given a minimalist makeover by its interior designer owner Betsy Morgan.
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That Bonkers “Brokers Guide”: Fact Fiction or Something in Between?

Even though up front all Forex Brokers provide the same basic service, behind the scenes things are not that simple. In fact, there are at least three major ways in which Forex Brokers operate, and the type of broker you choose can have a fundamental impact on your trading experience.
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Home Shopping…the Old Fashioned Way

We put customers first in our priorities and decision making. We are an organization known for our serving spirit, and constantly ask how we can change to better serve our customers while building our community.
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Trouble in the townhouse market?

While the sector recently saw a blockbuster $77 million deal, the overall mega-mansion market has taken a downward turn
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Increased property taxes in New York cause residents to flee, real-estate broker says

Warburg Realty broker Jason Haber discusses how the uptick in New York property taxes is causing residents to find other places to live in the U.S.
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Cannabis Open Houses Are Putting the High in High-End Real Estate

Real-estate agents and developers have discovered that cannabis can be a powerful marketing gimmick to sell luxury homes in communities, like Los Angeles, that have legalized recreational marijuana use
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A Positive Sign for Luxury New York Real Estate: A $55.5 Million Condo Sale

The sale at 220 Central Park South is viewed as a shot in the arm to the struggling ultra high-end market.
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No criticism here: Nicolai Ouroussoff, Cecily Brown buy E. Village house for $7.75M


The notoriously prickly former New York Times critic and his wife, British artist Cecily Brown, closed today on a townhouse at 125 East 10th Street in the East Village, sources said. The purchase price was $7.75 million, confirmed Warburg Realty’s Jason Haber, who represented the seller.
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From porn shop to penthouses, Look inside the rare West Village rentals at 200 West 11th Street

The West Village is one of New York's most beloved neighborhoods. The relatively quiet pocket of lower Manhattan is so cherished that much of it is under the purview of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC).
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Chinese Money Retreating From U.S. Real Estate As Trade War Goes On

For years, Chinese money has been the darling of the real estate industry, but that has been changing. U.S. home sales to Chinese buyers are likely to drop to an eight-year low, according to a new report by Reuters.
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Fed cuts rates, signaling caution ahead for real estate investors

The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to again cut its benchmark interest rate, this time by 25 basis points, sends a message to commercial real estate investors that the bank is proceeding cautiously, one industry pro said.
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Robert Moses’ name should be mud: New York State should remove the racist man’s name from public works

Across the South, they fell. Monuments to the Confederacy were covered in plywood and shipped into storage. Streets bearing the names of Forrest, Hood and Lee, became Freedom, Hope and Liberty.
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Many of NYC’s penthouses aren’t selling, so real estate companies have started chopping them up into multiple smaller apartments to get them off the market

But the surge of high-end sales didn't last. In July, sales of Manhattan homes priced at $2 million or above dropped to their lowest levels in more than six years, according to the Journal.
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The foreign buyer fallout

Chinese buyers aren’t the only international investors retreating from NYC’s condo market amid today’s unprecedented wave of global turmoil.
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Millennials aren’t buying baby boomers’ luxury ranches — and it’s a sign of a much larger problem in the US real-estate market

As baby boomers in western states age, their luxury ranches are going up for sale — but younger generations, namely millennials, view the properties as more labor-intensive and expensive than appealing, Katherine Clarke reported for The Wall Street Journal.
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How do brokers get listings from the Department of Justice?

In early July, after an unsealed criminal indictment revealed that New York prosecutors would move to seize Jeffrey Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion, broker Jason Haber, of Warburg Realty, put in a phone call to the Southern District.
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U.S. Homeowners Rush to Refinance Mortgage

The 10-year treasury yield has fallen to its lowest level in almost 3 years, which has homeowners rushing to refinance. Jason Haber, Broker at Warburg Realty, joined Cheddar to discuss whether falling mortgage rates could give the housing market a boost.
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Foreign Buying of U.S. Homes Suffers Record Drop

Foreign purchases of U.S. homes have dropped by half over the last two years, a fresh blow to the top end of the market in New York City, Miami and cities in California.
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NYC has a penthouse problem, LA has a mansion problem, and Miami has a condo problem

Long a city for vacation homes and foreign buyers seeking safe investments, Miami is now faced with a surplus of condos, reported Candace Taylor for The Wall Street Journal. Its high-end real-estate market has slowed in recent years, with condo sales in Miami Beach decreasing by 24% over the past four years, she said.
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COMMODITY – Brokers Struggle To Distinguish Billionaires From Scammers

Investing can be a minefield for beginners and experienced traders alike. Not only do beginners have to learn new financial instruments and trading lingo, but they also have to be on guard against the slew of scammers and fraudsters seeking to prey on novice traders. Similarly experienced traders can become victims because as their confidence becomes complacency.

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COMMODITY – Brokers Struggle To Distinguish Billionaires From Scammers

Investing can be a minefield for beginners and experienced traders alike. Not only do beginners have to learn new financial instruments and trading lingo, but they also have to be on guard against the slew of scammers and fraudsters seeking to prey on novice traders. Similarly experienced traders can become victims because as their confidence becomes complacency.

