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My Day at the Oversized Mansion

‘Nightline’ spent a day last week at an oversized mansion in Connecticut that is on the market. Producers Claire Pedersen, Maggie Burbank and correspondent Andrea Canning profile the owners, who suffer from ‘oversized mansion syndrome.’ The couple is part of...

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July 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

A rat in my bed's not the worst problem...

Karson Yiu is a 27-year-old "Nightline" segment producer who grew up in Hong Kong, so he knows a thing or two about what it's like to live in cramped spaces. Or so he thought, until he moved to New York...

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July 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Home, Sweet Home

Joining “Realty Check” today is “Nightline” segment producer Maggie Burbank. The 28-year-old has lived in New York City for the last six years. Though she loves the Big Apple, the Massachusetts native is quick to point out she’s a Red...

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July 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

Welcome to New York!

"Nightline" production associate Sarah Hodd chose the straightforward approach to answering the questions. Just the way you'd expect a 29-year-old native New Yorker to respond. And if anyone could get a place for a smile, I'd bet on Sarah: What...

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July 25, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Holed up in Hoboken

Our editor Brian Derr almost didn't post -- said he lived in Hoboken, NJ -- as if that explained everything. But Hoboken is hotter now than it was when Ol' Blue Eyes was there. Brian and his wife are onto...

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July 24, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Musings on New York's Real Estate Market

Today's guest blogger is "Nightline" producer extraordinaire Melinda Arons. The 32-year-old has called New York City home for a total of seven years. Melinda (pictured below) sounds off on New York's hippest 'hoods and the grim reality of the New...

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July 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

To Buy or Not to Buy

While I'm away shooting in Uganda, we're featuring guest bloggers from right here at "Nightline." Knowing that the high cost of living in New York forces people to come up with interesting living arrangements, I put a series of questions...

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July 22, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Buyer's Remorse??

Since Roxanna has big news today, I'll let her take the reins: "It's over. I closed on Friday. The feeling that this would never end, led right up to the moment that I signed this horror out of my life....

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July 21, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Good news for Roxanna

Cross your fingers.... Guest blogger Roxanna Sherwood finally has a closing scheduled -- for tomorrow. Isn't that the way it always happens? Things take forever, then when they finally come through, it's all hurry, hurry, hurry. Posting must have brought...

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July 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Surviving the Slowdown

In our Nightline piece, we gave 9 tips for surviving these tough economic times, with advice from financial advisor and weseed.com CEO Jennifer Openshaw. In case you missed it, here's a recap: 1. Get a boarder. Isn't it funny that...

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July 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (7)