Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 10/12/08

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 10/12/08 Posted by: in Real Estate News Filed under: Estates, ... , have paid $5.9 million for a seven-room co-op at 900 Fifth Ave. –One of the Hamptons’ premier properties, Fordune, will be listed for rent next year. This might be the first time since Henry Ford II owned [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 15:32:49

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Meadow Lane mansion being listed for $38 million

meadow.jpg It seems all the recent bad economic news has not dimmed the expectations of those in the Hamptons real estate game. A 4 ... personality Howard Stern and then-fiancee Beth Ostrosky reportedly paid $1 million to rent a Meadow [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 20:18:17

Summer getaway: Rent a mansion get a facelift?

Well, look no further. You can rent a mansion in the Hamptons, the summer home of New York's rich, that comes ... -dozen homes to choose from and Greenberg is working with various real estate brokers to fill [more...]

Date: 2008-05-29 13:04:36

Riddled In Buyer’s Remorse

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Housing clearance rates remained soft across the country over the weekend, particularly in the nation’s biggest markets of Melbourne and Sydney, which showed no signs of recovering from their torpor. The Australian reported many homes continue to sell for well under what their owners had hoped to [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 22:58:03

It’s Not Even Logical Anymore In New York

A report from Metro New York. “Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a local stimulus plan Thursday intended to ease the burdens of the economic crisis ... and a schedule of smaller quarterly tax payments for properties valued at or below $250,000 instead of larger, biannual payments. The city plans to use $24 million in federal funds to buy foreclosed pro [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:15:50

Lifestyles of the Rich and Duct Taped

Have I ever told you about the weird house next door to me? NO? Oh, you have to hear this one.As you may recall, when I first moved into my current abode, the place next door was a rental that housed a group of adorable goth college students that sometimes forgot to wear clothes and had a wireless account that would pop up on my computer with [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 22:31:00

Madonna (With Messed Up Face) On Britney

I'm sorry I left you hanging all day yesterday. It took me awhile to decide how I felt about Britney's documentary ... also looking in the Hamptons. Madonna's flack didn't return a call or e-mail, but A-Rod's reps ... to the Post's Braden Keil. A-Rod is also willing to rent it unfurnished for $50,000 a month. Madonna [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:28:26

Forced Into Early Retirement. Yeah!

The bad economy is finally hitting American corporations. First, the individuals. Then the small business owners. Now, big business. DH and I fit in all of the above. We just lost our biggest, corporate, publicly-owned client today. This client was a Fortune 500 American corporation whose stock just dropped over 30% in the last quarter [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 16:20:00

Why do I live and do what I do?

Here is a very important question from a reader of my blog: "Your blog is one of my favorite reads. I’m wondering if you could share the rationale behind some of your financial decisions. My apologies if you’ve answered these questions in any of your earlier postings. Since you and your husband had full-time careers (i.e [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 18:17:00

Positive News about Condo Hotel from the Media?

From Forbes MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Whether it’s the snowy slopes of Colorado, the blue waters of Miami Beach, or the picturesque golf courses of Hilton Head Island, finding a quality vacation rental is becoming easier every day. That’s especially true now as the economy sinks into recession. Vacation home [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 01:35:48

Walking Close to the Buildings

Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair. -- George Burns (1896 - 1996) ... , million dollar plus loans which fueled the sale of Hamptons properties and Manhattan condos – ... investor, a shopkeeper, a member of the Town Board in the Hamptons, a City Council member in Manhattan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:28:10

East Hampton is broke

The Associated Press is reporting that while the likes of Alec Baldwin and Steven Spielberg are living the high life in East Hampton, ... in tax revenue because the real estate boom busted. From the story: EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP ... Set. But down at Town Hall, the local government could use a handout. East Hampton, one of the main [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 13:51:36

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez: House Hunting!

