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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims March 03 2011

Today’s jobless claims report showed a notable decline to both initial unemployment claims and continued unemployment claims as a significant declining trend continued to materialize for both initial and traditional continued claims.

Seasonally adjusted “initial” unemployment declined by 20,000 to 368,000 claims from last week’s revised 388,000 claims while seasonally adjusted “continued” claims declined by 59,000 resulting in an “insured” unemployment rate of 3.0%.

Since the middle of 2008 though, two federal government sponsored “extended” unemployment benefit programs (the “extended benefits” and “EUC 2008” from recent legislation) have been picking up claimants that have fallen off of the traditional unemployment benefits rolls.

Currently there are some 4.50 million people receiving federal “extended” unemployment benefits.

Taken together with the latest 4.58 million people that are currently counted as receiving traditional continued unemployment benefits, there are 9.09 million people on state and federal unemployment rolls.

The following chart (click for larger version) shows “initial” and “continued” claims, averaged monthly, overlaid with U.S. recessions since 2007.

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Robert's Roomy Retrospective House Tour

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Name: Robert Perry + 2 cats: Gomez & Little Girl Linda
Location: South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Size: 1,900 square feet — 3 bedrooms
Years lived in: 5 — own

I met Robert a few years ago in a pretty unlikely way. We met in a bar, the bar he co-owns in South Philadelphia called Tattooed Moms. It's a place that has a hip vintage ambiance and it came as no surprise to me that his house had much of that same feeling — only much more masculine and a lot less electric.

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While standing in his sun filled living room, Robert explained that due to his work environment he wanted (and needed) to decorate his home in a calm and tranquil way. The colors he chose for the walls are not only soothing but also pay respect to the era of the home and smooth lines seen throughout. He's very serious about honoring the original details of the house — the floors, banisters and ceiling medallions, etc.

Robert is an extremely laid back, cool guy and that is directly reflected in his home. The living room is cool and comfortable, the dining area turned office is masculine; featuring large pieces of wood furniture while his bedroom is scarcely decorated with bare essentials — including a dark green arm chair tucked right by the window. Visiting the top floor is as if you've been transported back forty years ago to Hawaii and that's exactly what he's going for. Robert's home makes you feel at home and it's just a place you want to be.

Apartment Therapy Survey

My Style: Trash picked atmospheric love affairs and thrift store vampires.

Inspiration: A valid passport and last night's dreams.

Favorite Element: The strength and simplicity of the house: original ceiling medallions, lighting and door hardware; hand crafted bannister, ballasters & newlpost; detailed crown moulding

Dream Source: Sidewalks, curbs and back alleys.

Best Advice: what does YOUR happiness look like?

Other Inspiration: Vintage hawaiian & japanese graphics, the art and music of innumerable dear friends.

Thanks Robert!

Images: Kristen Lubbe

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Sunday <b>Real Estate</b> Round-Up, 03/06/11

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Mar 6th 2011 at 9:02AM


From the LA Times:
--A legendary Hollywood Hills party house owned by English photographer Richard Franklin is listed at $7.5 million. The home has been rented to a variety of entertainment figures and is a bachelor pad and photo studio with a two-story disco, a theater with a floor-to-ceiling movie screen, a casino, a gym a grotto with a hot tub, a pool and a canopied deck. The listing is here.
--The childhood home of Oscar-winning actress and singer Judy Garland has sold in Bel-Air for $5.2 million. The 1938 two-story house designed by Wallace Neff went on the market at $5.5 million just a few weeks ago.

From the Real Estalker:
--The listing for Jennifer Aniston's $42 million Beverly Hills mansion is now live with Jade Mills.

From the NY Post:
--An apartment at 15 Central Park West once rented by Mark Wahlberg has just closed $16.5 million in an all-cash deal.
--Actress Judith Light (she was on "Who's the Boss?" and "Ugly Betty") was spotted apartment hunting at 136 E. 64th St., where she visited a $2.15 million, two-bedroom unit.
--Mary J. Blige has just listed her 25-room Saddle River, New Jersey mansion for $13.9 million. She paid about $12 million for it in 2008.The listing is here (no photos yet).
Rachel Uchitel nearly nabbed Chris Noth as a buyer for her three-bedroom unit at 77 Park Ave., which is listed for $1.95 million. But Noth opted for something closer to the CBS Studio.
-- Alec Baldwin was spotted touring the $12.95 million penthouse at 22 Mercer St..
--Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar has rented two-bedroom unit on East 63rd Street while he's in the city.
--Carmelo Anthony checked out Zydrunas Ilgauskas' $37,500-a-month townhouse at 24 Thompson St.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Charlie Sheen is in escrow to a buy home in the Beverly Hills, California neighborhood he already lives in for $7.5 million. The home is currently owned by Mike Medavoy, chief executive of Phoenix Pictures who bought the home several months ago for $6 million. See pictures here.
--Trees Ranch, a 2,070-acre ranch in Utah has hit the market for $30 million. The property is partly owned by the heirs of the late Jim Trees, CEO of New York investment firm Fischer, Francis, Trees & Watts. The listing is here.
--Diego Arria, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations, recently sold his Roxbury, Conn., home for $7.75 million.

