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Rentals in demand: Studios dethrone one-bedrooms | Bedford Corners NY Homes

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Manhattan renters were hungry for studios last week, searching out such modest digs with more frequency than any other type of apartment, according to Zumper, an apartment listings website.

Studios were 55 percent of total inquiries, and the median rent query was $1,795 per month. One-bedrooms, often the most popular type, had 35 percent of the leads and the median query was $1,895. Two-bedrooms had the smallest chunk of leads – 10 percent – and an average query of $2,695.

“The searched prices for studios remained stable, [while] one-bedrooms dropped 16 percent,” Zumper COO Taylor Glass-Moore told The Real Deal. “Two-bedrooms climbed 45 percent.”

The top five most in-demand neighborhoods in Manhattan were, in order, the Upper East Side, Greenwich Village, Upper West Side, Soho and Lower East Side, data show.

 

 

 

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/12/30/rentals-in-demand-studios-dethrone-one-bedrooms/

 

 

 

3 fighting bid-rigging charges at California foreclosure auctions | Katonah NY Real Estate

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Two California real estate investors and an auctioneer who were indicted more than two years ago for allegedly conspiring to rig bids at real estate foreclosure auctions in San Joaquin County are finally headed to trial next month, where two other investors who have submitted guilty pleas in the case are likely to called as witnesses.

Anthony B. Joachim of Stockton pleaded guilty today to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud, prosecutors said. Investor Wiley C. Chandler had already submitted a guilty plea.

Auctioneer W. Theodore Longley and investors Andrew B. Katakis and Donald M. Parker are fighting the allegations. Their trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 28.

Prosecutors said they’ve obtained 11 guilty pleas in an ongoing investigation of bid rigging and fraud at real estate foreclosure auctions in the Eastern District of California, a vast area of the state that stretches from the Oregon border in the north to the Tehachapis in the south and from the Coastal Range in the west to the Nevada Border in the east.

Last month the Department of Justice and the FBI said an ongoing investigation into bid rigging in Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo and Contra Costa counties has netted 38 guilty pleas. Source: fbi.gov.

– See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/another-calif-defendant-pleads-guilty-for-foreclosure-auction-fraud/?utm_source=20131231&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyheadlinesam#sthash.3Wptidgl.dpuf

Astorino to Host Inaugural Open House on New Year’s Day | Bedford Corners NY Homes

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Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino is inviting the public to an open house reception on Wednesday, Jan. 1 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the 9th floor of the Michaelian Office Building, located at 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains.

Refreshments will be served. People are asked to RSVP by Monday to EventsRSVP@westchestergov.com or (914) 995-2952.

“I can think of no better way to ring in the New Year and begin my second term than by opening up my office to the people of Westchester who put me here,” Astorino said in a statement. “There is a lot of work to be done in 2014, but it is important to enjoy some time with friends and family.”

The event is sponsored by Friends of Rob Astorino.

Celebrity Real Estate: LA’s 2013 Roundup | Chappaqua Real Estate

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They buy. They sell. We look at the pretty pictures like the celebrity real estate snoops that we are. Somewhere deep inside us, we love the visceral thrill of trash-talking Mark Wahlberg’s master suite or thinking that Bruce Willis’ kitchen needs an update.

But at the end of the day, celebrities trying to buy or sell in the housing market are just like us — with maybe a few more layers of money, managers and financial advisers.

Here are some of our favorite celebrity properties listed, bought or otherwise appearing on the real estate Multiple Listing Service in Los Angeles during 2013.

Photos courtesy of Realtor.com.

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Radio personality Casey Kasem and his blonde, beehived Mrs. Jean listed in early spring what was uncharitably described as a teardown near Brentwood for $42 million. That wasn’t rocking anyone’s Top 40 list — despite the heart-shaped pool — and the price for the seven-bedroom mansion may have been out of whack with the times. The property came off the market, unsold, in September as concerns about Kasem’s health surfaced.

