Archive for January, 2009
Hunters Point Condo Closing Letters Go Out!
(post by Dee) Word’s on the street that Simone Development, the builders of Hunters Point Condos, have finally sent out closing letters to buyers at their One Hunters Point building. The first closings are said to be scheduled for as soon as middle of February!!! Wow, someone IS actually going to complete their building, even [...]
27Jan2009 | | 0 comments | ContinuedCraig’s List Finally Takes Action to Prevent Housing Discrimination
(post by BT) Looks like Craig’ List finally got up to speed, caught up with the times…
Below is their new and finally clear description of what is not allowed. Craig’s even provides potential victims of discrimination links to file complaints.
What I would like to know is… now that they have made it easier to make [...]
Illiteracy Rate in America and Ignorance of Property-buying Masses
(post by Dee) The more I think about our financial and real estate woes in America today, the more it hits me that this country’s problems run deeper than just Greenspan’s excessively low interest rates in the late 90s or lack of corporate governance. It’s the failure to keep up with the educational and industrial [...]
22Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
Empty Retail Spaces in NoHo – Broadway and Astor Place is Land of K-Mart
(post by Dee) Whatever happened to NoHo?! I went down there the other day and couldn’t help but notice how quiet and dead it was. I had an eerie feeling that the festive, cool, lively spirit has left the neighborhood. Half of the storefronts along Broadway were vacant, and 8th Street was deserted! Besides NYU, [...]
14Jan2009 | | 0 comments | ContinuedThings Get Out of Control: Rapper Doug E. Fresh Facing Foreclosure!
(post by BT) First, Latrell Sprewell loses his boat and house in Milwaukee. Then Michael Jackson’s Ranch faces foreclosure… Now, the wave of celebrity housing problems has ensnared another high-profile victim: Our own Rapper Doug E. Fresh.
From US News:
“Rap icon Doug E. Fresh - best known for his ’80s hit “The Show” - has been [...]
10Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
Holiday Inn at 39-05 29th Street in LIC Looks Always Empty
(post by Dee) Drove a number of times by the new Holiday Inn LIC at 39-05 29th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101… it looks like no one ever stays there! It’s open and staffed, all right. But the parking lot and the lobby always look empty. Must be the economy because the access to [...]
8Jan2009 | | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Real Deal with 2008 Real Estate News – and 2009 NYC Market Outlook
(post by Dee) 2009 is on, but I have just picked up a copy of the Real Deal magazine’s December 2008 edition. Not a big fan of the magazine (basically every “article” is an infomercial written by a broker or about brokers, often not very good ones – don’t ever use it for advice or [...]
5Jan2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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