Jan 5th 2012 6:00AM
New York apartments, like New Yorkers themselves, like to be different -- for better or for worse. From in-home movie theaters, indoor swimming pools, waterfalls and even saltwater aquariums, it seems like Manhattan homes are getting excessively flashy and overly indulgent. We will, however, make exceptions for certain... Continue Reading »
Dec 12th 2011 6:00AM
There's nothing like a little star power to hike up the value of a rental, and this one has -- a lot. While this newly-listed, three-bedroom townhouse in New York city's SoHo neighborhood has luxury amenities to boot, it's most famous for being the shooting location for Beyonce's music video "Halo." (Who could forget... Continue Reading »
Oct 3rd 2011 1:09PM
First of all, there are no rats on New York City's Rat Island, the 2.5-acre rock (pictured above) that retired Port Authority worker Alex Schibli just bought for $160,000 in auction. The 71-year-old Bronx man, who likes to kayak, can see the private island from his City Island backyard and for a decade has dreamed of... Continue Reading »
May 3rd 2011 12:00PM
Attention, big-city dreamers: Consider your options before signing the lease on that slummy one-bedroom. Buying a home is now cheaper than renting in 80 percent of the largest U.S. cities, according to a recent survey. Real estate website Trulia recently released its quarterly Rent vs. Buy Index, which compares the... Continue Reading »
Apr 28th 2011 2:00PM
Legendary sports TV commentator John Madden is selling his apartment in the Dakota, the luxury New York City apartment building best-known for its most famous resident, the late John Lennon. Madden, 75, who retired as an television announcer in 2009, spends most of his time in California's Bay Area, these days. The... Continue Reading »
