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Trump SoHo Presidential Penthouse on the Market

Would you spend $50 million on a NYC Penthouse? Recently, the Trump SoHo Presidential Penthouse was put on the market and listed for quite the pretty penny. The 10,000 square foot property overlooking the Hudson is listed at $50 million.

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Increasing the Square Footage of Your Home Has Interesting Results

Perhaps you wanted to extend your kitchen a few feet? Or put an extra bedroom in for guests? Most square footage increases in homes are for very pragmatic reasons. In Telluride, CO, homeowners wanted a bowling alley as a Christmas

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Regulating Real Estate Price Gains

The U.S. is not alone in recently swift increases in land prices. According to Bloomberg, China’s local governments have relaxed some of the laws put in place to regulate real estate price gains to protect from over-inflation.  Check out some

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Bloomberg’s Plan to Protect NYC

Last week, we talked about New Yorker’s preparation for this years hurricane season. Earlier this summer, Mayor Bloomberg outlined his $20 billion plan to protect the city. It spans 250 recommendations, from higher dunes in the Rockaways, to stone bulkheads along the

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Rosie O'Donnell Puts Penthouse Up for Sale in NYC

Rosie O’Donnell has put her two bedroom penthouse on the market for $2.25 million. She had put this condo located in a 43-story tower at 247 West 46th Street, near Eighth Avenue, on the market previously in 2008 for $2 million.

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Have You Noticed Any Changes in Manhattan and Surrounding Areas?

Despite conversions and new high rise developments popping up all over the areas surrounding Manhattan, including Long Island City, Williamsburg and DUMBO, vacancy continues to plummet causing residential property prices to increase. What an investor or a home buyer may

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Other Cities Following in The Footsteps of the NY Real Estate Market

In previous posts, we have touted the fortitude of New York City’s real estate market as the reason it is our primary area of investment, but that certainly does not mean we haven’t noticed many other cities following in the

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Would You Consider Living in a Micro-Apartment?

We have all felt like we don’t have enough space for our belongings at some point or another, but can you imagine living comfortably in less than 450 square feet? That’s what an increasing number of single city dwellers across

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