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Bob Hope’s longtime Toluca Lake home remains listed at $27.5 million. While the address may not be as trendy as Beverly Hills, there’s a lot of house in this estate — almost 15,000 square feet of mansion sitting on more than five acres, just a proverbial spit from Universal Studios and City Walk. Not to mention a one-hole golf course and enough room for Richard Nixon’s helicopter to land so the two could play a few rounds.

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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi bought this Santa Barbara-area gem that was listed at $26.5 million in May. The restored Tuscan-style hacienda was built in the 1920s and was extensively renovated by its previous owner, architect and designer John Saladino. Landscaped with 30-foot Italian cypresses and mature olive trees for that Old World ambience, the property has a 10,500-square-foot home with five bedrooms and nine fireplaces.

 

 

 

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Security measures that burglars loathe | North Salem NY Homes

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Every December, we look back at our most popular stories of the year. We’ve had some terrific inspirational ones recently, like the amazing artist who hand-carves soaring, swirling caves where none existed before; and the architect who, hit by foreclosure, built a tiny house for $11,000; and the young artists who quit jobs to build glass cabin in the woods. But some of our biggest hits offer practical advice, like this story we published in May. We think its lessons are particularly relevant during the holiday season, when so many shiny new temptations are around for the criminal-minded. ]

If you think you’re not at risk of being a victim of burglary, think again. If there’s an opportunity to invade your home, no matter who you are or where you live, burglars will take the chance.

“Burglaries are considered ‘crimes of opportunity’ because the criminal is looking for the easy way to get into your home – the unlocked door, open garage door or open window,” says Charlene Miller, Crime Prevention Neighborhood Watch director at the Boise Police Department.

Fortunately, “There are practical security measures you can take to make it so difficult for burglars that they’ll go somewhere else,” Miller adds.

Want to learn what these measures are? Here are nine things you can do to make burglars think twice before trying to enter your home.

#1 – Secured Doors and Windows

In approximately one-third of home burglaries the burglar comes in through an unlocked door or window, according to the “Burglary of Single Family Houses”guide, published by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). Getting invisi-gard doors will help keep burglars out.

“The first line of defense in your home’s security is having solid core security gates  and exterior doors with high quality grade 1 or 2 deadbolt locks,” Miller states. “French doors can be secured with a quality deadbolt lock and a slide bolt penetrating the upper or lower doorframe.”

http://homes.yahoo.com/news/protect-home-from-burglars-005405786.html

Combined Value of US Homes to Top $25 Trillion in 2013 | Katonah NY Real Estate

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Total Value 2013

If you wanted to buy every single home in the country, all at once, you’d need to be prepared to spend more than $25 trillion, according to Zillow.

The overall cumulative value of all homes in the U.S. at the end of 2013 is expected to be approximately $25.7 trillion, up almost $1.9 trillion, or 7.9 percent, from the end of 2012. Gains were calculated by measuring the difference between cumulative home values as of the end of 2012 and anticipated cumulative home values at the end of 2013.

The gain in cumulative home values is the second annual gain in a row, after home values fell every year from 2007 through 2011. Between 2007 and 2011, the total value of the U.S. housing stock fell by $6.3 trillion. Over the past two years, U.S. homes have gained back $2.8 trillion, or about 44 percent of the total value lost during the recession.

“In 2013, the housing market continued to build on the positive momentum that began in 2012, after the housing market bottomed. Low mortgage rates and an improving economy helped bring buyers into the market, boosting demand and driving prices up,” said Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries. “We expect these gains to continue into next year, though at a slower pace. The housing market is transitioning away from the robust bounce off the bottom we’ve been seeing, toward a more sustainable, healthier market. This will result in annual appreciation closer to historic norms of between 3 percent and 5 percent.”