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BRICK UNDERGROUND – Buy a Co-op at a Discount: All About HDFCs and How to Snag One

New York's affordable housing—or rather, its extreme lack thereof—is a near-constant topic of conversation, but one key question often gets glossed over: What about options for buyers? Other than outliers like Mitchell Lama co-ops—which are hard to find and even harder to get into—the bulk of the city's affordable housing options are geared towards renters.
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Netflix investing $100 million in NYC production hub is ‘a great move’

Netflix is planning to spend $100 million on a new production hub in New York City. Jason Haber, a broker at Warburg Realty, says “it’s a great move for Netflix and for New York.” Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Brian Sozzi speak to him.
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Long Island City real estate is going to be just fine without Amazon HQ2

Ask a New York City real estate agent how they feel about Amazon’s reversed plans to bring its second headquarters to the area and they will have some pointed words.
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Crime Scene: Estate of Disgraced Music Producer Phil Spector Asks $5.5 Million

In 2003, actress Lana Clarkson died of a gunshot fired in her mouth as she sat in the foyer of a château-style mansion, an event that led to the second-degree murder conviction of the home’s owner, legendary music producer Phil Spector. Now, while Mr. Spector is in prison, his California compound is coming on the market for $5.5 million.
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Spring Housing Market Will Be “Absolutely Crucial,” Broker Says

Data from CoreLogic shows home values in January were 4.4% higher year over year, the slowest pace in almost seven years. Jason Haber, broker at Warburg Realty, explains why he believes the spring market is "going to be absolutely crucial."
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There are 2 major surprises in today’s luxury real-estate market, according to a developer who’s designed multimillion-dollar New York City penthouses

"Nothing's selling," Cary Tamarkin, a New York City developer and architect of Tamarkin Co., told Mansion Global when asked what was the biggest surprise in the luxury real-estate market. Tamarkin's designs include a luxury condo in the Upper West Side with penthouses worth $18 million and $22.5 million, The Real Deal reported.
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NYPD rescues injured goose at UWS open house

Another day, another NYPD Animal Encounter in the concrete jungle.
This time in Manhattan, officers from the 20th precinct were called in to rescue a goose.
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Community Comes Together to Do What’s Good for the Goose

On Saturday morning, Jason Haber, a broker with Warburg Realty, was preparing to show the sixth-floor model apartment of a new condominium development at 207 West 75th Street, when a family of four came in to tell him that a goose was “stuck” on the second-floor back terrace of the building.
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Amazon scrapped its New York City plans. Some residents are elated — others are disappointed.

From the moment Amazon announced its plan to build a massive corporate campus in the rapidly gentrifying Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, the lawmakers responsible for the deal — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov.
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Long Island City Brokers Bemoan Loss Of Amazon HQ, But Say Market There Still Strong

Real estate agents who work in Long Island City were unsurprisingly disappointed by Amazon’s decision to cancel their order for a new headquarters amid political and community pressure but think that the market there can weather the setback.
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Amazon ditching HQ2 deal is a tragic loss for NYC: Jason Haber

Feb. 14, 2019 - 4:48 - Warburg Realty Partnership agent Jason Haber on how Amazon decided to pull out of its HQ2 project in Queens, New York.
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‘It’s devastating’: Agents react to Amazon abandoning New York

When the news broke Thursday morning that Amazon had flip flopped on its decision to put an HQ2 campus in Long Island City, Vincent Koo was in a meeting with other agents in the Queens, New York, neighborhood.
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Mary-Kate Olsen’s former love nest listed for $16M

Two neighboring 19th-century townhouses in Manhattan’s East Village, both with ties to former child actress Mary-Kate Olsen and French banker Olivier Sarkozy, hit the market on Tuesday, according to StreetEasy listing updates.
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When Home Sellers Have Regrets

Q:Have you ever worked with a client who went to desperate measures to stop a sale?
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There’s a big difference between what ‘penthouse’ used to mean and what it actually means now, according to a luxury real-estate broker and ‘Million Dollar Listing’ star

When most people think of a penthouse, it's the top-floor unit of a luxurious residential building that typically comes to mind.
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3 Reasons to Invest in Single-Family Rentals

FEW PEOPLE TALK WITH their financial advisors about alternative investments like purchasing a property, but real estate may be a good strategy this year. It's one that more high net worth investors seem to be employing to cope with market volatility.
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Batcaves, Bulletproof Shutters, Laser Curtains: High-End Home Security Is Crazier Than You Think

Batcaves. Bulletproof shutters. Laser curtains. The world of high-end home security is as advanced as they come.
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New York’s Wealthiest Cut Losses as Manhattan Real Estate Falters

When actor Brian Kerwin decided to sell his longtime Manhattan home—an 1880s Romanesque townhouse he and his late wife had carefully restored—he was hoping it would go for about $12 million, based on similar sales in the neighborhood. When he and his agent, Kim Mogul Wright of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, agreed on a price tag of $8.5 million, he thought there would be “five takers within a week,”
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The ABC’s of Holiday Entertaining

Lifestyle expert Nicole Young shares holiday entertaining musts on 'Atlanta & Company'
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New York City has more penthouses available than it can fill — and it suggests a change in the way wealthy people are looking at luxury real estate

