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  • Renovation
    I hate granite
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    I'm buying a prewar apartment on the UWS that needs gut renovation (the kitchen is already gutted). It has a galley kitchen, which will flow out into the dining foyer....
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  • Sales
    Thoughts
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    We saw this apartment at an open house on Sunday. It is beautiful but the floors need to be refinished. Thoughts on the price? <a rel="nofollow"...
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  • Sales
    Did we get into trouble thinking credit=money?
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    Hearing more stories about angry bank customers having their credit limits shrunk and the rates increased. How many of us decided that we didn't need a rainy day fund...
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  • Sales
    Most predictions are prices are going to fall 10%-17%, why would anyone buy.
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    Its like buying a car, its going to depreciate as soon as you drive it off the lot. Is there any sensible point in buying right now? / on the fence 1st time buyer.
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  • Sales
    Office/builtins suggestions
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    I asked about having builtins in our office/library a while ago - the problem is that there is no wall - just one wall of windows, one wall punctuated by fireplace,...
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  • Rentals
    Broker Fees -- How much is too much???
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    A broker helped me find a rental unit I like (fee is still neg.). My view on broker fees is: historically tenants have set the market price of fees in the 10-15%...
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  • Sales
    Dow Falls 250 - Sunday NYC Open Houses Cancelled
    Updated almost 17 years ago
    U.S. Stocks Slide, Extend Weekly Drop, on Consumer, CIT Concern Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks tumbled the most since July after declines in personal spending...
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