Weekend Links

N.Y.C.
Real Estate Chat Now Less PC Than Religion Or Politics (NY Times)
A Contrarian Goes Real Estate Shopping (NY Times)
A Look At Murray Hill (NY Times)
Hotel Room Rates In Manhattan Drop 30% (Hotel Chatter via TRD)
Condo For Sale Via Twitter (The Real Deal)
Richard Meier's Model Museum In LIC To Open To The Public (Metropolitan Mag)
U.S.
National Luxury Real Estate Wrap (Luxist)
Lower End Market In Denver "Red Hot" (Denver Channel)
Miami Sales Pick Up, But "Bumpy Road" And No Sign Of Pricing Bottom (Miami Herald)
Southern California Prices "Stable"? (Business Week)
San Fran Market Finding Bottom? Home Sales Up 7 Months Running (Biz Journals)
Boston Sales Picking Up (dBusiness Journals)
Vegas Prices Down 44%, More For Bank Owned (Dallas Morning News)
World
Dubai House Prices Down 42% In Six Months? (Bloomberg)
Abu Dhabi Sees "First Signs Of Purchase Sentiment", Flat Returns Expected (Bloomberg)
London Sees "Green Shoots Of Recovery"? (UK/Independent)
Paris "Rosier" But More Shoppers Than Buyers (France Today)
Moscow Inventory Surges As Sellers Get More Optimistic (Moscow News)
Japan Suffering More Than Most (NuWire Investor)
Brazil's Real Estate Boom Has Stalled (NuWire Investor)