New York City has a surplus of penthouses on the market, according to The Real Deal. There were 443 penthouses for sale in the city as of October 12, a 16% increase from the same time in 2017. And 81 of those units are asking more than $15 million, The Real Deal reported.
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New York City has more penthouses available than it can fill — and it suggests a change in the way wealthy people are looking at luxury real estate

New York City has a surplus of penthouse apartments on the market.
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New York City has more penthouses available than it can fill — and it suggests a change in the way wealthy people are looking at luxury real estate

New York City has a surplus of penthouse apartments on the market.
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DONE DEALS: Roundup of last week’s residential sales

Selling a property with a tenant in place adds a whole new level of challenges, reports Citi Habitats agent Eddie Maqbool.
Maqbool recently sold a two-family house at 2069 East 60th Street in Mill Basin, Brooklyn (pictured top) for $710,000 — $35,000 over the asking price of $675,000.
The five bedroom, 2.5 bath home has two full kitchens, a private backyard and one-car garage.
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DONE DEALS: Roundup of last week’s residential sales

Selling a property with a tenant in place adds a whole new level of challenges, reports Citi Habitats agent Eddie Maqbool.
Maqbool recently sold a two-family house at 2069 East 60th Street in Mill Basin, Brooklyn (pictured top) for $710,000 — $35,000 over the asking price of $675,000.
The five bedroom, 2.5 bath home has two full kitchens, a private backyard and one-car garage.
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The scariest listing ever: A tale of two agents

We reached out to ask real estate agents around the country about their scariest listings ever. Here’s the story of two New York City agents. The events described below are true.
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DONE DEALS: Harlem block buster

Corcoran’s David Daniels has closed on the $3 million sale of a renovated Harlem townhouse at 109 West 132nd Street, a record price for the block and the West 130s.
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The scariest listing ever: A tale of two agents

We reached out to ask real estate agents around the country about their scariest listings ever. Here’s the story of two New York City agents. The events described below are true.
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Talking Manhattan | Interview with Jason Haber (Warburg Realty)

I forgot how much fun blogging is. It’s cool to see how technology changes the distribution mechanisms for sharing thoughts today versus say 8–10 years ago; when UrbanDigs the blog was in full effect.
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Talking Manhattan | Interview with Jason Haber (Warburg Realty)

I forgot how much fun blogging is. It’s cool to see how technology changes the distribution mechanisms for sharing thoughts today versus say 8–10 years ago; when UrbanDigs the blog was in full effect.
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3 Surprising Downsides of Living in New York City’s Tallest Apartment Building

While New Yorkers all know that their city's tallest building is One World Trade Center, do you know its tallest residential building? It's soon to be Extell's Central Park Tower—a 95-story, 1,550-foot super-high-rise at 217 West 57th Street (a.k.a. "Billionaires' Row").
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REALTOR.COM – 3 Surprising Downsides of Living in New York City’s Tallest Apartment Building

While New Yorkers all know that their city's tallest building is One World Trade Center, do you know its tallest residential building? It's soon to be Extell's Central Park Tower—a 95-story, 1,550-foot super-high-rise at 217 West 57th Street (a.k.a. "Billionaires' Row").
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This Week’s Most Outstanding New Listings Include Magnificent Upper West Side Townhouse for $9.95M

What does it mean to have made it in New York City? For some, it means earning the money (and social standing!) to get into some of the city's most prestigious prewar co-ops. Meanwhile, the newest additions to the city skyline serve as status symbols for others. And still others will settle for no less than a full townhouse with every imaginable amenity. The most outstanding listings to come on th
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This Week’s Most Outstanding New Listings Include Magnificent Upper West Side Townhouse for $9.95M

What does it mean to have made it in New York City? For some, it means earning the money (and social standing!) to get into some of the city's most prestigious prewar co-ops.
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The penthouse pileup: Inventory swells thanks to the new dev glut

Penthouse listings — despite their catchet — aren’t immune to the new development glut.
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HOW LUXURY HOME BUYING CHANGED FROM 10 YEARS AGO

Appearing in UH Summer 2018, “Ten Years Later: Our year-long look at what’s changed in U.S. luxury real estate since the 2008 recession.”
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The Post-Recession Buyer and Seller Psychology; See How the Real Estate Market Has Changed Since 2007

The real estate market booms and busts. This is about the only guarantee the market provides. But what do these ups and downs do to New York City buyers’ and sellers’ psychology? Does a person's psychological health bounce back after a dip? Do buying and selling attitudes directly map with the ups and downs of the real estate roller coaster, or do they lag because of real estate PTSD?
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How to Invest in Luxury Real Estate

Investing in real estate isn’t always a glamorous business, but luxury homes can add some bling to your portfolio.
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Inside The Minds Of Manhattan Property Buyers, 10 Years After The Great Recession

A decade after the September 2008 financial meltdown that helped detonate the Great Recession, scant evidence seemingly remains of the era’s fiscal carnage. But some observers sense substantial differences between present day and the pre-2008 era in buyers’ and sellers’ philosophical approaches to Manhattan residential real estate.
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Doubling Down On Cuomo

Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t letting a week’s worth of blow-back deter him from doubling down on his comments that “America was never great.” During a speech to worshippers at the First Baptist Church of Crown Heights in Brooklyn, Cuomo called President Donald Trump “un-American” and accused his supporters of racism and sexism.
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NYC Real Estate Attracting Foreign Investors

New York City has one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world, a distinction earned via a boost from wealthy foreigners snapping up pricey apartments.
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NYC Open Houses: 5 Great Apts Under $1M Showing Now

Looking to buy a home in NYC? Take a look at the five most popular listings on StreetEasy with open houses this weekend, August 4 and 5. The best part? This weekend, they’re all under $1M. And be sure to check out StreetEasy for all open houses in NYC this weekend.
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Spacious, light-filled Upper West Side co-op wants $840K

Welcome back to The Six Digit Club, in which we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL – A Decade On, the Fate of Madoff’s Mansions

The fallen financier’s real estate in New York, Palm Beach and the French Riviera were sold for restitution, but now the properties have a new life—and far bigger price tags.
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THE REAL DEAL – At star-studded 443 Greenwich, condos are smaller than advertised

Perched atop a 1880s bookbindery with views of One World Trade Center, the sprawling penthouse at 443 Greenwich Street was poised to shatter the city’s Downtown sales record when developer Nathan Berman priced it at $58 million.
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I Lived Like Carrie Bradshaw for a Week

The first thing people ask me when they find out I'm a sex and relationships editor for Cosmopolitan.com is whether my life is like Carrie Bradshaw's. Yes, I write about people's sex lives for a living, but the similarities end there. My low-key, 9-to-5 existence is far from the cocktail-laden fantasy I cobbled together for myself growing up as a viewer of the censored TBS reruns.
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Sales Launch at 207 West 75th, Full-Floor Upper West Side Condos from $3.9M

In proximity to some of the city’s greatest apartment houses — namely The Ansonia, The Astor and The Apthorp, comes a contemporary new condo at 207 West 75th Street. The modest-in-scale offering is spearheaded by Opal Holdings who acquired the 25-foot-wide lot in 2011.
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Sales Launch at 207 West 75th, Full-Floor Upper West Side Condos from $3.9M

In proximity to some of the city’s greatest apartment houses — namely The Ansonia, The Astor and The Apthorp, comes a contemporary new condo at 207 West 75th Street. The modest-in-scale offering is spearheaded by Opal Holdings who acquired the 25-foot-wide lot in 2011.
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Prettiest NYC Homes for Sale

Every week, Curbed covers dozens of market listings that vary in price, location, size, grandeur, quirkiness, and other distinct characteristics.
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Two Boots Pizza founders’ amazing $10.5M townhouse is filled with memories of a bygone East Village

New York City is filled with homes–and stories–that are truly one-of-a-kind, and this massive, customized-from-top-to-bottom townhouse at 113 East 2nd Street in the East Village is a perfect example.
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East Village Townhouse Owned By Phil Hartman And Doris Kornish Two Boots Pizza Founders To Be Auctioned

Phil Hartman and Doris Kornish, who filed for divorce in 2005, have been battling in court over the property, which went into chapter 11 in order to halt a foreclosure sale that had been scheduled for last October.
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One57 made Billionaires’ Row. Will it now destroy it?

In hindsight, the unpaid common charges were a red flag.

In December, the condo board at One57 TRData LogoTINY, the ultra-luxury skyscraper on Billionaires’ Row, slapped the owner of a $50.9 million unit with a $64,331 bill for unpaid building fees.
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Five homes with small private spaces to call one’s own

In a city as crowded and congested as New York City, having a small, private nook of one’s own is as much a necessity as a nicety. With free space in short supply in so many New York City apartments, carving out such a nook or niche can be a challenge. Here, five homes that, nonetheless, make it happen.
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The biggest price cuts on luxury pads last week

One of the biggest price chops last week was on a townhouse owned by frozen-food entrepreneur Elisabeth de Kergorlay. The Greenwich Village townhouse was listed for $35 million last year, and is now on the market for a more chilly $24.5 million after several reductions.

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Wall Street Journal – Warburg Realty’s Top 10

Wall Street Journal advertisement celebrating Warburg Realty’s 2016 Top 10 Producers.
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Soho Renovated Loft for Sale

Usually when a New York City home comes onto the market with a huge jump in price from the last time it sold, you expect there to be some kind of bells and whistles to the place. But that’s not the case with this loft at 84 Mercer Street: It sold back in 2004 for $4.5 million, is now listed for $11.5 million, and is one of the more spartan spaces we’ve seen recently.
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NYC Real Estate’s “Kickback Economy”: Buyer (and seller and renter) Beware

You're all set to renovate your apartment. You've lined up a contractor and picked the fixtures you want. You've saved $100,000, which should even cover emergencies. But what you may not know is that hundreds or thousands of dollars of your budget may be going straight to your super, just to make sure the job goes smoothly (and maybe bend a building rule or two).
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Starting a residential brokerage in New York

