What does the softening market for super-expensive homes in major cities mean for the rest of us? Probably not much.
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Hard Times In The Penthouse
Tag Archives: Housing
Private Property, Public Benefit
New York courts finally recognize the economic truth about the city’s rent regulations.
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Seller Financing’s Renewed Popularity, And Pitfalls
Tight credit conditions have brought renewed attention to the idea of seller financing. Caveat vendor.
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FEMA Struggles To Understand New York Housing
Co-op apartments are an alien concept in much of the country. FEMA seems to have trouble understanding co-ops too.
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New York Pulls You Back In
New York has placed a Trojan horse outside the door for co-op and condo owners. Think carefully before you accept it.
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Turning A Sacred Cow Into Hamburger
Even a useless cow can lumber along if it’s sacred. The itemized deduction for home mortgage interest would be better as hamburger.
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New York Gets To Keep Its Broken Housing Market
New Yorkers seem to like their decades-old housing “emergency,” and the courts are likely to let them keep it.
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What Makes An Artist?
For centuries, philosophers have asked the question: “What is art?” People interested in buying real estate in New York City’s …
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Austin’s Housing Market: Hotter Than A Texas July
Are homes too expensive in Austin, Texas? A transplanted financial planner finds it depends where you’re coming from.
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