How can a millennial without a trust fund afford to buy in NYC?

… owner youll have to start saving aggressively Its really about figuring out the down payment and if youre not getting … mine publicly available records and make predictive guesses about who may be thinking about selling their place  Triplemint  a Brick …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 31, 2017 - 8:53AM
In defense of renters: Why buying isn't always the right decision

… way here as it does elsewhere in the country The reason is manifold Coops and condos here are expensive and often … from coops and condo boards turn off and disqualify many buyers plus theres just a lot more rental housing stock … its not always exactly the slam dunk you might think Heres why … Your money could be working harder elsewhere … People …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 28, 2017 - 12:15PM
Thinking your first home purchase should be outside the city? You're not alone (but read this first)

… anything more than 50 miles from your work address are also about the same as those for primary homes she says though … in between and you want to know the topography Freda says about 98 percent of his customers come from the greater New …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 7, 2017 - 9:59AM
Real-life buyers on the mistakes they made and what they learned from buying in NYC for the first time

… and use other building residents as resources … Find out about upstairs and downstairs neighbors in terms of noise … Queens Ask other residents what they like and dislike about the building Now when we go look at other apartments … coming from neighboring apartments Try to ask the doorman about this as well Bethany Upper East Side Ask someone in …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 6, 2017 - 8:59AM