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New York Housing Plan Is Delayed

Tight financing has pushed back an initiative to create or preserve 165,000 residential units. n Read More…

As Vacant Office Space Grows, So Does Lenders’ Crisis

Rising vacancy rates across the country could make it hard for building owners to pay their mortgages. n Read More…

Living In | Suffern, N.Y.: When the Town Line Is the State Line

Suffern, a two-square-mile village in the town of Ramapo along the New Jersey border, has a coziness reminiscent of the village from an earlier era. n Read More…

Ventures: Office Demand Is Down, and So Are the Deals

The credit crisis and recession crushed deal making in office buildings in 2008. n Read More…

Posting: A Cleaner Way to Keep the City Running

A new building with affordable rents in the Bronx will be powered partly by 10 wind turbines, which should cut its utility bills for common areas in half. n Read More…

The Come-Hither Lobby

In a difficult market, developers are turning to ambitious art and design plans to entice buyers and, hopefully, make a sale. n Read More…

In the Region: All the Home’s a Stage

A home manager is essentially a live-in stager, as well as a caretaker and cleaner extraordinaire who helps sell a vacant property. n Read More…

Havens | Elephant Butte, N.M.: Blue Skies, a Small Town and a Big Lake

Second-home owners who crave the outdoor life are attracted to the temperate climate, semirural location and lakeside living in this southern New Mexico town. n Read More…

Mortgages: An Erratic Year for Mortgage Rates

When it comes to mortgage rates, 2008 may be remembered as the year the market went haywire. n Read More…

Streetscapes | 110 West 40th Street: Midtown High-Rise, Flight Plans Included

Edward W. Browning planned a runway on the roof of the 1913 World’s Tower Building at 110 West 40th Street for airplanes. n Read More…