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  • Sales
    Forte - thoughts (recent?)
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    Hi, I am a former NYer buying in NYC as an investment....haven't been in Brooklyn in a while so i'm not too familiar with this area. Any thoughts on this building,...
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  • Renovation
    Best way to finish floors
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    What is the best way to finish flooring using oil based Minwaz. My understanding is 1. waterpopping 2. apply stain 3. 2 coats of semigloss 4. 1 coat of sating...
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  • Anything
    Time for another bail-out
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    Just when it seemed that the mortgage mess was ending, the Federal Housing Administration, the agency that insurers home mortgages, is said to be experiencing...
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  • Sales
    Dysfunctional market / total lack of transparency
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    About 6 months ago I had to move I bid at 2 places and seriously considered another. First 2 were relatively new buildings with spotty sales histories (hence my though...
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  • Sales
    The new PS 151
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    I heard great thing about this school, any insight?
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  • Sales
    evacuation zone now to affect apt values?
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    After Hurricane Sandy, I would certainly take the trouble to look up the address of any apartment I might consider buying to see if it is in one of the evacuation...
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  • Sales
    percentage down
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    It would be great if street easy would add a feature showing how much down a building requires. Takes a lot of the guess work out.
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