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aiming high at The Lyla 63 W 17 / one bed wonders about $$$$

May. 16, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Chelsea

Tagged with: citihabitats, lyla, noise

#3B at 63 West 17th Street is a new-this-week One Bed Wonder that makes me wonder about value. (What is a One Bed Wonder?) With 1,217 sq ft in an exclusively one bedroom layout, $1.85mm is a seriou... [Read More]

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pricing strategies / the holiday sale at 525 E 11 St

Feb. 14, 2007

Categorized in: pricing analysis

Tagged with: 525 e 11, citihabitats

my theory: if you drop, drop meaningfully A lot of times the peculiar pricing decisions that get made are the result of serous arm-wrestling between seller and listing agent, particularly after an... [Read More]

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precise numbers are credible � but accurate?? / NYO Qs re C-H rental vacancy rate

Nov. 29, 2006

Categorized in: Market Data - reports

Tagged with: citihabitats, ny observer, rental vacancy rate, tom acitelli

I blogged about the widely-quoted Manhattan rental vacancy “index” produced by Citi-Habitats last week (does anybody here know stats?), wondering how statistically significant it is.... [Read More]

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does anyone here know stats? / the widely quoted Rental Vacancy Rate from Citi-Habitats

Nov. 21, 2006

Categorized in: Market Data - reports

Tagged with: citihabitats, rentals, statistics, vacancy rates

data point about rentals tracked down (it wasn’t hidden) That NY Times piece from Sunday, Changing Course to Avert a Glut, addresses macro-level questions about plans to build lots of condom... [Read More]

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