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Residential contract signings soar in August

Crain’s New York Business
A flurry of signings of sales contracts in the normally slack summer months is raising hopes for a recovery in the city’s beleaguered residential market.
Last month saw a 47% spike in the number of contracts signed for homes below $500,000 from severely depressed levels a year earlier, according to Streeteasy.com. Overall, there [...]

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Many Home Buyers Unaware Of Big Tax Credit

DENVER (CBS) ―First-time home buyers can get $8,000 when they purchase their home. Right now the offer is set to expire on Dec. 1, but there’s a new push to extend and expand the program.
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Zip Code With A View

As if Chelsea and the Meatpacking District weren’t already the hottest zip codes in New York City, now residents have something more to crow about.
The High Line, ten years in the making, officially opened today. Those in the know though got a sneak peek yesterday when the High Line quietly opened for use.
A disused industrial [...]

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Building A Sustainable Future

Reducing our carbon footprint has become an important consideration in everything from the design of new cars to household products. In the past, little emphasis had been put on residential and commercial buildings and the amount of energy that power, heating and water consume each day.
This has changed in recent years with many developers [...]

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