http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:20:42 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.24/content/springwidget/nycrealestate.xml http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19051552 Sure, everyone should probably be on a beach somewhere, grillin' and chillin' with family and/or bestest buds. But for that small subset of home shoppers that live and breathe all for the thrill of the hunt, this weekend is no different than any other. If you're out and about in the New York City Curbed Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:00:54 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19051552 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19050258 An Adolph Hitler wax figure was de-faced, literally, when a German man ripped off its head in protest at the grand opening of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Berlin today. The hot-headed man had to get past 2 security guards protecting the figure from, sellsius Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:31:01 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19050258 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19049847 According to the freshly issued quarterly market reports, the average cost of a Manhattan apartment is now just over $1.6 million. Fork over 1,600,000 little symbols of your collected blood, sweat & tears, and you still have spent less than the average Curbed Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19049847 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19050260 Check out our newest advertisers: Weichert Realtors (the main site. A great user interface) Fitzgerald Real Estate of Ulster County, NY (a gorgeous part of NY State) Home Security Store (great... Thanks for subscribing to our feed. If you want more, please sellsius Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:16:25 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19050260 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06cov.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss As more families stay in New York City, the patter of little feet is becoming a major source of complaints from the neighbors NY Times: Real Estate Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:38:52 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06cov.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19015462 Since March, when HUD rolled out temporary increases in FHA loan limits authorized by Congress and the Bush administration, FHA endorsements (guarantees of mortgage loans) have taken off in the West. California's Silicon Valley -- where most homes were too InmanBlog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:34:42 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19015462 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19012113 Just because it's a holiday weekend doesn't mean things are slowing down at The Brooklyn Flea. We've got a several new vendors joining the party this weekend, including Metro Orange Art (which has a massive trove of historic Brooklyn photos), MKL Recycle Brownstoner Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:13:28 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19012113 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19048280 Week in Review: Purple Reign Re-Rendered, More Seaport Visions, Market Madness, More As this long weekend Saturday gets underway, check out a selection of some of the top stories on Curbed this week. 2) FiDi: There are additional models and renderings of the Curbed Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:00:23 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19048280 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19050259 The escalator connecting the two towers of the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka City, Japan, is the world’s highest, suspended 550 feet above ground. The escalator ride provides great views of the city and floats you up into the sky to the Observatory sellsius Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:30:56 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19050259 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06livi.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Measuring just over two square miles, with about 10,000 people, Old Greenwich offers a small-town feel with big-city prices NY Times: Real Estate Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:32:06 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06livi.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19011230 The notion making the rounds that there's a shortage of unaffordable housing in Manhattan sent many guessers north of $20 million for this townhouse. But as one commenter pointed out, this ain't the widest house on the Upper East Side, and as another pointed Curbed Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:52:52 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19011230 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19046283 Call it microvideo blogging or video twittering. 12seconds.tv lets you share 12 seconds of yourself or your stuff online. Use your webcam or cell phone. sellsius Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:36:10 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19046283 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19005520 Wowza! Downtown's Toren is not only rising at lightning speed—now at 32 of its 38 stories—it's also started showing its face to the world. The 110 Livingston blog has some shots via Wired NY of some curtain wall that's been installed at the SOM-designed condo (one of our advertisers). According to Brownstoner Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:13:26 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19005520 http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19013111 "I'm not giving Karl a pass because some of his clients are cheap, have bad taste, and/or can't get financing to build something better. Karl has a long enough track record that he can judged, across his highs and lows, for what he is: a hack. By hack, I mean Curbed Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:48 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19013111 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06deal1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss After about a decade of negotiations, a group of artists took title to their East Village building, but there is one snag NY Times: Real Estate Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:52:10 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06deal1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19043765 You can get new Sprintcuts by signing up for them. It’s a great way for Sprint to create a contact point with consumers, build a mailing list, and increase its brand awareness sellsius Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:46:16 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19043765 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06mort.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss New York’s borrowers could notice a different tone in their discussions with mortgage brokers in coming months NY Times: Real Estate Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:35:33 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06mort.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19011229 He said it was put up without permission, etc. What was interesting, though, was Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe's comment about the decision: "The removal of the fence opens up Brooklyn’s picturesque waterfront and gives Brooklyn residents and New Curbed Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:30:03 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19011229 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06zone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Architects and buyers show a growing fascination with the Arts and Crafts style developed in the early 20th century NY Times: Real Estate Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:48:04 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06zone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19009065 OK, maybe not, but following Extell's abandonment of condo conversion plans at the 86-unit rental building at 10 West 65th Street comes word of another UWS building sale involving a local real estate heavyweight run by a kooky character. Kent Swig had planned Curbed Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:24:34 GMT http://news.myspace.com/business/nycrealestate/item/19009065