Beth Stebner

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How I survived 72 hours without leaving my apartment, thanks to NYC's booming startup economy
By Beth Stebner
July 28, 2015 - 09:59 AM
It’s a dangerous business, going out your front door. In New York, that’s especially true. You might get bumped by a Nikon-wielding tourist, lose a seat in the subway to manspreading, or throw out your back by trying to schlep things to your tiny apartment. But thanks to the city’s booming gig-economy, the most you’ll have to do is lift a finger to place an order, and everything, from handymen to hair stylists, will come straight to your home.
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Best handyman companies in NYC: Rating Handy, TaskRabbit and more
By Beth Stebner
July 27, 2015 - 10:59 AM
Before you call handyman, read this.
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Should you ask your broker to Instagram your for-sale apartment?
By Beth Stebner
July 21, 2015 - 14:30 PM

In the not-too-distant past, the only way you could find a new home in New York City was by checking newspaper classifieds or schlepping to your local real estate brokerage office.

But the times have, you know, a-changed, meaning the continued evolution of the online listing and promoting properties through Twitter and Instagram.

Social media and technology can be tricky fields to navigate (just ask Anthony Weiner), but they can also be hugely useful in listing and finding an apartment in New York.

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7 Manhattan co-ops that can be yours — for 10 percent down
By Beth Stebner
July 8, 2015 - 08:59 AM
In New York’s crazy real estate market, it’s pretty common for prospective buyers to offer all cash and sweeten the deal with their seemingly bottomless bank accounts. And even for those who do opt for a mortgage, many drop as much on a down payment as other Americans spend on their entire house (and hey, that’s only 20 to 30 percent of the cost).
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Avoid 'stranger danger' when rooming with a non-friend
By Beth Stebner
June 25, 2015 - 08:59 AM

New York is a city of roommates, and many New Yorkers find themselves, at some point or another, living with people they didn't actually know beforehand. (That explains why there are so many websites dedicated to finding decent roommates that are strangers.)

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California law makes it possible to require developers to build affordable housing — can it happen in NYC?
By Beth Stebner
June 23, 2015 - 11:59 AM
At the stroke of midnight last week Monday, the laws protecting more than two million rent controlled and rent stabilized New York City apartments expired, causing panic in a city deeply burdened by the cost of rent and reeling from the out-of-control cost of living. And with market rate apartments across the city reaching fever pitch (with the average Manhattan rental costing over $4,000, up more than 4 percent from this time last year, according to data from brokerage firm Douglas Elliman, what's a New Yorker to do? Head for California?
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