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From the real estate photos, the provenance of the Upper West Side pre-war co-op for sale is not readily apparent, but there are some clues. A child's bedroom is decorated [...]

With little fanfare, the actress Faye Dunaway agreed this week to give up the rent-stabilized apartment on the Upper East Side that her landlord had sued to evict her from. [...]

The article discusses the overall rise in apartment prices in New York City. Even though co-op prices are dropping, the rising prices of condominiums has made up for the difference. Buyers are willing to pay higher condominium prices to avoid the strict co-op rules. Co-op boards require so much liquidity and assets that many buyers are choosing condominiums.

This article presents information about the good performance of the New York City housing market in comparison to the slumping national market. The number of sales and the prices have increased in the first quarter of 2007 over figures for the fourth quarter of 2006 and are expected to increase even more in the second quarter, according to appraiser Jonathan Miller. Wealthy New Yorkers are paying 20 percent more for large Manhattan and Brooklyn apartments than they did a year ago.

This article discusses real estate trends during 2007. the article notes that parents have often helped their adult children purchase apartments, providing financial help for down payments that can exceed $100,000. The article notes that, in return, the parents often set ground rules for these apartments and their adult children.

This article discusses real estate in New York City during 2007. The article notes that real estate buyers under the age of 30 have begun to establish themselves in New York City, and that many have begun looking at real estate as an investment. The article also notes that many of these people are financing a large percentage of the cost of these apartments.

To a certain slice of New Yorkers, it's the kind of gossip that is whispered over lunches at Bergdorf's and mentioned during air kisses at fund-raisers: being rejected by a Fifth Avenue co-op board. But a Turkish businesswoman's story is a bit different. After being rejected by the board at 812 Fifth Avenue, she has spent nearly two years fighting to get back her deposit on the $3 million apartment. The case turned on whether the woman, Demet Sabanci Cetindogan, had tried to sabotage the board interview - that is, deliberately made a bad impression so the board would turn down the deal. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Francesco and Evelyn Bruni enjoy living in their one-bedroom at the Trafalgar House condominium in Carnegie Hill, so much that they would like to trade up to a larger apartment in the building to make room for their growing family. But they are also embroiled in a messy discrimination lawsuit against their condo board, which Ms. Bruni once served on. Sound familiar? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Darren Sukenik has some basic requests of people who come to his open houses. They should make enough money and have sufficient assets to afford the apartments he is selling, which often go for several million dollars. They should be serious about buying a home and not just gawking. Most people have no problem with those requests. But the one that stops some of them at the door is a simple one: that they kindly remove their shoes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday that he had reached a $1 million settlement with a large New York City property owner that became a lightning rod for complaints about landlords' treatment of tenants in rent-regulated apartments. Under the settlement, the landlord, Vantage Properties, must stop harassing tenants in its 9,500 apartments in Queens and Manhattan with ''baseless legal notices'' and ''frivolous housing court evictions,'' according to a statement from Mr. Cuomo. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the beginning, investors and lenders could not get enough of the record-breaking $5.4 billion deal to buy the largest apartment complexes in Manhattan: Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. Now, three years later, they cannot get away from it fast enough. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Mel Vader and Bob Henderson figured that martini hour on the terrace of their apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, would grow only more interesting after Richard Meier built his 15-story glass tower across the way. From their sixth-floor perch, the couple have seen a toddler on the eighth floor ride her tricycle around her balcony, and watched a cleaning crew come in after 10 p.m. to sop up after a flood of water poured through six stories. They know which of their neighbors in the Meier building make their beds and which do not, and who wears what while brushing their teeth. On one particularly engaging afternoon, they sat, captivated, as a woman appeared in the living room of a gray-haired bachelor, leading Mr. Henderson to hope for an unfolding romance. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For the past five years, Ernie DiGiacomo has been able to count on parents to guarantee the $1,500 to $2,500 rents he charges for the 15 apartments he owns in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. When he called renters who had missed payments, he often heard, ''My parents will send you a check.'' But in the past six months, the parents are pulling back financial help, he said, and as a result, he has watched more renters move out. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

OWNERS of one-bedroom apartments in Manhattan may be surprised if they put their homes up for sale anytime soon. Price appreciation for one-bedrooms -- long a bastion for singles and newly married couples who want to stay in Manhattan and live close to work -- is sluggish compared with other types of apartments. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WHILE condominium developers across the country are trying to unload thousands of apartments that they can't sell, some builders in Brooklyn have found the real estate equivalent of a golden parachute. Having turned their new units into high-priced rentals, they have found a surprising number of eager takers. These renters are a breed of Brooklynite different from many of their predecessors, and they share the same desires. They're not pining for yards or fantasizing about a brownstone; they want apartments that resemble Manhattan luxury towers. They like 24-hour doormen, skyline views suitable for the likes of Gordon Gekko and the appliance equivalent of Prada or Hermes in their kitchens and bathrooms -- all for much less than they would have to pay in Manhattan. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents updates on the U.S. real estate market as of January 11, 2005, including the increase in the apartment rents and occupancy rates in the fourth quarter of 2005.