Click the image for a larger version (source: PropertyShark) While Manhattan apartment closings jumped by more than 75 percent year-over-year in both May and June, that sales bump all but evaporated in July, according to PropertyShark.com. In the first month since the expiration of the federal homebuyer tax credit, which doled out $8,000 each to [...]

1. Delinquencies down, foreclosures up in July: report [Inman] 2. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz recommends against Providence House development on Lincoln Road [Hawthorne Street]  3. Trader Joe’s to open Sept. 20 on West 72nd Street and Broadway [DNAinfo]  4. Local governments leave public housing because of mounting debt [WSJ]  5. Barnes & Noble at [...]

Check out Chris March’s picks for best and worst of the red carpet for July 2010. View full post on Entertainment

New U.S. single-family home sales declined to their lowest-ever recorded rate in July, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The annual rate of 276,000 houses last month was 12.4 percent below June’s rate and 32.4 percent below the rate during July 2009, [...]

Click image for larger version A double-dip will strike the New York City housing market in four to eight months, according to Bill Staniford, general manager of real estate research website Property Shark, which released its monthly foreclosure auction report today. The report, which measures the rate of newly scheduled foreclosure auctions, showed progress in [...]

Pop star George Michael pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug offenses and a judge suspended his license and warned him he could face jail after an incident in which his car crashed into a photo shop and he was found slumped at the wheel. View full post on Daily News – Gossip

     The fashion world is strange with off and on surprises and this time the big surprise came in the recently held Berlin Fashion Week of July 2010. The event marked the headlines of various fashion magazines due to its bearded models. Yes, bearded female models made the Berlin Fashion Week July 2010 a [...]

Anna Kendricks fresh-faced look nabs our Beauty Look of the Week! After Taylor Momsen dissed Rihanna’s style, we want to know: Who do you think wears leather best? Sadly, the school year is almost upon us! Give yourself a back-to-school pick me up with all the cute shoes you could want, for under $100! Get [...]

The other day I was hanging out with Miss Inappropriate and commenting on how dangerous it is to keep Next Choice and Benadryl in the same drawer. When you are trying to take Benadryl after having the world’s largest margaritas, those pink boxes start to look real similar. Luckily, the pills inside don’t. [A note [...]

Southern California sees a 21.4% drop in home sales from 2009 but tax credits skew the figures.Southland home sales fell dramatically in July as federal tax credits for buyers expired, yet the median home price declined only slightly from June. View full post on L.A. Times – Real Estate News

Top commander in Afghanistan will not say whether U.S. troops will begin to pull out of the region next summer as the president pledged last year, saying any drawdown will be conditions based. Petraeus on Afghan Strategy WikiLeaks Sets Timeline for Doc Release View full post on FOXNews.com

Despite Obama’s vow to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next summer, top commander says any type of drawdown will be condition-based, as lawmakers question whether the war can be won View full post on FOXNews.com

Despite President Obama’s pledge to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next summer, top commander Gen. David Petraeus says any type of drawdown will be condition-based, as lawmakers question whether or not the war can be won. Russian Helicopters for Afghanistan? YOU DECIDE Buy Choppers Off Russia? U.S. Russia Relations to Suffer in Aid Deal? View [...]

Increased energy costs also pushed consumer prices up 0.3 percent in July, the most in nearly a year. View full post on NYT > Home Page

British singer George Michael was charged on Thursday with possessing cannabis and driving under the influence of drink or drugs following a car crash early last month, London police said. View full post on Daily News – Gossip

Tickets for the Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang tour are going on-sale July 30th @ 10am for the following shows: Sept 25, 2010Chicago @ Chicago Theater  Oct 23, 2010Tampa @ Straz  December 3, 2010Newark @ Prudential Center December 4, 2010Pittsburgh @ Consol Energy Center January 15, 2011Honolulu @ Neal Blaisdell Center Pre-sale code is :BELVE View full post on [...]

ABC spins the digital numbers for the month of July. View full post on thefutoncritic.com – breaking news

Time to stock up and save! Anne Klein is having a 24-hour Flash Sale TODAY! Save up to 80% off Apparel, Shoes & More! This offer runs from July 10, 12:00pm – July 11, 12:00 pm. Plus Free Shipping on orders of $75 or more. Shop before it’s too late! Anne Klein 24 hour Flash [...]

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We here at The Frisky live for celeb gossip, chocolate, and your comments. What can we say? You crack us up! Each week in this column, we shout out to our smart, sexy, and incisive readers, who aren’t afraid to talk smack on the internet. And you can get in on the action too. Tell [...]

Super Saturday in The Hamptons! ‘Glee’ stars hit the town in Hollywood! Las Vegas filled with celebrities! All in this week’s Star Sightings! View full post on Access Hollywood – Latest News

The new Jeffrey Lane-David Yazbek musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, a Lincoln Center Theater production, which will arrive on Broadway Oct. 2 at the Belasco Theatre, will double as a Gypsy reunion. View full post on Playbill.com : Features

Puyallup police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect who threw some kind of chemical into the face of a 23-year-old woman last week. View full post on The News Tribune – Tacoma – – HOMEPAGE

Welcome to The Hollywood Gossip’s Week in Review. Below, our staff looks back on the last seven days in celebrity news, gossip and rumors. Visit our site daily and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for 24/7/365 updates. Now, for some of the top stories we covered this past week: Mel Gibson’s rage continues to [...]

The unemployment rate held at 9.5 percent as private employers added 71,000 jobs in July, fewer than forecast, while governments cut their payrolls by 221,000. View full post on NYT > Home Page

NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of July 26-30. View full post on thefutoncritic.com – breaking news

The weak spending raises worries about the health of the back-to-school season as Americans step up saving amid a stalling recovery. View full post on NYT > Home Page

Filed under: TV News ‘Breaking Bad’s’ Bryan Cranston could pull a three-peat with an Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama on Aug. 29, but there won’t be a four-peat: The show will not premiere its fourth season until July 2011, more than a full year after June’s conclusion of season 3. That [...]

The bleeding of media and entertainment jobs seems to have slowed significantly, according to data released Wednesday. View full post on Hollywood Reporter

More people are visiting Yellowstone National Park than ever before. View full post on msnbc.com: Travel News

Syfy spins the digital numbers for the month of July. View full post on thefutoncritic.com – breaking news

Joel Madden and Nicole Richie did not marry in July, either. It was rumored there was going to be a summer wedding for Joel and Nicole, but we’re two months down and no vows! Will August be the big day or will they be a long term engaged couple? More pictures of Joel and Nicole [...]

We're asking experts in the animal-protection community to offer their insights on the latest animal news and fill us in on what their organizations are working on. Here, Best Friends Animal Society co-founder Francis Battista shares his take on a large-scale rescue of beagles from a medical-testing facility, the effort to increase adoptions of pit [...]

Say what you like about the number of UK festivals currently bombarding the summer calendar months b (source: Contact Music) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com View full post on music / album reviews news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com

We're asking experts in the animal-protection community to offer their insights on the latest animal news and fill us in on what their organizations are working on. Here, International Foundation for Animal Welfare (IFAW) President and Chief Executive Fred O'Regan shares his take on protecting wild tigers, helping Haiti's companion animals and addressing the threats [...]

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