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<title>Real Estate Agent Anecdotes Suggest Strong Summer</title>
<description>There has been little doubt recently that the Manhattan real estate market has been slowing down recently.  Inventory is up, and sales are down.  While average prices have remained strong, it is clear that the da...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_645956_33.html</link>
<pubDate>23rd September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Importance  of Negotiation Tactics Rise as Uncertainty Increases</title>
<description>With the volume of deals  decreasing at a significant pace, a new set of questions are being asked about  the Manhattan real estate market. Most of them have to do with the general  point of curiosity that has go...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_566165_19.html</link>
<pubDate>30th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Super-Luxury New York Apartment Sales Set New Record</title>
<description>With the peak of the Manhattan Real Estate market looking like it has passed for the near term, many  observers are waiting to see when the drop in the market's value will begin and  how far down it will go. 
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<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_564187_33.html</link>
<pubDate>26th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>New York City Real Estate Market holding steady?</title>
<description>While many predicted the first quarter of 2008 would finally  show the New York City real estate market's connection to the ailing national  market, the city's real estate actually dramatically increased in value durin...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_562070_33.html</link>
<pubDate>24th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Super-Luxury New York Apartment Sales Set New Record</title>
<description>With the peak of the Manhattan Real Estate market looking like it has passed for the near term, many  observers are waiting to see when the drop in the market's value will begin and  how far down it will go....</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_557453_33.html</link>
<pubDate>18th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cometh the Manhattan Buyers Market</title>
<description>Perhaps because everyone in the industry has been waiting  for New York City's real estate market to begin looking a bit more like the  rest of the country's, the media's coverage of the last quarter's surprisingly  strong numbers were almost celebratory....</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_547090_33.html</link>
<pubDate>25th May 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Battles Loom Over Rent-Controlled NYC Apartments </title>
<description>With the sale last year of a large number of the city's public housing units, 
  the battle over New York City's subsidized housing was brought into stark relief.
Indeed, last year's sale of the Manhattan apartment complexes was not only 
  the largest...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_543861_33.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What's next for Manhattan Real Estate</title>
<description>The first quarter of the
          year was a bad one for the national housing market. Nothing much new
          occurred, however it  was an unabated
          continuation of last year, which was one of the worst years for the
          national ma...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_543239_33.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What's next for Manhattan Real Estate</title>
<description>The first quarter of the
          year was a bad one for the national housing market. Nothing much new
          occurred, however itÂ  was an unabated
          continuation of last year, which was one of the worst years for the
          nationa...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_533747_33.html</link>
<pubDate>08th May 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Manhattan Remains Stronghold of Nation's Real Estate Market</title>
<description>As the subprime crisis only gets worse, the nation's housing market is set
  to suffer the same ignominious fate as it did in 2007.  Last year was
  the worst year for the national housing market since the Great Depression,
  and the subprime crisis is...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_532178_33.html</link>
<pubDate>08th May 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Manhattan Remains Stronghold of Nation's Real Estate Market</title>
<description>As the subprime crisis only gets worse, the nation's housing market is set to suffer the same ignominious fate as it did in 2007.  Last year was the worst year for the national housing market since the Great Depression, and the subprime crisis is beginnin...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_528138_33.html</link>
<pubDate>01st May 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Construction Levels Help Manhattan Rental Rates</title>
<description>In many ways, 2007 was the culmination of one of the most important periods
  in the history of New York City real estate.   Over the past decade, Manhattan
  apartments have more than tripled in value.   While the r...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_522692_33.html</link>
<pubDate>25th April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Manhattan Apartment Prices Hit Record Highs</title>
<description>The first quarter numbers are in for the Manhattan
            real estate market,
          and old records have yet again been broken.  While the numbers seem
        surprisingly positive, the overall pictu...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_517243_33.html</link>
<pubDate>14th April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Of Stern Bears Could</title>
<description>The collapse of Bear Stearns has sent shockwaves across the international
          economy.  One of the five big New York investment firms, its demise
          has had a psychological effect on the economy perhaps greater than
          its actual di...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_515526_33.html</link>
<pubDate>11th April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Renting and Buying a Home in Denver</title>
<description>  Denver has steadily been growing for many years now.  Near the heart of
  some of the best skiing in the world, and the capital city of Colorado, Denver
  seems to steadily be becoming a more exciting city with each passing day. This
  constant impro...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_512014_33.html</link>
<pubDate>07th April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Manhattan Apartment Prices Hit Record Highs</title>
<description>The first quarter numbers are in for the Manhattan real estate market, and old records have yet again been broken.  While the numbers seem surprisingly positive, the overall picture is more complex.  

