Virginia K. Smith

This one goes out to all the pied-a-terre types hoping for a turnkey apartment in the heart of the city (or armchair listing browsers in seek of decor inspiration): Two NYC designers have put their two-bedroom Flatiron condo on the market, and it's available furnished with loads of their own custom pieces.

One way to make enemies of your neighbors: rent your apartment out on Airbnb as a strip club (NYP)

Your guide to scoping out the famous holiday lights in Dyker Heights (Gothamist)

Q: When I rented out my condo through a major NYC real estate firm, they had me sign an "exclusivity to rent" contract. However, buried within this contract was a clause that states that they also have exclusivity to the sale in the event that the apartment is sold to the tenant. Not remembering this, I sold to my tenant. Now, the company's legal team is coming after me for 6 percent of the sales price, even though they did nothing to help the sale. Is this type of contract standard, and do I have any recourse?

An important holiday map of the city's Christmas Tree Stands (DNAinfo)

See how your commute stacks up to suburbs of the city with this handy graphic (NeighborhoodX)

Is online mortgage approval the wave of the financial future? (NYT)

Broker-to-the-stars Fredrik Eklund is also a reality TV fixture via Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York, where he's known for his bold, "high-kicking" approach to life and business, and now he's adding a new medium to his resume, co-hosting Buying and Selling on SiriusXM with his brother, Sigge. On the heels of the show's debut, we caught up with Eklund about his digs in Flatiron, the joys of Seamless, and why every NYC newcomer should get to know the city on foot:

What neighborhood do you live in?