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez: House Hunting! Posted by: Free Britney On: Comments: 0 New York's hottest new sort-of-confirmed celebrity couple, ... source said they were also looking in the Hamptons. Smack Dat! Pose! A-Rod, meanwhile, continues ... million. The Rod is also willing to rent it for $50,000 a month. What a steal. Madonna, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:55:45

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 10/26/08

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 10/26/08 Posted by: in Real Estate News Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping From the NY Observer’s Manhattan Transfers: –Since August, billionaire art collector Eli Broad has been trying to sell a six-room, two-bedroom tower apartment at the Sherry-Netherland, the Fifth Avenue hotel, shown above [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 20:19:55

Emaar Properties steps in to support property buyers with ‘To Own’ extended payment plan

‘To Own’ scheme to debut with two programmes - ‘Plan to Own’ and ‘Rent to Own’ ‘Plan to Own’ offers up to 25 per cent extended payments that make getting on the property ladder easier ‘Rent to Own’ assures flexible choice for customers to live in; discover the community lifestyle and convert the rent into a down payment Dubai, UAE; [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 10:21:21

Sailing To The Land Of The Robber Barons

…The current crop is more discrete, and hardly anyone outside their coterie of friends would know who they are, except perhaps the paparazzi. They make their fortune by less visible means than their predecessors – hedge funds, real estate investment, web dot coms, etc [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 12:30:18

Manhattan RE: The Sky Is Not Falling, People!

I rolled my eyes when I saw the cover of the NY Times Real Estate section on Sunday, "Foreclosure Makes Its Move on Manhattan." Are they serious? The Times has clearly run out of things to write about. We all know negativity sells papers, but this article was really a stretch [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 15:27:46

Trophy Properties

Trophy Properties Sumptuous and sleek, these are some of the most sought-after properties on the real estate market today. By Alyssa Shapiro and Alexandra Ingersoll Prices Upon Request Olde Town The intimate community of Olde Towne has maintained its superior qualities since its founding more than 350 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 14:14:36

Madonna & Alex Rodriguez Go House Hunting

MADONNA and Alex Rodriguez are quietly shopping for love nests on the Upper East Side and on the East End, sources told Page Six ... and hard to come by,” our spy added. Another source said they were also looking in the Hamptons ... is also willing to rent it unfurnished for $50,000 a month. Madonna, meanwhile, is hanging [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 12:55:04

East Hampton: Vacation Travel: The Hamptons, Mariah Carey Style

No summer share for Mariah Carey! When the songstress decided to take an impromptu vacation in the Hamptons with husband Nick Cannon, ... on a one-week rental in East Hampton. And she's planning to trash the place, or at least give ... Splurge NY Post · Rumored Concert Travel: Casino Life for Mariah? Jaunted · Celeb Travel [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 14:59:58

Debt Rattle, November 1 2008: Cold Turkey

Lewis Wickes Hine Toter April 1913 Columbus, Georgia. Eagle and Phoenix Mill. Hine: A 'dinner-toter' waiting for the gate to open. This is carried on more in Columbus than in any other city I know, and by smaller children. Many of them are paid by the week for doing it, and carry sometimes 10 or more meals a day [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 18:39:08

Hamptons House Prices Fall Amid Wall Street’s Decline - Bloomberg.com

July 17, 2008 in Area Real Estate, Beach Properties, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Hot Property, Legal Matters, Real Estate News, Sag Harbor, ... Jerry Seinfeld. For those hesitant to buy, Corcoran’s Web site lists 1,358 Hamptons places for rent ... Southampton | Tags: 2008 Hamptons sales figures Hamptons House Prices Fall Amid Wall Street’ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 17:11:41

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez: House Hunting!

New York's hottest new sort-of-confirmed celebrity couple, Madonna and Alex Rodriguez, ... looking in the Hamptons. Smack Dat! Pose! A-Rod, meanwhile, continues to try to unload the home ... to rent it for $50,000 a month. What a steal. Madonna, meanwhile, is hanging on to her posh Central [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:55:45

Time to Invest in Real Estate?

Time to Invest in Real Estate? Posted August 5th, 2008 With inflation on the rise, ... in California home sales over last year’s levels. What’s more, California’s backlog of homes for sale shrank ... in New York City, for example, $6 million-plus luxury apartments with three or more bedrooms [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 14:27:00

Bloodsuckers!

July 14, 2008 at 7:27 pm (genteel poverty, happy trails, la vida loca nueva ciudad, ms. collegiality, shameful vanity, wallowing) Home again, home again, with, oh, thirty souvenirs from Interesting City: thirty mosquito bites, more or less evenly distributed, on my legs [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 01:27:22

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez: House Hunting!