Averag...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_511749_33.html</link>
<pubDate>07th April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Online Scammers Take Advantage of Desperate Renters</title>
<description>Money and need do funny things to the human mind.  What is far too good
  to be true from an objective perspective can start looking pretty darn realistic
  after you've spent months awkwardly crashing on friends' couches while you
  look for a place t...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_508461_33.html</link>
<pubDate>04th April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>The Future of the Luxury Housing Market in New York City</title>
<description>For a little over a year now, the strength of the New York City real
          estate market has been a stark contrast to the national market.  As
          things worsened across the country, the news was either great or just
          OK for New York...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_507189_33.html</link>
<pubDate>03rd April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Of Stern Bears Could be a Good Thing</title>
<description>The collapse of Bear Stearns has sent shockwaves across the international economy.  One of the five big New York investment firms, its demise has had a psychological effect on the economy perhaps greater that its actual direct impact.  

Its timing for ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_506317_33.html</link>
<pubDate>03rd April 2008</pubDate>
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<title>A Tale of Two Cities</title>
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In New York City, the condominium has been the symbol and substance of the   last real estate building boom.  As rents and property values soared,   the city walked away from its traditional reliance on housing co-ops and into   a brave new world of con...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_500978_33.html</link>
<pubDate>31st March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Fed Report Singles out Manhattan Apartment Market</title>
<description>If you are looking to buy a New York apartment ? especially a luxury apartment ? you are already familiar with the disconnect between Manhattan's real estate market and the national market.   While most markets are currently in free fall, Manhattan's pric...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_500631_33.html</link>
<pubDate>29th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>New York City Rents Flat in February</title>
<description>Usually, the beginning of the year sees an uptick in rental rates. There are various boring economic reasons for this seasonal cycle that are really just too dry to get into. Suffice to say, it has nothing to do with landlords falling out of their holiday...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_498667_33.html</link>
<pubDate>28th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>The Future of the Luxury Housing Market in New York City</title>
<description>For a little over a year now, the strength of the New York City real
          estate market has been a stark contrast to the national market.  As
          things worsened across the country, the news was either great or just
          OK for New York...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_497533_33.html</link>
<pubDate>27th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Improved Environment for First-Time Buyers Seen</title>
<description>Throughout all of the housing bubble and most of last year, first-time buyers were at a distinct disadvantage in competing for  New York City apartments.  The market was such an intense seller's market that those...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_496412_33.html</link>
<pubDate>26th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Environment for First-Time Buyers Improves</title>
<description>In the real estate market of 2007 and prior ï¿½ doesn't it all seem so long ago? ï¿½ first-time buyers were at a distinct disadvantage.  The market was something close to rabidly competitive among buyers, and if you didn't have all of your ducks in a row,...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_492468_33.html</link>
<pubDate>19th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Fed Report Singles out Manhattan Apartment Market</title>
<description>If you are looking to buy a New York apartment â€“ especially a luxury
  apartment â€“ you are already familiar with the disconnect between Manhattan's
  real estate market and the national market.Â   While most markets are currently
  in free fall, Ma...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_491328_33.html</link>
<pubDate>19th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Second Half of 2008 May Present a Gloomy Market</title>
<description>Analysts are growing concerned over the potential of a significant deteriation
  of the New York City real estate market in the second half of 2008.  

