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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Q & A: It’s Where You Live That Matters

Does maintaining multiple residences or holding investment properties threaten your right to live in a rent-stabilized apartment?

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

An English Barn With American Flourishes

When Lila Walton decided to escape from her busy city life, she chose a derelict barn to renovate in a remote part of Norfolk, a county in eastern England.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Square Feet: A New Emerald Is Fashioned for Boston’s Necklace

On the long-neglected site of a state mental hospital that closed more than two decades ago, a mixed-income community is under construction.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

ResCap needs $2b cash by July

NEW YORK - Residential Capital LLC, the mortgage lending unit of GMAC LLC, said yesterday it needs more than three times more cash to stay in business than it estimated just weeks ago.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Longtime renter reveals free box resource

Inman News We recently answered a senior citizen’s question about how to go about painting her studio apartment in San Francisco. It seems the landlord would not paint the place and our reader was looking for an efficient alternative. We offered several suggestions, addressing the specific questions posed by the reader.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

No-down-payment mortgages still exist

Inman News Nothing down. To a first-time buyer who doesn’t have a lot (or any) cash for a down payment, mortgage loans that allowed you to skate by without having any skin in the game were a fast ticket to home ownership over the past decade.