Real estate in the United States is hugely valuable. The $25.7 trillion total value of the country’s entire housing stock is more than the combined gross domestic products (GDP) of China and the U.S. in 2012. Homes in the New York and Los Angeles markets alone account for more than $4 trillion in combined value.

The chart below shows how much the total housing stock in each of the country’s 30 largest metros is expected to be worth at the end of this year.

METROProjected Value, All Homes Year-End 2013Projected Home Value Gain/(Loss) 2013Home Value Gain/(Loss) 2012
United States$25.7 trillion$1.89 trillion$885 billion
New York, NY$1.9 trillion$123.1 billion($3.5 billion)
Los Angeles, CA$2.2 trillion$323.1 billion$117.8 billion
Chicago, IL$687.5 billion$58.6 billion($8 billion)
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX$339.5 billion$18.7 billion$17.8 billion
Philadelphia, PA$540.5 billion$19.5 billion($6.7 billion)
Houston, TX$307.2 billion$18.7 billion$6.4 billion
Washington, DC$890.3 billion$64.5 billion$26.1 billion
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL$646.8 billion$83.3 billion$49.5 billion
Atlanta, GA$332 billion$39.1 billion$869.5 million
Boston, MA$568.5 billion$45.6 billion$20.1 billion
San Francisco, CA$987.2 billion$159.2 billion$87.7 billion
Detroit, MI$247.2 billion$33.5 billion$19.6 billion
Riverside, CA$370.1 billion$71.5 billion$20.1 billion
Phoenix, AZ$383.5 billion$36.1 billion$59.6 billion
Seattle, WA$427.8 billion$43.6 billion$22.7 billion
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN$281.4 billion$25.4 billion$18 billion
San Diego, CA$507.5 billion$71.5 billion$32 billion
St. Louis, MO$170.5 billion$2.4 billion$4.6 billion
Tampa, FL$204.5 billion$25.7 billion$10.2 billion
Baltimore, MD$302.7 billion$14.5 billion$2.4 billion
Denver, CO$265.1 billion$21.9 billion$18.6 billion
Pittsburgh, PA$131.2 billion$6.6 billion$2.8 billion
Portland, OR$216.7 billion$22.8 billion$10.1 billion
Sacramento, CA$236.9 billion$40.7 billion$16.4 billion
San Antonio, TX$107 billion$1.9 billion($3.5 billion)
Orlando, FL$149 billion$21.3 billion$8.7 billion
Cincinnati, OH$115.7 billion$5.7 billion$420.5 million
Cleveland, OH$105.4 billion$3.3 billion$942.1 million
Kansas City, MO$115.6 billion$2 billion$1.9 billion
Las Vegas, NV$146.7 billion$31.4 billion$10.8 billion

Show that cold spell who’s boss with robes, blankets, freestanding fireplaces and more warming comforts of home | Cross River Homes

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The days are getting longer (thanks, solstice!), but winter isn’t relinquishing its chill anytime soon. Stave off the cold with a cuddly robe or throw blanket, a warm fire or a tummy-warming treat. Whatever keeps you warm, you’ll find it here on Houzz.

Never compromise. This floating console can be anything you need it to be, from sideboard to media console to extra bedroom storage. All that and a fireplace too? Yes, it aims to please. Made to order.

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The rustic charm of a flickering fire is re-created with this clever, hand-crafted resin log sculpture. Set it right in the fireplace for a no-fuss alternative to lighting a fire. Holds 11 tea lights (included).

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The Sevilla ethanol contemporary tabletop fireplace creates extraordinary ambience in any setting, with its square steel base and four tempered-glass panes. It’s ideal for a table, bar or countertop, either indoors or out.

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Serpa’s modern ethanol fireplace is easily movable, due to its light weight and compact design. The rectangular, powder-coated-steel piece is recessed on top to accommodate decorative rocks, stones, marbles or shells.

