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    cash offers
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Just how much weight does a cash offer carry in this market? There are no statistics for such things, so it's purely speculation. Is it true that every seller has...
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    New floor using old floor as subfloor.
    Updated over 13 years ago
    We are putting down new hardwood floors. We have been told by several people to use the existing parquet as a subfloor. The rationale is that this will be cheaper...
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    Auction of condo in the Onyx
    Updated over 13 years ago
    A Chelsea apartment to be auctioned this month involves a former president of Taiwan and an international money laundering scandal: <a rel="nofollow"...
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    "what's going on here?" (NWT knows)
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Those signs that are up at construction sites all over the city don't really tell you what they're building. Is there a site I can visit that will tell me if it's a...
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    why does down pay % matter even it is over 20%?
    Updated over 13 years ago
    I have been confused about this issue. My assumption was 20% down pay is very enough. However, when I was bidding for apts recently, I was advised higher down pay,...
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    halt from condo/coop hunting in this crazy market?
    Updated over 13 years ago
    i started apt hunting in early march. the target area is fort greene-clinton hill-prospect heights. it has been one and half months, but it became very obvious that we...
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    WEIRDEST Studio Ever.
    Updated over 13 years ago
    I saw this on Curbed NY, and couldn't believe it. The cabinets alone are a nightmare. Let's start a pool on how long it sits on the market before they haul all...
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