Make Your Tub Sparkle Again!

Yikes, your clients love everything about the house you showed them except for the dingy tub in the bathroom. Instead of busting their budget by suggesting an expensive new installation, here are some money-saving tips to rescue that tired tub from the scrap heap:
Quick repairs: If your tub is just discolored or dingy, apply [...]

Homeowner Sues Real Estate Agent

Is she justified?
 

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What is going on over there?

“OH ABNER!!!!!”
Great site where you can find out everything that is going on in your hood or across the street! This site has a long link list from permits, violations, inspections, photos, missed connections and events.
Let go and embrace our inner Gladys Kravitz, and no one will see you peering out the window.
Check it [...]

Tax Deductions for Homeowners

Refinancing points. When you buy a house, you get to deduct points paid to get your mortgage in one fell swoop. When you refinance a mortgage, though, you have to deduct the points over the life of the loan. That means 1/30th a year if it’s a 30 year mortgage — that’s $33 a year [...]

Open House Sunday 212

2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 Units… All in 1 Building!
Open House Sunday January 27th 12-130 pm
Exclusive Showing Bring Or Send Your Buyers
Reservations are not required.
159 Madison 11F $1,147,500 Full listing
159 Madison 7C $1,030,000 

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When did we start getting the news from a crystal ball?

“I SEE A VERY STRONG…NO WEAK…WELL…YOU BETTER…”
OK its time for a rant! I have had just about enough of the “NEWS” lately with the forecasts and the predictions. REPORT SOME FACTS.
Not to disparage our society but we need to get a reality check and stop the madness. We are so misinformed and self serving as [...]

4Th QTR Report

For full version:
http://www.prudentialelliman.com/MainSite/MarketReports/ReportsMenu.aspx

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The Ride Continues

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Are bad times, good news?

New Debt City
How it helped New York boom—and how the bad times now are good news

by Tom Acitelli January 22, 2008
This article was published in the January 28, 2008, edition of The New York Observer.
“Look at Harry’s deal, for example. He bought how many billions of dollars of real estate for only $50 million?”
Adelaide Polsinelli [...]

Federal Reserve makes biggest cut in nearly 24 years…

More information on todays cut:
Fed slashes key rate to 3.5%
Citing weakening economic outlook, Federal Reserve makes biggest cut in nearly 24 years - three quarters of a point.
By Paul R. La Monica, CNNMoney.com editor at large
January 22 2008: 12:02 PM EST
Fed’s Emergency Action
Key rates cut 75 basis points
Biggest cuts since Oct. 1984
More cuts expected Jan. [...]