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Ready To Spend, But Not To Boast


After a year of self-imposed austerity and in what is shaping up as a spectacular bonus season, the Wall Street crowd is shaking off what one luxury retailer called its "frugal fatigue."

Foreclosure Threat Hits Hamptons Big Shots


Hamptons homeowners are facing foreclosure at a staggering rate, a new report has found. The number of property owners on the East End of Long Island missing three mortgage payments skyrocketed 230 percent in the last quarter of 2009. 2 comments

Google Sheds Light On Real Estate Plans


Google's recent refinements in the real estate space - which include creating "place pages" for individual listings - don't mean the search-engine giant is moving to create a national multiple listing service, the company says. 1 comment

$14 Million Sag Harbor House Sale Sets Record


The $13.75 million sale of an eight-bedroom "Nantucket-style cottage" on Shaw Road in Sag Harbor set a new record for the village on Monday.

Hamptons Home Sales Drop As Economy Drags on Resorts


Home sales in the Hamptons, the Long Island beach retreats favored by Hollywood celebrities and Wall Street financiers, fell 22 percent in 2009 while the median price dropped four percent.

AIG To Limit Swaps...Housing Crisis, And More

1. Principal Cuts On Lender Menus As Foreclosures Rise [Bloomberg]
2. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke: Don't Blame Us For Housing Crisis [New York Daily News]
3. Diane Saatchi Jumps Ship [East Hampton Star]
4. Encouraging Contemporary Design [Southampton Village Review]
5. Geithner's Fed Told AIG To Limit Swaps Disclosure [Bloomberg]

Home Prices Rose In 20 U.S. Cities...And More

1. Real Estate Could Be A Red Flag For Smaller Banks [New York Times]
2. FBI Deluged By Fraud Cases From Real Estate Bubble [PilotOnline.com]
3. Top 10 Real Estate Stories Of 2009 [CBS Money Watch]
4. China's Premier Pledges To Control Real Estate Bubble, Holds Firm On Yuan [Business Week]
5. Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rose for Fifth Month [Bloomberg]

Will New Virtual Firms Pave Way For Full MLS?...And More

1. Dubai's Man In Manhattan [New York Observer]
2. Will New Virtual Firms Pave Way For Full MLS? [The Real Deal]
3. Agent Or No Agent? [New York Times]
4. Real (Estate) Indicator: Port Royal Home Sells For $9.5 Million [Naples News]
5. MOVING IN: East Hampton [The Hartford Courant]

Residential Sales Around the Region...And More

1. Moody's Finds Commercial Property At 2002 Prices [Wall Street Journal]
2. Allstate Favors Corporates Over Munis, Real Estate (Update1) Share Business [Bloomberg]
3. State: David Crisp Banned From Real Estate For Three Years[Bakersfield.com]
4. Go Ahead and Yell. He's Everyone's Punching Bag. [New York Times]
5. Residential Sales Around the Region [New York Times]
6. Hilfiger Sells in Greenwich, 'Twilight' House For Sale [Wall Street Journal]

Mortgage-Bond Prices Tumble After Months Of Gains...And More

1. Property Values Set To Fall 43 Percent From Current Depressed Levels [SeekingAlpha.com]
2. Mortgage-Bond Prices Tumble After Months Of Gains [Bloomberg]
3. Fewer U.S. Homeowners Owe More Than Properties Are Worth Share Business [Bloomberg]
4. Time To Buy? Mortgage Rates Drop Below 5 Percent [New York Daily News]
5. Zillow: Fewer Homeowners Underwater [Inman News]
6. The Decline And Fall Of The Bachelor Pad [The New York Times]

Hamptons Real Estate Is Suddenly Sunnier, Hamptons Home Prices Rise...And More

1. Hamptons Real Estate Is Suddenly Sunnier [Crain's New York Business]
2. Hamptons Home Prices Rise as Buyers Return to $2 Million Deals Share Business [Bloomberg]
3. U.S. commercial property up in 3rd quarter [Reuters]
4. Commercial Real Estate Debt Spreads Rise as Fed Rejects Bonds [Bloomberg]
5. Luxury Auction Seeks 'Absolute' Market Value [Housing Wire]
6. Custom-Built; Customer Opted Out [New York Times]
7. Flipping a Coin, Dividing an Empire [New York Times]

Rennert's Sagaponack Mansion Tops The List, Matt Lauer Buys in Hamptons, Mortgage Rate Spike?...And More

1. Ira Rennert Mansion Is Largest Home In The U.S. [Zillow]
2. Matt Lauer, 'Today' Co-Host, Buys In Hamptons [Wall Street Journal]
3. Is Now The Time To Buy? Manhattan Apartment Sales Jump 45% Over Last Quarter As Prices Fall [New York Daily News]
4. Worried About A Mortgage Rate Spike? You Have Options [Wall Street Journal]
5. Two "Sky Garage" Sales Tied To Dolce [TheRealDeal.com]
6. The Island's Changing Face [New York Times]
7. Alec Baldwin To Stay At The El Dorado? [New York Magazine]
8. Turbulence Seen For Reverse Mortgages [Inman]
9. The Power of Good Schools: For Many Buyers, Education Rules -- And It Shows In Area Home Prices [Washington Post]
10. 2008 Mortgage Data Illustrates 31% Drop In Originations [HousingWire.com]

Diamond Ranch Gets Bid, Southampton Pays $4M For Wetlands...And More

1. Hamptons Show Signs Of Life [Wall Street Journal]
2. Hamptons Real Estate Blip [New York Post]
3. Greener Buildings Not Pricier [Crain's]
4. Marc Dreier Blames 9/11 And Real-Estate Envy For Making Him A Criminal [New York Magazine]
5. Sex, Murder and Real Estate: Notorious Homes A Hard Sell [ABC News]
6. U.S. Economy: Home Prices Increase by Most in Almost Four Years [Bloomberg]
7. Diamond Ranch In Water Mill Gets Bids In Online Auction [Newsday]
8. Ex Agape World Salesman's Montauk House On Market
[Newsday]
9. Southampton Pays $4M For Wetlands [LI Business News]
10. Founder's Family Decides To Sell Palmer Vineyards [Newsday]

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