Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Streetscapes/Lower West Side: As High Line Park Rises, a Time Capsule Remains
Remnants from the rail age amid the new walking paths.
Archive for May 17th, 2008
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
11 are charged in $10.6 million loan-fraud scam
The Justice Department yesterday charged two Boston lawyers, seven mortgage brokers, and two others with fraudulently obtaining more than $10.6 million in loans using straw buyers or stolen identities to purchase 21 properties in the Boston area.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Housing starts up, but slump continues
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes increased by the biggest percentage in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Mortgages: Lenders Raise the Bar
A survey of mortgage lenders found that standards were significantly tighter in April than they had been in January.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
The Sell: After 24 Open Houses …
Dawn and Barry Goldstein spent six and a half months trying to sell their two-bedroom co-op on 56th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Living in Scarsdale, N.Y.: Houses Even Bigger, Scores Way Above Average
Families are attracted to Scarsdale, N.Y., for its imposing Tudors and colonials, many of which have been redone, and for its above-average schools.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
In the Region | New Jersey: Next Stop: A Commuter Village
The first units of Xchange at Secaucus Junction, a rental housing “village” planned for 60 acres beside the regional train transfer station, are due to go on sale.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
The Hunt: Passing the ‘Doorbell Test’
A couple was drawn to Astoria, but irked by its unfriendliness to dogs.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Habitats | The Bowery: A Home as Quirky as Life Itself
A family lives and works in an eccentric space that overlooks the lighting fixture stores that dominate a section of the Bowery.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Big Deal: Lost in the Big City
A rich felon and his family, perhaps looking to lose themselves in the anonymity of the big city, find a home at the Plaza Hotel.
