How much should you renovate your NYC apartment or house before selling?

… out from other listings Thats the milliondollar question How much should you renovate before you sell  The answer depends … kitchen and bathrooms  … Renovating for a sale generally does not mean gutrenovating your entire place Unless you …

By Evelyn Battaglia |January 7, 2026 - 10:30AM
Private listings: What NYC sellers and buyers need to know about the off-market controversy

… listings reduce transparency and competitiveness and open the door to Fair Housing violations   Update On May 1st StreetEasy added stronger language about private listings to its listings standards and said it … which are then fed to listings sites like Zillow Redfin Homescom etc While buyers in an exclusive network can make …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 28, 2025 - 3:15PM
A co-op building wants only all-cash offers. Is that a red flag?

… warning sign of financial trouble  Thats part of the reason why brokers sometimes dont explicitly solicit allcash offers … sits on land the building doesnt own and if the buildings rent goes up residents fear the coop could dissolve and its …

By Celia Young |June 17, 2024 - 12:00PM
Closing credits seal the deal but can mislead the next buyer

… If youre looking to buy a coop or condo in New York City and come across an … a closing credit a hushhush discount that sellers give to buyers at the closing table that can throw comps off kilter … of the credits is much larger thanks to the prevalence of allcash deals Using a closing credit can help seal the deal …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 29, 2023 - 11:30AM
From Hell's Kitchen to Park Slope: We wanted a family-friendly area to put down roots and raise our son

… we were both working at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio as ballroom instructors We moved to New York City in 2012 Both … we wanted to get a feel for Brooklyn before committing to buying here … How they like their new nabe … Park Slope is … have no reason to leave We like it so much we may end up buying here in the future  … You Might Also Like … …

By Kelly Kreth |December 22, 2023 - 9:30AM
What you can get for $1 million in Hell's Kitchen, an eclectic area that's 'close to everything'

… Warburg and Danny Sayegh a broker at Compass give us the inside story on Hells Kitchen an eclectic upandcoming West Side … finishes features that attract many buyers Opened in 2019 16story 505 West 43rd St  has 123 units a pool courtyard roof …

By Nancy A. Ruhling |December 20, 2023 - 9:45AM