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Stocks higher on housing but Europe worries linger... 16 May 2012
Oil falls to 6-month low near $92 on US supplies... 16 May 2012
It's time to salute Dutchess companies... 15 May 2012
JPMorgan's Dimon keeps chairman title... 15 May 2012
What's New: Business Scene... 15 May 2012
Ulster development group names interim chief... 15 May 2012
Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears... 15 May 2012
Central Hudson to collect, recycle air conditionin... 15 May 2012

The Real Deal

via The Real Deal

Steiner grabs Carroll Gardens rental for $24.5M... 16 May 2012
Architect, contractors claim Donny Deutsch stiffed... 16 May 2012
Greenwich Village garage up for conversion... 16 May 2012
States use foreclosure settlement funds to fix bud... 16 May 2012
Luciano Pavarotti’s second wife has real estate ... 16 May 2012
National housing starts see uptick for month... 16 May 2012
Madison Realty pays $22M for Williamsburg rental... 16 May 2012
Thompson collects campaign contributions from deve... 16 May 2012

NY Times

via NYT Real Estate

The 30-Minute Interview : The 30-Minute Interview: Adam Ginsburg 16 May 2012
Square Feet: The Business of Retired Planes Attracts Investors 16 May 2012
Square Feet: Westchester’s Cross County Shopping Center Gets a Makeover 16 May 2012
International Real Estate: Real Estate in Sweden 15 May 2012
The Appraisal: Colin Beavan, Environmental Activist, Makes a Run for Congress 15 May 2012
Habitat for Humanity Bets Big in Oregon 15 May 2012
Deutsche Bank Settles U.S. Mortgage Suit 13 May 2012
Streetscapes | Central Park: Central Park/Streetscapes - Changing Times on the Reservoir Path 13 May 2012

New York Deals

via Crain's

Chocolatier Kee’s in on West 39th St. 14 May 2012
Video outfit gets enough space to party 14 May 2012
Investment bank hikes up B’way 14 May 2012
Eastern Silk inks smooth deal 14 May 2012
Bagels roll in where noodles once boiled 7 May 2012
Growing tech firm parachutes into FiDi 7 May 2012
FTI Consulting stands pat at 750 Third 7 May 2012
2 tenants bring 126 Fifth to full 30 April 2012

NY Observer

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‘Real Estate: A Local Business with Global Concerns’ Panel at NYU’s Schack Institute, February 23 1 March 2010

HL Blog

via HL Blog

The Segue to Summer 16 May 2012
The Latest Market Comment From Our London Office 15 May 2012
Video Tour of North Salem Country Estate 30 Keeler Lane North Salem New York 10560 14 May 2012
5 Reason to Love White Plains 11 May 2012
A Mother’s Day Mission 10 May 2012
Video Tour of Rhinebeck Getaway 7030 Route 9 Rhinebeck New York 12572 9 May 2012
Houlihan Lawrence Gallery of Homes Late Spring 2012 Edition 2 May 2012
Video Tour of Exceptional Bedford Estate 332 South Bedford Road Bedford Corners New York 10509 1 May 2012

National News

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$900000 condo among top luxury Edmonton real ... 16 May 2012
New Rick Otton Real Estate Book Exposes Creat... 16 May 2012
Half of Canadians plan to retire with mortgag... 16 May 2012
Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Set 4th New Record i... 16 May 2012
Mortgage Money Misspent - Fox Business (blog)... 16 May 2012
$A higher on positive US housing data - Sky N... 16 May 2012
Cominar REIT to sell equity units to fund deb... 16 May 2012
Spain bids to pin down real estate losses - F... 16 May 2012

Wall St. Journal

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On the (Old) Road to New York 16 May 2012
Asian Contemporary in Bel Air 16 May 2012
If Kids Can Play, Will Mom Shop? 15 May 2012
Ex-Wife of Pavarotti Hits Some Low Notes 15 May 2012
Billings Slip Back 15 May 2012
More Real-Estate Loans Default in Europe 15 May 2012
Brookfield to Spin Off Holdings 15 May 2012
CBRE Taps New Vein From Old Deal 15 May 2012

Bloomberg

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In China Economics is Politics... 16 May 2012
HP Sized Up Sun as a Technology Gold Mine... 16 May 2012
The Ellison Files: Oracle Strikes Back... 16 May 2012
The Ellison Files: Oracle Strikes Back... 16 May 2012
Is Google+ a Ghost Town, and Does It Matter?... 16 May 2012
Is Google+ a Ghost Town, and Does It Matter?... 16 May 2012
Saffron Costlier (and Tastier) Than Gold in M... 16 May 2012
New Yankee Candle Scent Smells Like a 'Man Ca... 16 May 2012

Market News

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Mortgage delinquencies drop to 4-year low 16 May 2012
George Lucas proposes affordable housing plan 16 May 2012
BofA offering up to $30K for short sales 15 May 2012
Park Ave. co-op sells for record $52.5M 15 May 2012
Artist's habitat in the Jersey woodlands 11 May 2012
Unique home in the Jersey woods 11 May 2012
Redo your roof the right way 11 May 2012
Another record low for mortgage rates 10 May 2012

