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  • Sales
    Sponsor Apartment Advice
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Last year I signed a contract to purchase a coop in Astoria. After 6 months of paperwork and waiting I was denied by the board without an interview and even had an...
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  • Sales
    Brooklyn property taxes are so high
    Updated over 15 years ago
    I've looked at many new developments in Williamsburg, Downtown, and Park Slope Brooklyn and am amazed by how high the estimated property taxes (without abatement) are....
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  • Sales
    Long Island Homes for Auction
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Why can't we easily view upcoming auctions? Disclosure seems limited or you need to pay and register with a website? Why don't banks release homes to the public for...
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  • Renovation
    Tub Reglazing
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Hello All: Has anyone used a contractor recently to have their tub reglazed? I have a home owner who needs this done along with some other basic work and would like...
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  • Services
    Paying to read NYTimes RE articles
    Updated over 15 years ago
    I don't want to subscribe on principle but I saw an article I wanted to read and boom, my limit came up. I positioned the cursor at the beginning of the text and copy...
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  • Sales
    How to counter a bid 8.5% below ask?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Hi - We put our apartment on the market a little less than two weeks ago and held our first open house this past weekend. We had a great turn-out and yesterday...
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  • Sales
    Obama's budget & Manhattan RE
    Updated over 15 years ago
    in today's speech, the President states "My budget calls for limiting itemized deductions for the wealthiest 2% of Americans"...That cannot be a good thing for NYC...
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