When Jordan Sachs and Todd Jacobs set up shop in 2010, they had a hot, airless 350-square-foot Office On 12th Street and Broadway, with rented furniture. “We were so proud of it. I remember bringing my family in and I was like ‘look at this!’” said Sachs. “We’re super embarrassed about it now. It’s like, holy shit, that was our pitch?”
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NY Independence Party endorses Massey, securing ballot spot

UPDATED: Jan. 5 at 3.30 p.m.: The Independence Party of New York endorsed Paul Massey in the 2017 New York City mayoral race, ensuring his place on the November ballot.
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NYC’s most beautiful houses that hit the market in 2016

It's time to make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to the most deserving people, places and things in the real estate, architecture and neighborhood universes of New York City! Yep, it's time for the 13th Annual Curbed Awards! Up now: the prettiest homes that hit the market this year.
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This Chelsea townhouse has an immaculate renovation—and a TV pedigree

Got $24.7 million to spare, and want a house that comes perfectly renovated already? Then you might want to consider this townhouse on a landmarked stretch of 21st Street in Chelsea, which is so eye-popping it was featured on a 2011 episode of Louie as the comedian's "dream house."
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Historic Chelsea townhouse with artsy past wants $25M

A massive townhouse in Chelsea that’s currently configured as a triplex with a duplex on top is the latest home to now be offered up as a single family residence in Manhattan. Spanning 9,700 square feet, the townhouse also boasts one of the largest private gardens attached to a townhouse in the city, according to the brokerbabble.
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President Donald J. Trump: The industry weighs in

Louise Sunshine has her White House jammies ready.

Sunshine, who got her start in real estate working for Donald Trump, said she has a pair of Liberty-brand pajamas that she’s saved for when she visits her former boss’s new digs at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. She calls them her “Lincoln bedroom” pajamas.
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THE REAL DEAL – A condo boom that doesn’t add up

TRD Special Report: You’ve heard the tale a dozen times before: From 2012 to 2014, Manhattan’s luxury condominium market was on fire. Buyers couldn’t get enough of new development product, and brokers were selling, selling, selling. Act fast, or else!
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IN PICTURES: REBNY Residential Gala guests

Over 500 brokers, builders and executives from New York’s residential real estate business celebrated at the annual Real Estate Board of New York gala held at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour, dinner and were entertained following the awards presentation by superstar Gloria Gaynor.
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Here’s how a Brexit could impact NYC real estate

For those keeping track of global events that could impact New York’s real estate market, here’s another one to add to the list: Britain’s June 23 referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
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Entrepreneur – How One Product Saves Millions of Lives Annually

Every eight seconds, one person dies from illnesses borne out of inhaling open flame cook smoke. That’s the equivalent of losing the entire population of New Zealand every single year.
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Entrepreneur – The Best Reasons to Structure Your Social Business as a B Corp

In The Business of Good, serial and social entrepreneur Jason Haber intertwines case studies and anecdotes that show how social entrepreneurship is creating jobs, growing the economy, and ultimately changing the world. In this edited excerpt, Haber explains the basics of B Corps and benefit corporations.
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Business Insider – A serial entrepreneur says business is ‘no longer simply about making money’

In business, a company's bottom line — and most important measurement of success — has traditionally been its profit.

But following a zeitgeist shift that self-described "serial and social entrepreneur" Jason Haber calls "The Great Convergence," the bottom line is getting a face lift.
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Business Insider – Millennials are rapidly changing today’s business landscape — here are 6 reasons for it

American millennials now represent the largest segment of the US workforce with 53.5 million workers — more than one-third of the workforce.
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More Luxury-Home Sellers Drop Their Asking Prices

Price cuts are becoming more common in the market for properties listed at $5 million and up, according to Realtor.com
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Read here before you even consider combining two apartments

Feel like you’ve been searching forever yet still can’t seem to find the perfect three-bedroom? Maybe it’s time you find two separate units and merge them together in order to build your dream home.
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New York Frame of Mind

Founded in 1976, AVENUE is a must-read among the city’s most discerning, stylish and savvy audiences. As Manhattan’s oldest society magazine, and one of the first in the United States, the publication has exclusive access to Manhattan’s elite in a way that is distinct from other magazines.
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The Real Deal – Haber Inks Book Deal

Simply selling real estate wasn’t enough for Warburg Realty’s Jason Haber. The sales director landed a book deal with Entrepreneur Press, and in May, he will publish his take on social entrepreneurship in “The Business of Good.”
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Private Indoor Pools in Which to Indulge Your Inner Michael Phelps

In a city where pools are scarce, any building offering a place to swim is a draw. But a private indoor pool that can be used rain or shine, winter or summer, day or night, 365 days of the year, well that’s taking the perk to a whole new level.
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Real estate’s love-hate relationship with de Blasio

On an unseasonably mild morning in October, the roughly 50 people who showed up for a press conference at Stuyvesant Town witnessed a strange spectacle: Bill de Blasio, New York’s progressive mayor and self-declared fighter for the working class, chumming it up with Jonathan Gray, the head of global real estate at The Blackstone Group, the world’s largest private equity firm.

