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Congratulations, you are ready to buy your first home. Now hold on, the process is often long and confusing. First-time buyers may have the urge to embark on this milestone
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By Kate Rogers Finding the right real estate agent to help find a home can be a lot like dating, but it’s important to ask the right questions to get a
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By Kate Rogers Homeowners who have been sitting on the sidelines mulling whether or not to jump into the market, housing experts offer the following advice: jump in. Existing home sales
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Buyers finally think it is safe to go back into the water or buying pool When the financial crisis hit renting became safe and affordable and housing suffered as no one
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A state Supreme Court judge dismissed a suit by retired New York firefighter who alleged the proposed Park51 Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan inflicted emotional distress on him.
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More than 2,000 people – including attorneys from 28 states and three other countries – participated in a webcast for lawyers seeking to provide legal assistance to victims of Superstorm Sandy.
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November 08, 2012 05:30PM By Katherine Clarke In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, several of the city’s largest residential landlords have announced that they are providing comprehensive rent abatements to
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Buying a home is virtually a college course in science and fine art: the science of smart shopping and the fine art of price negotiation. But once most homeowners move
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