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez: House Hunting! New York's hottest new sort-of-confirmed celeb couple, Madonna and Alex Rodriguez, ... looking in the Hamptons. Smack Dat! Pose! A-Rod, meanwhile, continues to try to unload ... willing to rent it for $50,000 a month. What a steal. Madonna, meanwhile, is hanging on to her posh [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:55:45

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez: House Hunting!

New York's hottest new sort-of-confirmed celeb couple, Madonna and Alex Rodriguez, are quietly shopping for love nests on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, as well as on the East End of Long Island, sources tell the New York Post. A knowledgeable real estate source reports [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:55:45

Looking for Manhattan Apartments?

New York is probably one of the most tedious place to find a place. Not only is it expensive, it's also in such high demand ... apartments for rent. They have 60 offices serving 350 communities so you can be sure ... and even the Hamptons. [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 05:01:23

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 11/09/08

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 11/09/08 Posted by: in Real Estate News Filed under: Estates, ... to sell two Los Angeles houses he purchased last year. One, his “fantastic flip” in Holmby Hills ... has picked up a home in New York’s Hamptons for $7.55 million. From the LA Times Hot Property: – [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 16:40:21

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie’s French Chateau

It looks like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have decided to give birth in France this time around (the twins are due this summer) ... that they liked and were running in to ask if their properties were for sale,” said the source. “They found [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 11:22:35

In celeb-estate news, Christie Brinkley, Michael Phelps, Stevie Wonder and… Heath Ledger?

In celeb-estate news, Christie Brinkley, Michael Phelps, Stevie Wonder and… Heath Ledger? ... available for rent. “As ghoulish as it sounds, people will rent that place in a heartbeat,” said ... . In other celeb-estate news: * Christie Brinkley is asking $30 million for her house in the Hamptons [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 05:23:59

Digesting the Jewish media: Day school enrollment is up in Boston, homes for rent in Jerusalem and Rhoda Weisman has ‘the sexiest’ job

I know, I know, you only want to read about Agriprocessors and the election (or, as I call them, “meat and potato-heads”) ... Hamptons. Americans who own homes they don’t inhabit in Jerusalem should rent out their Israeli [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 16:04:54

New York Home Prices See Steep Decline

Source : The Business Times, November 27, 2008(NEW YORK) ... in the storied annals of Manhattan real estate, with some brokers advising sellers of apartments ... in the storied annals of Manhattan real estate. Until about three months ago, the real estate industry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 13:17:00

Designer Betsey Johnson’s Pink Penthouse

Fashion designer Betsey Johnson is one of a kind, and so is her NYC penthouse. For one thing, it’s pink. Very, very pink ... ? Of course you would! Hey, it’s your lucky day. You get two interesting house tours for the price [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 04:05:13

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 10/26/08

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers: --Since August, billionaire art collector Eli Broad has been trying to sell a six-room, two-bedroom tower [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 09:02:00

Looking for a Hamptons rental? Try winter. Michael Daly in The Real Deal

November 8, 2008 in Area Real Estate, Beach Properties, East End Accomodations, Michael Daly, On The Market, Real Estate News, Resort Real Estate, smart money | Tags: hamptons off season rentals, hamptons rentals, winter rentals   October 2008 Looking for a Hamptons rental? Try winter.   As economy slides, East End [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 05:39:46

One From Column A, Two From Column B. Danny Fried And Michael Barrett Turn The China Club Into Opera, Eden And Crest. And The Boys From 1OAK Are Aboard (Part One)

That’s the longest title in this blog’s history, but I thought it appropriate, ... as well? With Chelsea and the Meatpacking District under constant siege from the pawns the real estate [more...]

Date: 2008-05-13 17:13:58

Rent to Own Real Estate Meets the Creative Financing Demand

Rent to own real estate is in high demand across the nation and may signal a new trend in home ownership ... is driving apartment rental rates through the roof.  Additionally, people with the desire to own a less ... City – including Long Island and the Hamptons – the industry seems to be adapting to take these changes [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 11:45:02

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