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Number of agents, brokers jumps in Brooklyn and Queens

For the second year in a row, the number of brokers and agents in Brooklyn and Queens rose faster than in Manhattan, an indication that brokers are following buyers and sellers into neighborhoods with rising inventory and increased prices.
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Prime Rates

After renting a one-bedroom for seven years, Catherine and Peter Bertazzoni had saved enough for a down payment and were ready to buy their first apartment together. They knew it would be a challenge to find a move-in-ready two-bedroom on the Upper West Side within their $1.5 million budget, but with a baby on the way, they needed more space.
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This Gramercy Park apartment looks like Downton Abbey

The Daily News has released the fourth installment of its newest series, 'Real Estate NYC with Katherine Clarke'.

In this episode, Katherine joins Jason Haber of Warburg Realty for a tour of a unique Tudor-style apartment at 44 Gramercy Park North. The property has 14 hand-crafted stained glass windows, 17-foot-high ceilings and a large private terrace overlooking Gramercy Park.
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Here are Manhattan’s biggest luxury condo market lenders

Large national banks were the Manhattan’s luxury condo market biggest lenders over the past year, according to an analysis of purchases between July 2014 and June 2015 by The Real Deal. Emigrant, the New York area-focused bank controlled by the Milstein family, also made the list, as did banks with strong ties to China.
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More than 40% of NYC luxury condo buyers took out a mortgage

That “all-cash” dominated luxury condo market you keep hearing about? Turns out, it’s not really a thing.

In fact, more than 40 percent of buyers purchasing Manhattan condominiums priced at $5 million or more took out mortgages, according to The Real Deal’s analysis of condo purchases between July 2014 and June 2015.
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Donald Trump gloats about El Chapo’s escape

When Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán dropped into a tunnel under his cell to begin his sensational escape from Mexico’s most secure prison Saturday, the drug kingpin would’ve surely known this: his disappearance would trigger a massive manhunt, lead to a state of emergency in the region, and be a political slap in the face for President Enrique Peña Nieto.
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NY DAILY NEWS – Bank of Mom and Dad: More New York Parents Are Getting into the Mortgage Business as Kids Struggle to Get Loans

It's the First National Bank of Mom and Pop.

More New York City parents are getting into the mortgage business as their struggling kids try to snag apartments in a hot residential real estate market that's pitting cash-rich investors against clueless first-time homebuyers.
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What it’s like to broker deals for celeb clients: An oral history

Connecting with the perfect broker, scheduling showings, finding a pad that meets all your criteria within your price point: Real estate in this town is not for the weak or the impatient.
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Fill this house: Mary-Kate Olsen, Olivier Sarkozy’s former Village pad available to rent

An East Village townhouse formerly occupied by tabloids’ favorite couple, fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen and French banker Olivier Sarkozy, half-brother of Nicolas, can now be yours to rent for $26,500 a month.
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Wealthy Qatari investor wants to assemble enormous $250M penthouse on Central Park: report

A wealthy Qatari investor wants to combine several apartments in a new tower at 220 Central Park South into one enormous $250 million mega-penthouse, according to a report.
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Foyers So Fabulous They’ll Have You at Hello

For most of us, a foyer is simply a space to drop a handbag or stash some shoes — if you're lucky to have one. But as these apartments prove, a stunning entrance is kind of like a beautifully wrapped gift: It hints at the fabulousness within.
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CNBC – $21.5 million Manhattan townhouse is a steal?

A sum of $21.5 million might seem like a lot of money but, in the outrageous world of New York real estate, you might be surprised by how little it will actually buy. Except when it comes to 232 East 63rd St., better known as the Upper East Side Versailles.
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Gorgeous Gramercy Park Chateau Looks Fit for Royalty

Paging “Downton Abbey” fans. This Gramercy Park apartment looks more like an English estate than a New York co-op. Located at 44 Gramercy Park North (h/t Curbed), each room is decked out with extravagant features that manage to outdo the others.
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Gramercy Co-op That Looks Like a Medieval Castle Is Back

Despite being a much prettier version of the bizarre medieval-esque apartment that the cofounder of Ricky's assembled on the Upper West Side, this two-bedroom co-op on Gramercy Park North has had no success over the past year and change in trying to find a buyer.
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THE REAL DEAL – Bidding wars bloom with spring’s return

The oldest house in Chelsea is a Federal-style home at 404 West 20th Street, which dates back 180 years. It hit the market this spring, asking $6.5 million. The house found a buyer within a week.
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OBSERVER – A Revived East Side Townhouse Listing Embodies a Particular Vision of Excess

“Mr. Rovt has used the home,” Jason Haber, a broker with Warburg Realty, told the Observer recently, during a tour of fertilizer tycoon Alexander Rovt’s mansion at 232 East 63rd Street. “He’s taken meetings, entertained friends. But he’s never overnighted here.
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CONDO CRAZY! NYC developers spent a record $11.9B building apartments over the last year

New York City has gone condo crazy.

