Monday Links
Swatting at Wall Street From a Bunker in Brooklyn [NY Times] 5 Ways for Buyers to Outsmart the Market [NY Times] The Major-Step-in-Life Apartment [NY Times] What to Expect From the Annual Co-op Meeting [NY Times] Dogfight Fear Grips Brooklyn Park [NY Post] Bridge Jumper’s Dad Faults Cops [NY Post] Marine Park Golf Course Wants…
Swatting at Wall Street From a Bunker in Brooklyn [NY Times]
5 Ways for Buyers to Outsmart the Market [NY Times]
The Major-Step-in-Life Apartment [NY Times]
What to Expect From the Annual Co-op Meeting [NY Times]
Dogfight Fear Grips Brooklyn Park [NY Post]
Bridge Jumper’s Dad Faults Cops [NY Post]
Marine Park Golf Course Wants a Mulligan [NY Daily News]
Manhattan Residential Rental Market Improving [Crain’s]
Boerum Hill Packs Variety in a Leafy Pocket [WSJ]
A Stench Grows in Brooklyn [Huffington Post]
Brooklyn Artist Wins Times Square Design Contest [NY1]
Photos of Prokhorov at Arena Site [Nets Tracker via AYR]
Afternoon Assault on Union and Franklin [Brooklynian]
Photo by Atomische
WSJ article – agreed. And why do they lead with the crime stats?
Re: 5 Ways for Buyers to Outsmart the Market [NY Times]
What’s the market? The herd. What’s the only “way” you need? Wait out the stampede. However much it has slowed down, it has much more slowing down to do. Say another -37.5% in prices.
“In Manhattan, about 65 contracts a month are falling through, according to reports collected by StreetEasy.”
A 24.2% increase QOQ! Even though new contracts increased 5.2% QOQ, much more get broken so net new contracts are down, way down.
http://tinyurl.com/26rv6r5
But things are better in Brooklyn. Much better.
“But for all the ways the real estate game has changed, with higher hurdles to jump and a longer course to run, many brokers say that the new data transparency and due diligence in financing have contributed to a healthier housing market for buyers and sellers.”
No, not for sellers. Not the kind of “health” THEY want (cascading prices).
***Bid half peak comps***
I read the whole NYT article, and I still don’t know how to “outsmart the market.” Talk about a misleading headline.
By Brooklyn Chicken on May 24, 2010 10:34 AM
That WSJ article was quite a disappointment. Looks like the writer and photographer spent all of half an hour in Boerum Hill, walked up Smith and down Atlantic, before catching the LIRR back to Long Island.
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Agreed, it was an odd perspective.
Does anyone else think Rand Paul kinda looks like Fred Schneider of the B52s?
That WSJ article was quite a disappointment. Looks like the writer and photographer spent all of half an hour in Boerum Hill, walked up Smith and down Atlantic, before catching the LIRR back to Long Island.
oh, nevermind. i like the actual concept behind the times square river. it just doesnt look right for some reason.
*rob*
Not yet been to the new Peaches – but plan to in the near future – I’ve heards lots of good things….
am i the only one who cracks up when people call snappy “Insert?” hahaha
and im sorry but that times square river is mega lame. where the hell do these people come from!?
*rob*