Deterrents, such as proximity to railroad tracks, used to scare away homebuyers, but with record-low inventory, do dealbreakers still matter? Newsday Real Estate/Living reporter Rachel Weiss reports.

Listing inventory reached a record high for May as well at 4,636 apartments, while new lease signings were at an all-time high of 4,341, up 41.6% month over month and more than 160% year over year.

Boeing Co., poised to get government approval for its new 787 Dreamliner and deliver the first jet in September, expects to spend most of 2012 unwinding the record inventory built ...