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Forget the white picket fence: Is buying a townhouse the new American dream?
When Alisa Newman was shopping for a home earlier this year, she harbored no fantasies of a white picket fence surrounding a single-family home. Instead, she opted for a townhouse. “I decided on a townhome because I am single and getting older, and I’m attracted by the prospect of less upkeep than with a single-family home,” she says. Newman, who moved to Delaware, adds that her previous house in Coral Gables, FL, was a maintenance nightmare—particularly during hurricane season. “The community where I’m buying has an HOA that will take care of lawn care and snow removal,” she says. But it wasn’t just the low maintenance that drew...
What $350,000 or less gets you in Essex County, Oct. 21 to 27
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Essex County, here's what sold for or under $350,000 between Oct. 21 and Oct. 27. Below, we provide an overview of the top 10 properties in each area, chosen for their proximity to the desired price range and the largest living spaces.
Floyd Mayweather Inks Monumental $402M Real Estate Deal To Acquire Over 60 Affordable Housing Buildings In NYC
Floyd Mayweather is breaking ground in NYC real estate. Floyd Mayweather is making a big move in New York City after signing a substantial real estate deal to acquire more than 60 buildings in the Big Apple for an impressive $402 million. Acquiring over 1,000 affordable housing units in the...
Affordable housing lottery opens for seniors at new 8-story development in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. An affordable housing lottery is now available for seniors at a new eight-story development on Winthrop Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, which has replaced an old wood-frame house with a spacious yard.
Median price of a Staten Island home hits $700,000, report says
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Staten Island home prices are continuing to rise, according to the latest report from the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR) -- and the median sales price of homes in the borough recently hit $700,000, a 3.7% jump from 2023. “The continuing rise in prices...
City Officials Open Three Probes Into Secret, Multi-Million-Dollar Leases Overseen by Adams Protege
Last month Jesse Hamilton, a longtime ally of Mayor Eric Adams who oversees the city’s real estate transactions at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), stepped off a plane at JFK Airport returning from a trip to Japan and had his phone seized by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. That was just the start. […] The post City Officials Open Three Probes Into Secret, Multi-Million-Dollar Leases Overseen by Adams Protege appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Affordable Housing Provider Owes Montclair Thousands in Back Taxes
The financial solvency of Montclair’s affordable housing nonprofit, HOMECorp, is in question after 10 of the entity’s 13 properties in town appeared on the annual tax sale list, something the housing provider blamed on high inflation, rising property taxes and its inability raise rents. The list of properties...
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