first-time buyer

Co-ops

From Greenpoint to Sunnyside: After sublets and apartment shares, I wanted the security of owning a place

By Kelly Kreth |May 3, 2024 - 10:00AM

Buy

Brick Underground to co-host a first-time NYC buyer seminar with The Agency

By Brick Underground |April 29, 2024 - 3:35PM

Buy

From Kips Bay to the UES: I bought a studio because asking rents were too high

… for her own place Discouraged by high rents she pivoted to buying instead landing in a newly renovated studio coop Shes … I was born and raised in Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia I moved to New York City in … and didnt even have a doorman My parents suggested I buy something instead and I knew it was the right move I saw …

By Kelly Kreth |April 5, 2024 - 10:30AM

Brownstone facades & row houses in an iconic neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights in New York City

Sales Market

3 ways to beat all-cash buyers (without beating their price)

By Celia Young |March 18, 2024 - 2:31PM

A row of old brick apartment building skyscrapers along a street on the Upper West Side of New York City

Sales Market

A summertime interest rate cut won't fix NYC's inventory problem, experts predict

By Celia Young |March 13, 2024 - 9:55AM

Co-ops

10 steps to creating a stellar co-op or condo board application

By Emily Myers |February 5, 2024 - 9:30AM

Negotiating + Financing

Buying for the first time in NYC? Be sure to prep your finances first

… Buying a house or apartment is likely the most serious … daunting Even so now that mortgage rates have inched back down a little you may be looking to become an owner for … According to Cohn to get the most competitive rate a buyer should have a credit score in excess of 740 but there …

By Evelyn Battaglia |January 30, 2024 - 10:30AM