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Broadway from Houston to Grace / 4 Sunday open houses

Oct. 26, 2007

Categorized in: loft neighborhoods / NoHo

Tagged with: broadway, grace, great jones, houston, open house, renwick

Sunday Manhattan loft open houses from Houston Street almost to Union Square, at 620 Broadway, 684 Broadway, 714 Broadway, 808 Broadway

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1,000 ft rooftop tour / open houses at 240 E Houston + 29 W 15

Jul. 27, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: houston, roof, west 15

(remember to check listings Sunday to make sure the open house is still on) There are two similar Manhattan lofts holding open houses Sunday. Both are just over “1,000 sq ft”, both hav... [Read More]

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Manhattan as �fundamentally� different / supply, demand and superstars

Oct. 30, 2006

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: business week, demand, houston, jonathan miller, matrix, supply

I post lasted week about “economic rent” and how “the fundamentals” must be different in Manhattan compared to most places in America, my theory being that coop and condo pr... [Read More]

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Manhattan apartment prices / more like Tom Cruise than a truck

Oct. 19, 2006

Categorized in: Psychology of the market

Tagged with: houston, ny times, tom cruise

“economic rent” explained (it is not what you think) UC Berkeley prof Hal Varian is an occasional contributor (I think) to the Economic Scene column in the NY Times business section; to... [Read More]

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