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Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Real Estate Board To Post Listings

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...

CITY ACTS TO ADD LOW-COST HOMES

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

IN OVERHAUL, CITY SEEKS TO EXPAND LOWER-COST UNITS

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

Agents of Angst

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

BIG DEAL; Apartment, Art in Itself, Hits Market For First Time Since 1920s

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

In Defense Of Real Estate Agents

Letter from Steven Spinola, Real Estate Board of New York president, comments on Jan 28 article criticizing real estate agents, saying article misrepresents industry

BIG DEAL; The Sizzling Luxury Market

The unseasonably warm January real estate market was particularly heated among the wealthiest.

An Agent Responds

Ellen Golden letter responds to Jan 28 article on real estate agents from perspective of her work as sales agent

Pushing Co-ops To Explain Why You Can’t Buy

The New York City Council is considering a bill to shed light on the process of applying to buy a co-op apartment.

Rexford Tompkins, 90; Helped Shape City’s Rent Stabilization

Rexford E. Tompkins was a former chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York who was one of the industry’s leading voices in creating a rent stabilization system.