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Massey Knakal wins 2013 softball championship

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by REW Staff774
Massey Knakal won the 2013 Real Estate League Championship after a late inning, come-from-behind win powered by a home-run blast by captain Cameron Mitchell. The team beat Robert K. Futterman 7-5 following a play-off at Hechscher Field played in front of a crowd that included colleagues, league players and Central...
Debate over controversial lease accounting changes has ripple effect
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Debate over controversial lease accounting changes has ripple effect

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by REW Staff1353
By Edward Ichart, CPA, Partner, Shahab Moreh, CPA, Partner-In-Charge, WeiserMazars LLP The new proposed accounting standard related to accounting for leases has been the subject of controversy and criticism from landlords, tenants, other lessors and lessees of all types since originally proposed in 2010. Most businesses enter into lease arrangements...
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Super financing: In a red hot residential market, how do you fund the cost of superintendent units?

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by REW Staff961
By Robbie Gendels, senior loan officer National Cooperative Bank New York’s residential market is moving at lightning speed, with new condominium developments rapidly selling out. As a result, new residents are electing Boards of Directors to assume control of the building from the original sponsors. While the condominium offering plans...
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Art group gets ready to paint town red

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by REW Staff664
chashama, a group founded by Anita Durst to support artists through creative space redistribution, will launch two new programs during a celebration gala next week. New York City’s artistic avant-garde will meet and mingle with real estate and corporate executives, and philanthropic leaders during the gala at Anita’s Way to...
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Kites for a Cure

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by REW Staff903
The skies above Coopers Beach in Southampton may have been filled with clouds on  Saturday, but they were also filled with hope. Long Island residents gathered at Coopers Beach once again as Uniting Against Lung Cancer (UALC) hosted its 7th  annual “Kites for a Cure,” raising more than $50,000 for lung...
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Donate Eight to Throw its First Annual Spring Cocktail Reception

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by REW Staff886
 Donate Eight, a non- profit organization founded by members of the New York City real estate, building management and building service community in response to the immediate need to increase organ donation and awareness, will hold its first annual “Spring Cocktail Reception” on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 6:00 p.m....
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Landlords sitting pretty at BuildingsNY show

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by REW Staff911
Real Estate start-up LandlordsNY.com partners with BuildingsNY, the largest real estate show in New York, to present the VIP Lounge at this year’s Expo April 24-25 at the Javits Center. LandlordsNY.com is a virtual network exclusively for landlords and property managers in NY that provides resources to assist in running...
Savanna donates space to Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
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Savanna donates space to Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

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by REW Staff828
Savanna, a New York-based real estate private equity and asset management firm, is delighted to announce that they have donated the use of 8,409 square feet of space at 100 Wall Street to Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), a non-profit organization that produces free cultural events all around Lower Manhattan...
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Appraisers examine future of their profession

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by REW Staff2760
Just shy of a year ago, Real Estate Weekly published an article entitled “Brain Drain Decimating Appraisal Profession.” “There isn’t a child in the United States today who is saying, ‘When I grow up, I want to be an appraiser’,” said Marc J. Nakleh, a director at Cushman & Wakefield. But with the recovering economy, there has been an increased demand for appraisal services and the national Appraisal Institute is seeking to draw a younger demographic to the profession with new education programs and professional designations.