True Gotham

Some noteworthy articles from the last few days:

• Jonathan Miller: "There is so much soft landing talk that I am getting a little concerned. Since when have you known so many people make the right call about a complex economy?" Matrix.
• Agencies staffing up? "Real estate brokerages want to have their armies in places when sellers blink and the panic sets in:" Property Grunt.
• Freddie Mac executive does not expect a decline in property values, but rather just a slowing of appreciation: Inman News.
• The big Harvard Study on Housing is officially released. The skinny: ARMs and interest-only mortgages won't hit so hard and people have more equity than ever, but there is no easy way to make housing affordable for the poor: The Walk-Through.
• The rise of the Microhouse: The Real Estate Journal.
• Taking a stab at discrediting that study, owing to who funded it: Bubble Meter.
• NY Times launching a new high-end real estate supplement: The Real Estate Observer.
• A chart of single family home inventory nationwide: Brownstoner.
• Lots of NY tenants can't fly flags because it's dangerous, and violates their lease. How about all those window air conditioning units poised to kill pedestrians? Matrix.
• A little spat going on on the Observer blog over affordable housing on the East Side: The Real Estate Observer.
• The NAR reportedly never acknowledged a bubble, until last week when it apparently acknowledged it was over. Bloggers and columnists are cranky: Inman News.
• Crazy neighbor stories: Curbed.
• Did you know only one house in twenty will have mortgage rates adjust this year: Business Week
• A survey of surveys from Jonathan Miller, with happy news: Corporate PR Housing Surveys Are Abundant
• Rental market tighter than ever: The Real Deal
• Tips for avoiding contractual problems in new construction: The Real Estate Journal
• Gizmos for brokers: Real Blogging
• Vacancy rates, by neighborhood: NYC May 2006 Vacancy Report
• A great chart from Jonathan Miller: Absorption Makes Us Bloated
• Green construction: Business Week
• Jonathan Miller on the Harvard Housing Report: Matrix
• Maybe some of those rentals won't become condos after all: The Real Deal and The Real Estate Journal
• Exotic mortgages still popular: The Real Estate Journal
• NAR president on TV: NAR in the News
• Elite of NY realty in a magazine together: Brokers Strike Poses
• Cement is getting expensive, which is bad news for thsoe with middle incomes: Business Week
• The collapse of bubble blogs: Housing Bubble Blogs Looking For Soft Landing
• Pre-approvals for home loans: Why You Might Want to Get Preapproved for a Home Loan
• Timing the market is tough: Urban Digs