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LANDLORD: Why I Will Never Advertise My Apartments On Craigslist

Have you seen the ad for my apartment? No? Excellent - my strategy is working! I will never advertise my apartments on Craigslist. And your broker will never hear of them either.

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Hedge Funder Buys Madonna's Cavernous Manhattan Duplex At A Discount

After 6,000-square-foot Central Park West pad to hedge fund manager Deepak Narula for well under the $19.995 million asking price, six months on the market, Madonna has sold her The Wall Street Journal reports. The apartment had initially been listed for $23.5 million, a figure that was lowered months later.

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There Are More Million Dollar Hamptons Rentals Than Ever

Most of the million-dollar rentals are unofficial listings, which means they don't show up on the Internet or on broker databases. Brokers generally offer the properties only by word-of-mouth to super-rich prospects. Yet realtors say at least two properties have already rented for at or close to $1 million for the summer and several others are in active discussions.

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The Feds Are Selling Peter Madoff's Long Island Mansion For $4.5 Million

The story of the Madoff's fall from grace continues - this time, you can buy a huge piece of it, says the NYT. Bernie Madoff's brother, Peter, was the compliance officer at the family investment firm and last year pleaded guilty to accusations that he falsified documents and lied to regulators for years in order to continue his brother's infamous Ponzi scheme.

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Psst! What's Your 'Secret' Staging Tip?

What are your secret weapons in prepping a home prior to a showing and making it shine? Do you rub baby oil to make stainless steel shine? Or have you used kitty litter to try to remove oil stains on the driveway?

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Michael Bloomberg Now Owns More Than A Dozen Different Properties Around The Globe

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg now owns 14 properties worldwide after purchasing three Hamptons estates in as many years, Capital New York's Dana Rubinstein reports. In 2011, he bought a $20 million, 35-acre estate in Ballyshear. He has since acquired an adjacent home as well as a nearby 4.8 acre vacant plot of land.

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