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StreetEasy's Most Wanted: A buyer's guide

by Emily Feldman | 1/12/12 - 11:59 AM

Hot on the heels of the StreetEasy Open House Scorecard ...
StreetNoise: What $1 million can buy, the neighbors don't approve of your airbnb habit, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 1/12/12 - 10:23 AM
- What can $1...
Does 'No Pets' mean 'No Cats'?

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 1/11/12 - 3:25 PM

Over on StreetEasy, a renter who assumed that in most...

How to appeal a co-op board turndown

by Teri Karush Rogers | 1/10/12 - 10:07 AM

A recent New York Times story characterizing 2011 as ...
Serial Renter: 3 tips for finding the best neighborhood for you

by Caren Maio | 1/09/12 - 2:10 PM

As experienced renters know, a fabulous apartment in a neighborhood that makes you miserable is not usually an apartment worth having. But with as many choices as New...
Insider tips for winning the NYC real estate game in 2012

by Robert Levin | 1/09/12 - 10:23 AM

Amid the continued volatility of the New York City housing market at the dawn of a new year, we checked in with a wide range of real estate experts--from a closing lawyer, to a...

StreetEasy Open House Scorecard: The Weekend's Top 10

by Emily Feldman | 1/09/12 - 7:54 AM

Today BrickUnderground launches a new weekly roundup: The Open House Scorecard tracks the open houses saved most often this past week by...
Midwood, Brooklyn to Washington Heights: Higher rent and a friendlier Orthodox community

by Josh M. as told to Robert Levin | 1/06/12 - 8:02 AM

I was living with my parents in Midwood, Brooklyn to save some money. Then in November 2010 I got married and moved to Washington Heights.
The rent is cheaper in Brooklyn...
Rent Coach: What to know before renting-to-own a new condo

by Mike Akerly | 1/05/12 - 9:58 AM

Q. My wife and I were originally interested in buying a new condo, but we were not approved for a mortgage because of credit issues. However, our...

StreetNoise: What to do when the neighbor blasts porn, rental application fee shocker, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 1/05/12 - 7:20 AM
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My Big Fat Board Interview: A $50,000 curve ball

by Anonymous as told to Marjorie Cohen | 1/04/12 - 8:09 AM

My husband and I weren’t at all worried about our board interview for a 110-unit co-op on Plaza Street in Prospect Heights. My dad, who owns a co-op in Brooklyn Heights,...
Living next to the United Nations: "After 25 years, I've gotten used to it"

by Glenna as told to V.L. Hendrickson | 1/03/12 - 7:01 AM

For the last 25 years, I’ve lived in Tudor City, an apartment complex in Midtown East, located from 40th to 42nd Streets between First and Third Avenues. Tudor City...
#2: The 7 worst places to live in a building

by Teri Karush Rogers | 12/30/11 - 7:40 AM

Few have a better bird’s-eye view of the skeletons lurking inside NYC’s apartment buildings than the property engineers called in to diagnose problems.
To harness...
#4: Sixteen things I have learned since moving to Manhattan

by Alana Mayman and Teri Rogers | 12/29/11 - 1:17 PM

In reality, Manhattan isn't Sex and the City, Law and Order, Selling New York, the combined works of Woody Allen or even (...
#7: To get a mortgage, first prove you don't need one (& other buying tips from a NYC real estate virgin)

by Claire Baiz | 12/28/11 - 10:47 AM

I’m a lifelong Montanan; we seal deals Western style, with a slight nod of a Stetson and a firm handshake. But after buying a co-op pied-a-terre in Manhattan recently, I...
#8: Sixteen things I wish I knew before buying this place

by Margot Slade | 12/28/11 - 7:43 AM

Responses to StreetEasy.com's 20-20 hindsight question of...
#9: Read this before you buy, rent or sell a noisy apartment

by Teri Karush Rogers | 12/27/11 - 11:47 AM

If you're contemplating buying, renting or selling an apartment besieged by street noise, remember that not all noise pollution is created equal: Very high and very low-...
East Williamsburg to Hell's Kitchen: From hosting the party to living above it

by V. L. Hendrickson | 12/23/11 - 7:52 AM

I’d been living in a loft in East Williamsburg for about 10 years. It’s a huge space that I shared with three other women. Over the years I’ve had dozens of roommates and,...
My Big Fat Board Interview: A few pets too many

by Anonymous as told to Kelly Kreth | 12/21/11 - 7:58 AM

My husband and I had been renting for five years when we put an offer on a two-bedroom co-op in Inwood. We had no idea what to expect about the process or the interview...
7 things to ask the neighbors before you move in

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 12/20/11 - 11:21 AM

We recently listed a few things your future...

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