It's enough to make a blogger nervous, honestly. It's increasingly obvious that the market for Manhattan luxury condominiums is in a boom phase -- but as the shape, size and volume of the boom in NYC condos continues to become clearer, our job here at the New Construction Manhattan blog becomes more difficult. Wasn't it just a little while ago that we wrote about the big third quarter in the Manhattan condominium market? Yes, yes it was. And is this another report crossing our virtual desk, from the august Real Estate Board of New York, indicating that the third quarter spike in NYC apartment sales was even more intense than previously reported? Yes, yes it is. Good news, but... can we get a break over here?

There's a scene in the otherwise not-so-good horror flick Dark Water that packs a solid laugh for New York City real estate watchers. Well, several scenes if you're the sort who finds the idea of haunted bathtubs amusing, but the one we're thinking of is when John C. Reilly's real estate agent proudly describes a Roosevelt Island apartment building (spoiler alert: it's haunted) to Jennifer Connelly as featuring "brutalist school" design. Which, as much as we love newer Roosevelt Island condo listings like the elegant Riverwalk, is certainly a fair enough way to describe the East Berlin-style retail strip (above) that runs down the center of Roosevelt Island. While the community's quiet, city-within-a-city vibe is a big part of what makes Roosevelt Island apartments appealing, no one will mourn the passing of those identical, charmless facades.

Take a look at this report on recent Manhattan apartment sales, based on samples below 96th Street and excluding new developments. Lots of good news for anyone who deals with New York real estate... According to this data sample, neighborhoods on the sales rebound include Clinton, the Upper East Side, and the Upper West Side. The Lower East Side and West Village are among the hottest, with units selling quicker and quicker by the month. Also, good news for prospective buyers: prices are even friendlier than they've been in a long time. But there are certainly signs that prices are starting to level out, making this a fine time to consider investing. Have a look at the report, and let us know what you think about where Manhattan real estate is headed.

From Fed to buy $300 billion in long-term Treasurys by MarketWatch...

The Federal Reserve's move, one of several actions taken Wednesday aimed at making it less expensive to borrow money, signaled it will boost the size of its balance sheet to more than $4 trillion. Today's moves double the amount of money the central bank has poured into the economy to try to stimulate economic activity.

Here's the immediate market impact...