Tag Archive | "real estate"

From Brooklyn to the Bakken: New York Real Estate Developer Riding North Dakota Oil Wave

Saturday, May 18, 2013

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One Brooklyn real estate developer is foregoing the New York market to ride an oil-fueled economic boom in North Dakota.

As New York Property Prices Rise, So Does Chinese Demand

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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New York real estate brokers are doing whatever it takes to accommodate Chinese home buyers, who, according to new data, are seeking out properties in the city in greater numbers than ever before.

Manhattan and Brooklyn’s Red Hot Rental Markets Are Cooling Down

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Rents in January cooled in both boroughs, according to two real estate reports out yesterday.

Is Brooklyn Still a Bargain?

Friday, March 9, 2012

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Although Manhattan rents overall are still more expensive, in the last few years more areas of Brooklyn have began to catch up. And more people are choosing Brooklyn for its lifestyle than its rents.

Empty Future: Why Vacant Buildings in Bed-Stuy Stay Unoccupied

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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The many vacant buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant have become eyesores, negatively impacting the community.

Park Slope Boasts Booming Real Estate Market

Thursday, November 24, 2011

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Park Slope houses evoke the urban landscape of 1950s Brooklyn, but boast a modern-day price tag.

Bed-Stuy Real Estate Showing Signs of Strength, Weakness

Saturday, November 12, 2011

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A high sales volume and rising prices have made the neighborhood a stronghold in northern Brooklyn’s real estate market, while foreclosure rates well above New York City and Brooklyn averages continue to limit progress.

Brooklyn Residents Can Hear Rats Inside Infested Building

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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Fed up neighbors of an abandoned Greenpoint home can hear rats scratching through the walls. It’s leaving neighbors scared day and night. Although many government agencies have been contacted to clean up this vermin issue, [...]

Park Slope to Expand Historic District?

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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By Alejandro Lopez de Haro The historic district of Park Slope has had the highest property values in the neighborhood, and has been able to ride out the slump in housing prices in recent years. [...]

Freddy’s Finds a New Location

Monday, April 19, 2010

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Freddy’s Bar, one of the most vocal opponents of the Atlantic Yards project, will be moving to new digs in the Gowanus/Park Slope area at Fourth Avenue and Union Street. Bar loyalists had earlier threatened [...]