Classic European architecture mixes with modern furnishings in a newly open Edwardian home | Mt Kisco Homes

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Architect Stephen Sutro of Sutro Architects grew up in San Francisco just four blocks from this home, alongside one of the owners, who was a childhood friend. Years later, when the friend and her husband hired Sutro for this project, that long relationship made it easy to communicate and share ideas for the transformation of the couple’s Edwardian flat from a dark warren of small rooms to a light-filled family dwelling.
Houzz at a Glance Who lives here: A couple and their 2 children Location: San Francisco Size: 2,900 square feet; 3 bedrooms, 3½ bathrooms Year renovated: 2013
Photography by Aaron Leitz

“We call this project Parisian Modern Flat, because it uses the European idea of classic architecture as the backdrop for modern elements and furniture,” says Sutro. The architect reordered the rooms, making a large, open space up front and relocating the bedrooms in the rear of the house. Now the living room, dining room and kitchen are in one space.
Sofa: Dizani; art: Matt Lipps
The architect staged a delicate design balance. “By using classic molding and a herringbone-patterned floor, we referenced the era in which the house was built,” the architect says. A sofa with multisided seating has decidedly modernist attributes; it allows people to relax and enjoy the contemporary fireplace, the avant-garde photo collage, the more traditional bay window or the modern kitchen. “It is the perfect piece, because it has seating on all four sides,” says the architect. “It knits the room together.”
“The modern interventions create an interesting juxtaposition and a pleasant tension between the old and new,” says Sutro. The design of a fireplace in Tom Ford’s New York City flagship store inspired the architect to create this wood and limestone surround and mantel in the living room.
“The Lindsey Adelman light fixture defines the dining area and adds a formality to it,” says Sutro. Although the architect removed the division between the rooms, he left a suggestion of a wall between the dining room and kitchen to make a slight visual separation. “It’s just enough to suggest two spaces,” he says. “Dim the lights in the kitchen during a dinner party, and it seems to disappear.”
Light fixture: Lindsey Adelman; dining table: Link by Jakob Wagner, B&B Italia; dining chairs: Masters by Philippe Starck, Kartell

Couple has been living under a rock, literally | Armonk NY Homes

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For many people, the idea of living under a rock might seem like the punchline of a joke. But for one Mexican couple, a hut wedged below a 130-foot boulder in Coahuila, Mexico, has been home for the past 30 years.

A reporter recently visited the couple, Benito Hernandez and Santa Martha de la Cruz Villarreal, in their primitive desert home 50 miles south of Texas. Hernandez is a farmer who plants and collects the Candelilla plant used in making Candelilla wax.

He first saw this boulder 55 years ago, when he was 8, and decided to make it a home one day. Twenty years later he was able to secure rights to the land.

“I started coming here when I was 8 years old to visit the Candelilla (harvesting) fields, and I liked it here. I liked it and then I continued visiting every three to four months. I wasn’t married and I didn’t have a family yet, but I liked it and I had to keep coming to put my foot in (on the property) because lands here are won through claiming them,” Hernandez told Reuters.

The home, made of sun-dried bricks and cement, has a dirt floor, a wood stove, and no plumbing. Electrical service is said to be unreliable. A nearby stream supplies fresh drinking water. In winter, though, the water source freezes over.

“It gets very cold here and we struggle to get food. We have to work hard here on the Candelilla (fields). That’s the only job we have. That’s what we live from,” said Hernandez.

The couple have seven children, six of whom are married and live nearby.

 

 

 

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Move-in-ready homes are hot | Bedford Corners NY Real Estate

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Luxury buyers are gravitating toward homes fully stocked with furniture, knickknacks and elaborate decor, the Los Angeles Times reports. In some cases, they are drawn by the allure of inheriting a lifestyle — sometimes bequeathed by celebrities. In others, their busy schedules make homes that do not initially require significant time and energy preferable.

 

 

Source: Los Angeles Times – See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/move-in-ready-homes-are-hot/?utm_source=20131223&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyheadlinespm#sthash.jweuxyBW.dpuf