http://www.ruthgolod.com Corcoran real estate broker in New York City, New York. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:01:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, the New York City real estate market has really cooled off in recent months. The phones have stopped ringing in many New York brokerages and people are starting to get out of the real estate business all together. What does all of this mean? I don't know, but there ... http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/12/all-quiet-in-new-york-city/ As usual, the New York / Manhattan real estate market has cooled off, unlike everything else, during the summer months. Especially quiet, is the townhouse market. If you are serious about finding a deal on a townhouse in New York City, then spending some time and looking into the current ... http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/07/new-york-townhouse-market-quiet/ Residential real estate loan prices are on the move for the third straight week. This comes as no surprise to anyone who reads the business section on a regular basis. The Fed has been raising the Fed Funds Rate for quite a while now and has signaled that this is ... http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/04/30-year-rates-rise/ It seems that I am not alone in thinking that there is a general slowdown in the real estate market in New York as well as in other areas. Many articles have been published this week quoting sources like government economic reports, local MLS board statistics as well as first-hand ... http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/03/new-york-city-real-estate-market/ I think the market is made up of the smartest people in the country. They know when to play along and when to "stay the course," as someone from Washington will surely say today and tomorrow (etc). U.S. Treasury prices fell for the fourth straight session and have pushed ... http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/03/us-treasury-yields-at-21-month-high/ The New York Attorney General is investigating large title insurance companies like First American to see if they made illegal payments to favored customers and referral fees to agents in the state of New York. Clearly the antiquated system of purchasing and selling New York real estate is in dire ... http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/03/new-york-title-insurance-kick-back-scandal-proceeds/ Source: Square Feet: A Florida City Awaits the Payoff From Its Bet on Condos Some people in Fort Myers are concerned that wealthy condo dwellers might not save the city after all. http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/02/a-florida-city-awaits-the-payoff-from-its-bet-on-condos/ Source: Square Feet: A Long Island City Awakening Will office developers and business tenants be attracted to Long Island City, New York's fourth central business district? http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/02/a-long-island-city-awakening/ Source: 2 Web Sites Push Further Into Services Real Estate Agents Offer The sites will help consumers obtain more accurate real estate sales information and automate the bidding process for houses online. http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/02/2-web-sites-push-further-into-services-real-estate-agents-offer/ Source: The Sound of a Bulldozer Leads to a New Vision A group of people living south of Atlanta got together to fight sprawl. The result: a community built in the village style, with homes starting at around $300,000. http://www.ruthgolod.com/2006/02/the-sound-of-a-bulldozer-leads-to-a-new-vision/