The relationship between Daniel Doctoroff and Stephen Ross illustrates the problem that can result when former business executives move into government roles.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing a tax increase to raise $900 million a year to help pay for a five-year rebuilding program.

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Six of the city's most prolific real estate developers helped the proposal for a stadium on Manhattan's West Side regain momentum.

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In a significant change in the way commercial properties are listed for sale or lease in the New York area, the Real Estate Board of New York, working with some of the city's largest real estate firms, has started a computerized listing of properties that will be widely available to many real estate firms.

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Peter S. Kalikow, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has been asked to take the helm of a powerful real estate lobbying group.

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The Real Estate Board of New York plans to post online its database of apartments and homes for sale or rent in the city, the board said yesterday. It said the database, to appear on a new Web site early next year, would start with listings in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Officials said they hoped that making the information broadly available to the public for the first time would encourage brokers to add listings from other boroughs. The database typically has 10,000 to 15,000 listings eac…

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A proposed change to a popular tax break could steer more developers toward creating affordable housing.

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A plan intends to induce developers to build tens of thousands of apartments in N.Y. for people other than the well-heeled.

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Distrust of real estate brokers seems to be common, with recent Harris poll showing that they are at very bottom of list of 23 professions in terms of prestige; complaints range from lies about buildings’ financial requirements to not showing up for appointments; Real Estate Board of New York has established list of 17 resolutions aimed at addressing ethical questions in residential real estate; suggestions for choosing right broker; drawing; photos

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The Kress family has quietly put its Fifth Avenue penthouse on the market, discreetly keeping it off the shared broker listing system.

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