So far, the city's market has been far and away the most succes...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_487174_33.html</link>
<pubDate>08th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Improved Environment for First-Time Buyers Seen</title>
<description>Throughout all of the housing bubble and most of last year, first-time buyers were at a distinct disadvantage in competing for  New York City apartments.  The market was such an intense seller's market that tho...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_486792_33.html</link>
<pubDate>07th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Worries Mount Over the Second Half of 2008</title>
<description>
While the Manhattan real estate market
  has sustained itself incredibly well over the past several years, the second
  half of 2008 is facing a significant possibility of a notable slowdown in market
  acti...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_486533_33.html</link>
<pubDate>07th March 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Worries Mount Over the Second Half of 2008</title>
<description>While the Manhattan real estate market has sustained itself incredibly well over the past several years, the second half of 2008 is facing a significant possibility of a notable slowdown in market activity.  
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<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_480618_33.html</link>
<pubDate>25th February 2008</pubDate>
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<title>The Oddities of the New York City Property Tax Structure</title>
<description>It is, in some of the social circles of the super-rich and super-famous, considered   a necessary status symbol to have a swanky New   York Apartment.  You would   expect that, in a civilized society, those who have mo...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_478998_33.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd February 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Foreign Demand for US Housing Concentrated on New York City Real Estate</title>
<description>The falling dollar has made Manhattan apartments an incredible value for those that earn their salaries in foreign currencies.  Even the Canadian Dollar is worth more than the US dollar these days. The cheaper it...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_477519_33.html</link>
<pubDate>20th February 2008</pubDate>
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<title>The Oddities of the New York City Property Tax Structure</title>
<description>You would expect that, in a civilized society, those who have more income than they know what to do with would be asked to pay higher property taxes than those struggling to get by.   If you've philosophical disagreements with that statement, you would st...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_475064_33.html</link>
<pubDate>14th February 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Where New York City Apartments Fall in the Global Economy</title>
<description>
At the beginning of 2007, when most mainstream economic analysts looked forward
  to what 2008 would be like, few of them got their predictions right.  They
  all predicted slower rates of growth, both globally and in the US.   But
  their prediction...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_472134_33.html</link>
<pubDate>11th February 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Foreign Demand for US Housing Concentrated on New York City Real Estate</title>
<description>The falling dollar has made Manhattan
    apartments an incredible value
  for those that earn their salaries in foreign currencies.Â  Even the Canadian
  Dollar is worth more than the US dollar these days.Â...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_472033_33.html</link>
<pubDate>11th February 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Foreign Buyers Can't Get Enough of New York City</title>
<description>
I would imagine that at some point soon, the Treasury Department and the Federal
  Reserve will start receiving thank-you notes from New York City realtors:   The
  falling dollar has made New York apartments an in...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_469178_33.html</link>
<pubDate>06th February 2008</pubDate>
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<title>New York City Vacancy Rate Increases; Luxury Market Still Tough to Navigate</title>
<description>Renting an apartment in New York City is definitely not easy, or cheap. In    fact, up until recently, New York apartments    were considered the most difficult to rent by Marcus &amp; Millichap's National    Apartment Ind...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_462539_33.html</link>
<pubDate>26th January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>New York City Maintains its Ignoble Crown</title>
<description>For a good number of years now, renters of NYC apartments have had the extreme displeasure of paying the highest rents in the country.  A new report suggests that the city is entering 2008 with a continuing hold on the...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_460978_33.html</link>
<pubDate>24th January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Renting and Buying a Home in Dallas</title>
<description>The Dallas real estate market was hit hard by over-speculation and the savings
  and loan scandals of the 1980s real estate boom. After almost two decades,
  the low property values and relatively little building ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_456943_33.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Buying or Renting a Home in Austin</title>
<description>Austin is often called the cultural capital of the South.  The city claims to have more live music acts on a weekly basis than any city in the World.  While this is doubtful given its size ? 1.5 million people in the greater metropolitan area ? it is cert...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_255057_33.html</link>
<pubDate>20th January 2008</pubDate>
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