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Public Records Are NOT Error Free! But There’s a Way Around

By Roxana Baiceanu | Nov 27, 2012

Everyone in real estate knows that public records are not error free.  Some more than others claim this happens too often. We won’t go into…

The Most Expensive Streets in the Hamptons

By Roxana Baiceanu | Nov 15, 2012

When billionaire Marc Rowan sold his 322 Meadow Lane home in the Hamptons at the beginning of this year for $28.5 million, he left the…

Temporary Foreclosure Relief for NYC borrowers of FHA-insured mortgages

By Roxana Baiceanu | Oct 31, 2012

Federal assistance is on the way for distressed NYC homeowners having an FHA-insured mortgage on their homes. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…

NYC Flood Zone Map and Hurricane Evacuation Zones

By Roxana Baiceanu | Oct 29, 2012

With hurricane Sandy looming over New York ‘s coastal lines, you are probably wondering how safe you and your property are from being hit.  PropertyShark…

The Most Expensive Zip Codes in NYC (Hint: It’s not 10065!)

By Roxana Baiceanu | Oct 24, 2012

It’s hard to picture almost any US top-10 list without New York City somewhere in there. The most expensive US zip codes list compiled annually…

NYC Commercial Sales Reached Four-Year Peak

By Roxana Baiceanu | Oct 19, 2012

In Q3 2012 the segment with the most encouraging activity continued to be the office spaces, bringing $3.66 billion in sales, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.

Newcomer in the Top-10 Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods: Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn

By Roxana Baiceanu | Oct 11, 2012

As home sales and median sale prices across NYC have continued to inch up in Q3 2012, Brooklyn is pulling some aces from its sleeve–Manhattan…

Apartment Building and Townhouse Developments Kicking into High Gear?

By Roxana Baiceanu | Oct 9, 2012

Our friends from Rent Cafe, one cool online apartment renting place, are letting us know that work on 260,000 apartment buildings and townhouse developments might…

NYC Foreclosure Auction Postponed 23 Times

By Roxana Baiceanu | Oct 1, 2012

Settling a foreclosure case in the NYC courts can take a surprisingly long time, sometimes even more than 6 years.  A PropertyShark in-house analysis based…

Most Expensive Homes in Chicago

By Roxana Baiceanu | Sep 20, 2012

The luxury home market seems to have been exploding not only in New York City but in Chicago as well. As listings priced as high…

Second-home market in the Hamptons – Infographic

By Roxana Baiceanu | Sep 13, 2012

It’s no surprise that 42% of all Hamptons vacation homes are owned by New Yorkers, and more precisely, 35% are owned by Manhattan residents.

Most Expensive Homes in Staten Island (2005-2012)

By Roxana Baiceanu | Sep 3, 2012

Staten Island’s luxury home market has some nice figures to show for the 2005-2012 period. Two transactions coming close to $4 million signal that the…

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