The Market

"This apartment is hotter than Britney Spears...10 years ago"

By Margot Slade | April 6, 2011 - 10:31AM

Even in New York, it takes a lot to distinguish your rental listing on Craigslist, and an anonymous Twittering broker has begun singling out the subject-line contortions of his or her peers. So far, @BrokerClown has a fairly good eye for material as raw as it is real. Take these Craigslist come-ons. (Please.)

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