In may sales of homes in the U.S. unexpectedly rose to the third largest level in a decade, and a chronic shortage of offers on the real estate market has led to growth and median housing prices, which reached a record level. The national Association of realtors said that in the current year, sales of single family homes rose 1.1% to 5.62 million, for a seasonally adjusted basis last month….
Ten apartments in a newly built building on Atlantic Avenue participate in the lottery for affordable housing, allowing citizens with low income to rent a great apartment for $ 780 a month. According to the system Housing Connect, the lottery opened on Wednesday. Only 10 affordable apartments available in the building at 1007 Atlantic Ave, which is currently under construction. To apply for participation in the lottery, the income of…
This is probably one of the few ratings that residents of Los Angeles would not like to lead. In the new study, the business school of the University of California says that the Los Angeles ranked first in the list of cities with the most unfavorable housing in respect of purchase and for rent. The rest of the region is not too far behind from the leader: three of the…
At the beginning of last year, the company Monadnock Construction announced plans to add to the rental market around 250 new affordable apartments, in collaboration with Urban Properties LLC. The apartment was supposed to place in one of the hotels in Mott Haven (the Bronx), and now some of them ready and involved in the lottery for affordable housing. 13-storey building located at 530 Exterior Street. It includes 124 apartments:…
Finally the renovations and expansion of Penn Station began. Last week opened the new lobby of the West End Concourse and the entrance on Eighth Avenue. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Now it is planned to expand the Farley Buildingto house a new hall. On Friday Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Amtrak, the MTA, the Port Authority and other organizations interested in funding transactions of 1.6…
Last night, June 19, over the States of new York and new Jersey was swept by a devastating storm. Gusty winds, flooded streets, frightening lightning and fallen trees, residents of the two States share the photos and videos of the disaster in social networks. A couple of hours ago.Riverside Dr. @ 97th St. Was a lake.#Downpour #UpperWestSide #nyc #manhattan #floodnyc @CBS7News @ny1 @westsiderag pic.twitter.com/6iuzHBoW0d — Gimo Nasiff (@GimoNasiff) June 20,…
The stores Whole Foods, it seems, comes a massive wave of layoffs. The web giant Amazon announced Friday that after the purchase trade network Whole Foods for 13.7 billion dollars, they will reduce the number of cashiersby automating their jobs for lower prices. This step is part of the strategy of Amazon in relation to Whole Foods, aimed at attracting consumers with low and middle income. Amazon hopes to make…
Amazon ruthlessly destroys the last argument in favor of traditional shops — the possibility of fitting. Now buyers don’t have to guess whether they will have to face vending thing — they will have a whole week to check this out. Online retailer is testing a new service Prime Wardrobethat enables without advance payment to take the goods on the fitting, and then return within 7 days, if it does…
By the end of July all American cities, not just in Seattle, Houston and Minneapolis, in the mobile app Uber will be given an option to tip. Quite a long time to achieve as the drivers themselves together in guilds and signing petitions, and municipal authorities, for example, the new York Agency Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). But the company had its own arguments against the introduction of such options,…
The man who cried «Allahu Akbar!«, detonated an explosive device at the Brussels Central Station, as reported by the press-Secretary of the Belgian police force. There was also a suicide belt. The explosion was small. The man later shot and killed the soldiers inside the station.
