West Babylon, NY - November 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. (MLSLI) released the October 2009 housing statistics for Long Island that reported a $360,200 closed median home price for Nassau, Suffolk and Queens County.

San Diego, CA - October 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sunday, October 18, 2009 John Glen DiGuiseppe, President/CEO of Investors Hospitality Management, the USA’s first sustainable third-party revenue management and ownership services company, announced at BITAC™ Purchasing and Design West 2009’s San Diego conference today the opening of its New York City office at 1385 York Ave, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10021.

NEW YORK, NY - October 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rockefeller Group Development Corporation, a subsidiary of The Rockefeller Group, announced today that its signature building, The McGraw-Hill Building, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, has achieved LEED-EB Certification.

Washington, DC - September 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand co-sponsored legislation today that would extend the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers for another six months.

W. Babylon, NY - September 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. released the August 2009 housing figures that reported a $385,000 closed median home price for Long Island, the highest reported since October 2008.

West Babylon, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc., (MLSLI) released July’s 2009 home figures reporting a $375,000 closed median home price for Long Island.

New York, N.Y. - July 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Banking Department and RealtyTrac® released New York county-level foreclosure statistics for the second quarter ending June 30, 2009. According to RealtyTrac there were foreclosure filings on 13,664 properties in New York during the second quarter, representing a 15 percent decrease compared to the second quarter of last year and a 24 percent increase over the previous quarter

New York, NY - July 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Banking Department and RealtyTrac® released New York county-level foreclosure statistics for the second quarter ending June 30, 2009. According to RealtyTrac there were foreclosure filings on 13,664 properties in New York during the second quarter, representing a 15 percent decrease compared to the second quarter of last year and a 24 percent increase over the previous quarter.

Albany, NY - July 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State housing market continued to show positive sales growth as the second quarter came to a close, fueled by a 30-percent increase in statewide sales between May and June, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS. Statewide existing single-family sales also posted a 55-percent increase in the 2009 second quarter compared to the first three months of the year.

West Babylon, NY - July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc., (MLSLI) released June’s 2009 home figures reporting a $374,000 closed median home price for Long Island. The latest housing figure representing a decrease of 10 percent over the $415,800 reported in June 2008.

New York, NY - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released Productivity Swings and Housing Prices, the latest article in its series Current Issues in Economics and Finance.

NEW YORK, NY - July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The average sale price of a home in New York City -- which includes cooperatives, condominiums and one-to-three family dwellings -- dropped 22 percent to $644,000 in the second quarter of 2009, according to a report released today by ResidentialNYC.com, the real estate listings Web site of The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY).

Albany, NY - June 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The New York State housing market posted sales gains for the third consecutive month with an 11-percent increase in closed sales of existing single-family homes in May compared to April, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS.

ALBANY, NY - June 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State Real Estate Board will hold a public hearing on general real estate issues on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, 80 South Swan Street, 10th Floor Conference Room, Albany, NY and 123 William Street, 19th Floor Conference Room, New York, NY.

West Babylon, NY - June 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc., (MLSLI) released May 2009 home figures, reporting a $365,000 closed median home price for Long Island, and a contracted median price of $410,200.

New York, NY - May 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that senior management will make a presentation at the NAREIT REIT Week 2009 Investor Forum on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 11:00 am EDT. The presentation will be simultaneously webcast, in a listen-only mode, on the Company's website at www.slgreen.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30-days in the Investor section of the Company's website.

Albany, NY - May 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State housing market posted sales gains for the second consecutive month with a nearly 14-percent increase in closed sales of existing single-family homes in April from March, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS.

West Babylon, NY - May 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc., (MLSLI) released April’s 2009 home figures reporting a $350,000 closed median home price for Long Island, that includes Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, and a contracted median price of $411,000.

Albany, NY - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) today announced a free on-line housing listing and locator service for affordable, special needs, and accessible housing throughout New York State. The new service will assist renters, property providers, housing professionals and social service providers with accessing real-time rental housing information throughout New York State.

NEW YORK, NY - May 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — As the global recession continues to affect the retail industry, average asking rents for retail space in Manhattan had the first meaningful decline since 9/11, dropping 11 percent since fall 2008 to $115 per square foot, according to the REBNY Spring Retail Report released today.

NEW YORK, NY - May 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) has named nyhomes, New York State's affordable housing bank, as its 2008 Innovator of the Year.

Hello Living’s Newest Condominium Building opens on May 7 with Japanese Art Exhibition. Developer To Offer First Five Buyers $3000 Designer Discount. Brooklyn, NY - May 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — On Thursday, May 7th, 2009, Triumph Property Group will open ISHI, an eight story, 36-unit loft-like, Asian-inspired condominium property. Located at 542 St. Marks Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, the building is part of developer Eli Karp’s state-of-the-art Hello Living project. A grand-opening reception will take place at the building from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.

New York, NY - May 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York welcomes today’s implementation of the Treasury Market Practices Group’s (TMPG) recommendation that settlement fails in U.S. Treasury securities transactions be subject to a financial charge when short-term rates are low.

Albany, NY - April 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State housing market posted both sales and selling price gains for the first time in 2009 during March, providing a strong signal to those buyers waiting for the market to “hit bottom” that they may well have already missed it.

New York, N.Y. - April 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State Banking Department and RealtyTrac® released New York county-level foreclosure statistics for the first quarter ending March 31, 2009. According to RealtyTrac there were foreclosure filings on 11,017 properties in New York during the first quarter, representing a 23% decrease compared to the first quarter of last year and a 32% increase over the previous quarter.