RAISING SECURITY AND LOWERING ELEVATOR FEAR
Q-My wife is scared to death of riding in an elevator. Not because it might fall, but because she feels insecure, especially at night. Because of this, we live on...
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SAVINGS ON OLD HOUSE CAN COST SOME SANITY
It`s debatable which is the ultimate nightmare--being thrown into the piranha-infested waters of the New York real estate market, or buying an old house, only to face ''renovation.'' In the...
DEVELOPERS` INTEREST IN SAVING TREES GROWS
An increasing number of home builders and commercial developers are going out of their way to save trees. ''It`s something that`s becoming more popular,'' said Tom Dymant, a partner in...
EACH COMPLEX SHOULD TAILOR ITS SECURITY
Q-It seems that each year we spend more and more money for security in our project. First we had an entrance guard, and then a guard and a gate, and...
LATE `80S HOME BUYER SHOULD BE OLDER, WISER
A portrait of home buyers in the second half of the 1980s might not be recognizable to builders schooled on buyer profiles in the past. Future buyers are likely to...
IS IT A CONDO OR HOTEL? OWNER HAS HIS DOUBTS
Q--Our condo restrictons state that we may not use the unit as a hotel. After two years, the developer still has 60, or half, the units unsold. He has turned...
THEY`D RATHER MOVE THAN LOSE TREES
An increasing number of home builders and commercial developers are going out of their way to save trees. ''It`s something that`s becoming more popular,'' said Tom Dymant, a partner in...
DEVELOPER MAY BE FREE TO RENT CONDOS
Q--Our condo restrictons state that we may not use the unit as a hotel. After two years, the developer still has 60, or half, the units unsold. He has turned...
NEIGHBOR FUMES OVER MAN`S CIGAR SMOKE
Q--The man who lives below us smokes a smelly cigar when he sits out on his balcony. The smell rises up to our balcony, making it totally unusuable, because I...
FUTURE HOME BUYERS SEEN AS OLDER, MORE CHOOSY
A portrait of home buyers in the second half of the 1980s might not be recognizable to builders schooled on buyer profiles in the past. Future buyers are likely to...