Booming spring market not so great for appraisals, how to park for less in NYC and more

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One potential downside to a strong real estate market:problems with appraisals(NY1)
Good news for co-op buyers?Hearings start on proposed bill to require boards to be more transparent(Real Estate Weekly;New York Post;Malcolm Carter)
If you're single and live off of the G train, you may want to move(DNA Info)
The million dollar question:How can I park in NYC without breaking the bank?(UrbanBaby)
Rent hikes on rent-stabilized apartmentscould be more than twice the size of last year's increase(WSJvia The Real Deal)
Travel site FlipKey begs Stuytown renters to turn their apartments into hotels(which by the way istotally illegalin NYC) (New York Post)
A match made in heaven:Lena Dunham is (high-end) house-hunting in Willamsburg(Daily News)
Are the stars aligned for you to move? Check out yourNYC real-estate horoscope(Bond New York)
City slaps brokers with fines of $3,600 and up for showing illegal apartments(NY Times)
Six months after Sandy,many neighborhoods--like Staten Island--are still reeling from damage(amNewYork)...
... but, on the bright side (and largely due to price cuts)the Rockaways have seen a spike in home buying and summer renting(New York Post)

One potential downside to a strong real estate market:problems with appraisals(NY1)
Good news for co-op buyers?Hearings start on proposed bill to require boards to be more transparent(Real Estate Weekly;New York Post;Malcolm Carter)
If you're single and live off of the G train, you may want to move(DNA Info)
The million dollar question:How can I park in NYC without breaking the bank?(UrbanBaby)
Rent hikes on rent-stabilized apartmentscould be more than twice the size of last year's increase(WSJvia The Real Deal)
Travel site FlipKey begs Stuytown renters to turn their apartments into hotels(which by the way istotally illegalin NYC) (New York Post)
A match made in heaven:Lena Dunham is (high-end) house-hunting in Willamsburg(Daily News)
Are the stars aligned for you to move? Check out yourNYC real-estate horoscope(Bond New York)
City slaps brokers with fines of $3,600 and up for showing illegal apartments(NY Times)
Six months after Sandy,many neighborhoods--like Staten Island--are still reeling from damage(amNewYork)...
... but, on the bright side (and largely due to price cuts)the Rockaways have seen a spike in home buying and summer renting(New York Post)

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