Citywide spending on the construction of apartments skyrocketed to a record $11.9 billion in 2014, a massive 73% rise over the last 12 months and nearly $5 billion over the previous record, according to a new report by the New York Building Congress.
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Upper East Side’s Absurd Versailles Mansion Now Just $21.5M

The niche market of Palace of Versailles knock-offs is not exactly blazing hot, so it comes as no surprise that after four years of trying, Ukrainian fertilizer billionaire Alexander Rovt has not found a buyer for his Versailles-style mansion at 232 East 63rd Street.
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Ukranian Billionaire Wants $21.5M for Versailles-Style Pad

Finally, a Manhattan apartment that's fit for a king — King Louis XIV, that is.

Ukrainian fertilizer billionaire Alexander Rovt is getting serious about selling his Neoclassical Versailles-style townhouse on the Upper East Side, putting it back on the market for $21.5 million, down from an initial ask of $27 million, the Daily News has learned.
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Sellers Are Chopping Prices at The Top of The Market

Prices seem to be cooling down at the top of the luxury market.

While developers are still trying to break records — with new condos hitting the market that range between $150 million at the Sony Building and $175 million at 220 Central Park South — sellers are handing out significant discounts, according to the New York Daily News.
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PIE IN THE SKY PRICES: Buyers are finding there’s wiggle room at the top of the luxury real estate market

It's time to get real about real- estate prices.

Sellers of some of the city's most expensive properties are dramatically slashing prices, even as developers keep trying to push the boundaries of the luxury market with pie-in-the-sky price tags of up to $175 million.
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Is Zillow’s “Portlandia” Takeover a Step too Far?

A couple, Kath and Dave, stand in their recently renovated house, appearing dejected that their home is now too perfect — there’s nothing left for them to fix. Deciding that they need a new renovation project, they shout with glee, “Let’s get on Zillow!” Within seconds they’ve landed on the perfect fixer-upper.
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Debating the Communal Kids’ Playroom: Do You Need One?

In most American cities, a playroom is a basement or den that serves as a receptacle for a family's extensive supply of toys and games, but few New York City apartments can boast that kind of dedicated space. Enter the apartment building playroom—a communal space filled with, well, an extensive supply of toys and games (but that may not be owned by a single family).
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What’s more attractive than Billionaire’s Row? Try one block above Some high-end buyers have eyes only for the debut of Vornado’s 220 Central Park South

One57’s glassy façade and 432 Park’s dizzying height aren’t Siren songs for everyone.

A group of wealthy buyers is sailing on by the luxury condos of the moment and waiting for the next addition to hit the neighborhood just north of Billionaire’s Row: 220 Central Park South.
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THE REAL DEAL – Cold Winter Weather Makes Mischief With Market

New York real estate may be hot, but it’s not immune to freezing temperatures. The so-called Siberian Express, as some dubbed the seasons’ prolonged cold snap, left a trail of ruined open houses and delayed listings in its tracks.
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Most Expensive Apartment In NYC: $150M Asking Price For Triplex Penthouse At Former Sony Building

If you want the distinction of owning the priciest apartment in New York City, be prepared to cough up $150 million. That’s the listing price for a triplex penthouse in the former Sony building, the most expensive listing for any New York condo since last September's $130 million asking price for an apartment at 520 Park Ave.
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New York’s New Most Expensive Home: Madison Ave. Penthouse to Hit Market for Record $150M

The stakes just got even higher in Midtown’s skyscraper wars.

A penthouse condominium at the former Sony building at 550 Madison Ave. is slated to hit the market for an astonishing $150 million, making it the most expensive listing ever to come on the market in Manhattan.
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ONE-AND-DONE: NYC Home Buyers are Snapping Up the First Apartments They See Amid Low Inventory

The stakes just got even higher in Midtown's skyscraper wars.

A penthouse condominium at the former Sony building at 550 Madison Ave. is slated to hit the market for an astonishing $150 million, making it the most expensive listing ever to come on the market in Manhattan.
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Market Forces Are Now Driving Studio Apts to Extinction

Shoebox apartments are getting the boot.

The studio — a New York mainstay going back to almost World War I — will soon become extinct as developers focus more on building large units, which generate higher returns.
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Get Your Head in the Game: Psychological Tricks to Price Your Apartment Right

With so few available apartments and so many over-eager buyers, selling a New York apartment right now might seem like a slam dunk—why waste energy strategizing about pricing when you can just sit back and wait for the offers to start rolling in?
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Last of the Rental Brokers: Travel Agents of Real Estate Press on in StreetEasy World

In preparing to move to Manhattan after college, in 2008, I had the good sense to pick a roommate whose mother had friends in real estate.
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NYC’s finest toast LLNYC cover girl Kimberly Guilfoyle of Fox News

Dressed to the nines and toasting a record-breaking year for the real estate industry in New York, about 250 guests gathered at Swank East 56th Street eatery Harlow to celebrate the magazine’s latest issue and its cover woman, Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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Five tips for making sure you find the right apartment — at the right price — in 2015 From getting pre-approved for a mortgage to edging out a rival in a bidding war, our experts have the scoop on finding a new pad

Finding an apartment in New York City can be a challenge.
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Olivier Sarkozy, Mary-Kate Olsen’s Former Townhouse Hits The Market

The most expensive single-family townhouse in the East Village is about to hit the market — and it has some celeb pedigree to boot.
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BRICK UNDERGROUND – 6 NYC Building Types Where It’s Hard to Get a Mortgage (and How to Get One Anyway)

Condo and co-op buyers often assume that if they've got money in the bank, a solid credit history, and steady income, they'll have little trouble getting a mortgage. Not so fast: the bank has to sign off on the building just as they would the borrower, and the process is trickier than you'd expect.
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NYC’s Pool of Foreign Real Estate Buyers Shows Signs of Drying Up

MANHATTAN — Some of Manhattan's top brokers have noticed a slowdown in foreign buyers in the last couple of months as the strength of the dollar rose along with prices of high-end condos.
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REBNY-Backed Candidates Sweep Midterm Elections

It looks like New York City’s real estate industry got what it wanted this election season.