Real Trends

via Real Trends

Consumers Views On Homeownership Shifting? 16 May 2012
Inspiration: 100 Years and Still Working 15 May 2012
How to Create Housing MRI 14 May 2012
What Moneyball Teaches Us About Real Estate 11 May 2012
10 housing markets set for double-digit price gains 11 May 2012
LPS: Home prices in February edge upward 11 May 2012
How Homebuyers Use Mobile Search 11 May 2012
Foreclosure hotspots show signs of housing turnaround 9 May 2012

Inman News

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Prudential California Realty accepting bids online... 16 May 2012
Appraisals are lagging behind the market... 16 May 2012
Home staging on a budget... 16 May 2012
Your time is worth nothing until you close... 16 May 2012
Pros' tips for installing grab bars... 16 May 2012
6 tools for recruiting Gen Y agents... 16 May 2012
Mega-brokers take smaller slice of real estate pie... 16 May 2012
Zillow program aims to improve accuracy of listing... 16 May 2012

NY Neighborhoods

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On the Market: Five Ranches for Endless Summe... 16 May 2012
Follow Us on Pinterest and Google+: If you ju... 16 May 2012
CurbedWire: Revenge For Sale on Gilt Home; Re... 16 May 2012
Globe Trotting: Eight years and like a millio... 16 May 2012
Celebrity Real Estate: Is This Ellen DeGenere... 16 May 2012
On the Market: Asking $2.72M in Bellevue, Was... 16 May 2012
House of the Day: Wacky Postmodern Tries to A... 16 May 2012
TV Time: Daymaker: in fall ABC will debut...... 16 May 2012

Economy

via Matrix

[Featured Speaker] Appraisal Institute’s 6th Annual Meadowlands Conference 31 December 1969
[Three Cents Worth NY #190] Manhattan is Converted Euro-Trash 31 December 1969
The $70M Condo versus $52M Co-op Smackdown, Manhattan Style 31 December 1969
[Knight Frank] 1Q 2012 Prime Property Global Index Goes Negative 31 December 1969
[Observer] Free Publicity Isn’t Always Good Publicity 31 December 1969
[Manhattan Absorption] April 2012, Moving From Fast to Faster 31 December 1969
[Three Cents Worth NY #189] Manhattan Hits Bottom (In Unit Size) 31 December 1969
Felix Salmon on Rent versus Buy: US Buy, Manhattan Rent, Justin Bieber 31 December 1969

Markets

via Calculated Risk

AIA: Architecture Billings Index indicates contraction in April 16 May 2012
Report: Housing Inventory declines 18.9% year-over-year 16 May 2012
FOMC Minutes: "Several members indicated that additional monetary policy accommodation could be necessary" if economy slows 16 May 2012
Q1 MBA National Delinquency Survey Comments 16 May 2012
MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies decline in Q1 16 May 2012
Industrial Production up in April, Capacity Utilization increases 16 May 2012
Housing Starts increase to 717,000 in April 16 May 2012
Look Ahead: Housing Starts, Industrial Production, Mortgage Delinquencies, FOMC Minutes 15 May 2012

Tech & Branding

via 1000Watt Blog

Real estate marketing’s emperor has no clothes 15 May 2012
10 Questions: Matt and Susan Daimler, Founders, Buyfolio 14 May 2012
Friday Flash: Earnings, angst and the home shopping opportunity 4 May 2012
10 Questions: Andrew Machado, Founder, Open Home Pro 3 May 2012
FBS to launch real estate’s first true app store, MLS API 30 April 2012
Friday Flash: “I Can’t believe it’s Not Brokerage!” and better drinking through technology 27 April 2012
Mobile real estate: old battles and new realities 19 April 2012
Both sides now 15 April 2012

Social Media

via MyTechOpinion

Weapon of Choice: Dashter 24 April 2012
The Site That Heather Built 16 April 2012
Taking Action for Your Business Means You Have to Get Uncomfortable 23 January 2012
5 Resolutions I Wish Facebook Users Would Make in the New Year 19 December 2011
Spreadsheets on an iPhone? 9 December 2011
[VIDEO] Developing Your Content Marketing Plan: Step 3 – Bookmark 20 November 2011
[VIDEO] Developing Your Content Marketing Plan: Step 2 – Brainstorm 26 October 2011
[VIDEO] Developing Your Content Marketing Plan: Step 1 – Strategize 24 October 2011

Real Estate Biz

via KCM Blog

Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act: Will It Be Extended? 16 May 2012
Sales Are Up. Prices Still Have a Way To Go. 15 May 2012
The Nosy Neighbor Loved 2006 14 May 2012
Are YOU Adapting to the New Consumer? 12 May 2012
Finding a Short Sale Expert 11 May 2012