From Newsday's Real LI:
--An oceanfront beach house in Sagaponack has recently hit the market for $25 million. The 13-acre property on Trees Lane is listed with Paul Brennan of Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
A century-old 7.8-acre waterfront estate in Westhampton that has been in the same family for over 100 years has come on the market for $13.8 million. The seven-bedroom shingle-style mansion is listed with Meredith Murray of The Corcoran Group.
--A French country estate in Upper Brookville has been reduced from $14.9 million to $12.888 million. The home has indoor and outdoor pools.The listing is with Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes & Estates.
--The vacant land where 50 Cent's house once stood is on the market again. He sold the .86-acre property last year for $365,000. The new owner is asking $475,000.
--The East Meadow home where serial killer Joel Rifkin may have killed some of his victims recently sold for $322,000.
--Jenni "JWoww" Farley says she is now considering a move to the city instead of settling on Long Island.
The luxury Bridgehampton estate known as "Sandcastle" is back on the rental market for $500,000 for two weeks.

From Curbed:
--Radio talk show host Alan Colmes and his wife Jocelyn Crowley have an apartment at 2 Fifth Avenue for $1.1 million. Last year, Colmes, commentator and formerly half of Fox News' "Hannity & Colmes" sold his triplex penthouse in the Silk Building at 14 East 4th Street for $1.725 million.
--Ivanka Trump's husband and NY Observer head Jared Kushner has found a buyer for his East Village duplex. He listed 21 Astor Place duplex for $4.1 million.
--New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is leasing Yankees slugger Mark Teixera's house in Vaquero, Texas for $15,000 a month. This home was on the market last year for $4.55 million.
--Julianne Moore's townhouse in New York City is back on the market for $12.5 million. It was listed at $11.995 million when we checked it out in 2009.

From the Real Deal:
--Radio psychologist Dr. Joy Browne has listed her fabulous 2,600-square-foot riverfront duplex at the Regatta condominium in Battery Park City for $3.4 million. The listing for the incredible apartment is here. The listing is here.
--Toy mogul Alfred Kahn has found a purchaser for the Time Warner Center apartment he occupied before buying Bernard Madoff's Upper East Side penthouse last year.
--Cher's former Miami Beach home has had a price cut down to $10.2 million. It was listed at $14.9 million when it was our estate of the day in 2008.

From the NY Observer:
--Steve Madden and his wife have bought their third unit in the building where they already own two units bringing the Maddens one away from owning the entire place. They paid $1.15 million for a duplex, which has one-bedroom and a roof terrace.
--Xerox CEO Ursula Burns has purchased a five-bedroom penthouse atop the Robert A.M. Stern-designed Brompton at 205 East 85th Street for $8.15 million.
--Armando Zagalo de Lima, president of Xerox's global customer operations, just paid $4.2 million for a 24th-floor condo at 310 East 53rd Street.
--NFL quarterback Tom Brady has finally sold his three-bedroom condo at Time Warner Center. He paid $14 million for it back in 2006.


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On the Market: Fancy Schmancy (and Cozy) on Nob Hill

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, April 15, 2011, by Sally Kuchar Unit #401 at 850 Powell has got some serious designer duds. Sold in late 2006 for $850,000, it's now back on the market and asking $899,000. Let's take a look around. It's a 2-bed, 1.5-bath, 1,456-square-foot condo on Nob Hill. However, the listing states that the 2nd bedroom is currently used as a den, but "could easily be converted back to two full bedrooms." The unit's got a designer kitchen and library alcove. Throughout the entire space, no surface has been left untouched. This is not so much a condo as it is a designer showroom that's reminiscent of SF's dreary Design Center. Expensive fabrics, fancy wall coverings, natural fibers for the flooring… this place has it all. Except laundry, that's in the basement. Monthly HOA dues are a unbelievably high $1,065. With that said, The seller will credit for 12 months leased parking, so there's that.
· 850 Powell #401 [Redfin]

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Magazine Living: House Rules...

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

10_Nov_Molly-Erdman-Boilerplatexx.jpgThe all-American characters of Gary and Elaine have wormed their way into households and hearts aplenty thanks to the ingenuity of Molly Erdman, whose Catalog Living blog points to certain styling curiosities within catalogs. We enlisted Erdman to author a Curbed National column in which she does the same to photos gracing the glossy pages of shelter magazines. Here now, let the games begin.

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Photo: Dominique Vorillon/Trad Home

The moment guests enter their home, Martin and Gareth politely request that they remove their boots and leave any antlers on the table.

· Catalog Living [official site]
· All Magazine Living columns [Curbed National]


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