State Senate candidates north of the city who were favored by — and received campaign donations from — the Real Estate Board of New York-backed political action committee Jobs for New York, all secured a seat in the state senate. As of 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Searching for a Family-Friendly Apartment? 6 Must-Knows

t's easy enough to list the qualities most parents demand in an ideal neighborhood for raising kids: good schools, low crime, enough fellow families to ensure a steady stream of convenient playdates.
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The Window Shoppers: Apartment Hunters Who Only Want to Look

The typical U.S. homebuyer searches for three months and looks at 10 places, according to the 2013 National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Buyers. But in New York City, the number of showings can vary from about 12 to as much as 130-plus before a client pulls the trigger, according to a wide-range of Manhattan-based brokers,
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NEW YORK POST – A Beth Of Fresh Air As Frankel Eyes Hudson Square

Bethenny Frankel is still looking at real estate. She recently checked out a townhouse unit at 255 Hudson St., listed by Warburg’s Jason Haber; it’s not far from her home at 195 Hudson St., where Jay Z, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy live.
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Peek in the Seller’s Closets, Nix the Bathroom Stop, and More Ways to Ace the Open House

For buyers and nosy neighbors alike, open houses can be a welcome opportunity to poke around other people's homes and see how they live (and decorate).
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Peek in the Seller’s Closets, Nix the Bathroom Stop, and More Ways to Ace the Open House

For buyers and nosy neighbors alike, open houses can be a welcome opportunity to poke around other people's homes and see how they live (and decorate).
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Warburg Crosses The Rubicon: Jason Haber Brings A New Style Of Philanthropy To Warburg’s Values-Driven Business

What does clean water in the developing world have to dowith residential real estate in New York City? The two had very little incommon until Jason Haber found a way to connect them.
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Warburg Crosses The Rubicon: Jason Haber Brings A New Style Of Philanthropy To Warburg’s Values-Driven Business

What does clean water in the developing world have to dowith residential real estate in New York City? The two had very little incommon until Jason Haber found a way to connect them.
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Let The Broker Beware: Telling Fat Cats From Frauds And Time-Wasters Has Gotten Tougher

Broker Brandon Trentham figured one woman who approached him, saying she was a student with a $400 million fortune, had to be lying. She wasn't. (Louis Lanzano for New York Daily News)
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BRICK UNDERGROUND – A Lice Salon is Replacing the Bakery Downstairs. Time to Ask for a Break on Rent?

Apparently Park Slopers really don't want a lice-removal business in their neighborhood, and have put up flyers protesting it. According to Fucked in Park Slope, rumors of the place coming to the neighborhood are just rumors for now, although apparently the owner is still looking.
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Landmark Central Park church to turn condo following $26M sale

A century-old landmark church overlooking Central Park at 361 Central Park West is the latest domino to fall in the ongoing Manhattan game of church to condo conversions, following a $26 million sale.
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THE REAL DEAL – Brokers Craft Themed Open Houses to Draw Families

New York open houses often feature the same routine: potential buyers grab a print-out, quickly peek at the rooms, and then dash for the door before the kids get too bored or hungry. Now, brokers across the city are aiming to break that pattern by embellishing viewings with themes, balloons and sweet snacks.
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In Their Words: Boymelgreen On Cash Woes, Haber Coins Term

The funniest and most insightful comments on NYC real estate
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NY DAILY NEWS – Condo Prices Finally Starting To Fall In Superhot Manhattan: Report

The hot Manhattan condo market is finally cooling off.

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Warburg’s Haber: Foreign buys not about turning a quick buck

Foreign investors continue to park their money in New York City at a steady clip, but the influx of cash from places like China, Russia and Saudi Arabia is no threat to the market’s “return to normalcy,” Jason Haber of Warburg Realty told Fox Business.
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OBSERVER – Crossing the Rubicon: Warburg Buys Out Boutique UWS Firm Rubicon Property

With three offices and 125 agents, Warburg Realty is hardly the sort of megafirm accustomed to snapping up other brokerages. In fact, up until today, when Warburg announced that it would be buying boutique brokerage Rubicon Property, it has never acquired another company. But Frederick Peters, president of Warburg, told The Observer that he was wouldn’t mind repeating the maneuver.
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CRAIN’S NEW YORK – Brokerage Warburg Realty buys smaller outfit

Warburg Realty announced Wednesday it bought Rubicon Property, a residential brokerage with a charitable twist. The deal, Warburg's first acquisition, includes Rubicon's storefront at 451 Columbus Ave.
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