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High rents keep movers, brokers in business

by Margot Slade and Teri Rogers | 4/13/11 - 8:08 AM

Apparently bed bugs, break-ups, and college grads aren't the only things that keep the NYC rental market brisk. High rents also keep things humming.
According to NYU's...
Inside Story: What I saw at your open house

by Alana Mayman | 4/05/11 - 10:07 AM

Searching for a new apartment recently, I pounded the pavement of the Upper East and West Sides, often with my intrepid broker by my side.
The doors to buildings...
The perfectly timed price chop

by Margot Slade | 4/04/11 - 3:15 PM

How long should you wait before dropping the price on your apartment? One owner on ...

Condos trounce co-ops 3-to-1 in washer-dryer bragging rights

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/01/11 - 9:47 AM

Sales of co-ops versus condos may have rebounded...
Ask an Expert: I can't sell my condo because the sponsor didn't file taxes last year

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/29/11 - 2:26 PM

Q. I bought my apartment at the peak of the real estate bubble, a nice condo penthouse apartment in Williamsburg for $575,000. Last spring, due to the...
The myth of the 'inside' broker who sits on the board too

by Margot Slade | 3/25/11 - 2:41 PM

Sartorial envy over a Bergdorf Goodman sweater may have distracted a ...

NYC Real(i)ty Speak: Messages from outer(borough) space

by Veronica X. | 3/24/11 - 1:41 PM

We get it. Your Bronx/Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island pad is PALATIAL and you love it there, you really, really do.... Here is what you say--and what...
NYC Real(i)ty Speak: 6 Signs of Scarsdale Syndrome

by Veronica X. | 3/18/11 - 12:54 PM

They left you for schools and space--but you know your formerly city-slicking friends are really drinking the Mt. Kisco (or Roslyn or Alpine or...) Kool-Aid when you...
Inside Story: My suburban nightmare

by Anonymous Ex-Manhattanite | 3/15/11 - 8:45 AM

It starts with the shiva. The shiva being the actual move to the 'burbs and your first few weeks at the in-laws' while your new Colonial palace is being...

Room for Improvement: Bathrooms that make sense, flatter floors, and soundproofing

by Kelly Kreth | 3/11/11 - 2:35 PM
Five New Yorkers tell us the one thing they would change about their apartment if they could:
- Another place to wash up: I wish my...
Life in an all-electric building: Not for Emeril

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/10/11 - 4:10 PM

All-electric, no-gas buildings aren't particularly common here in New York City. (Cue sigh of relief from Wolf, Viking and other manufacturers of ubiquitious commercial-style...
Vote for your favorite NYC real-estate app by March 9th

by Margot Slade and Teri Karush Rogers | 3/07/11 - 2:19 PM

Transparency and accountability are the pillars of power for New York’s apartment dwellers and the theme of this year’s seven real-estate entries in ...
Psyching yourself into a new apartment

by Margot Slade | 3/04/11 - 9:46 AM

BrickUnderground has written a lot about the sorts of questions to ask before buying or selling an apartment. (See our ...
Open houses more effective than first dates

by Margot Slade | 3/03/11 - 9:54 AM

The debate over the effectiveness of open houses ...
Inside Story: Why I bought in a land-leased building

by Sandor Krauss, Esq. | 3/02/11 - 11:05 AM

Real-estate lawyers in New York tread carefully when a client asks about buying in a land-leased/ground-leased, building where the cooperative (and in rare instances, the...
Ask an Expert: A buyer's options when the appraisal is too low

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/01/11 - 12:49 PM

Q. What are your options if the appraisal comes in too low when you’re in contract to buy an apartment? I can’t get the mortgage I need and the seller won’t budge on...
What to do post sale: Rent or buy?

by A. Ready | 2/28/11 - 2:27 PM

After owning an apartment for 15 years, one downtown seller posts a couple of concerns on...
NYC Real(i)ty Speak: Personal ads for apartments

by Veronica X. | 2/24/11 - 3:20 PM

It's been a tough few years for Manhattan apartments languishing on the market for months. No longer content to sit idly by and let Yenta-the-real-estate-...
Video tour tips for sellers & brokers: First, do no porn.

by A. Ready | 2/23/11 - 12:27 PM

Large real estate brokerages are known for having large marketing budgets. One of the attractions for the would-be seller is better-quality photos, staging, frequent open...
Closing the window on co-op board approvals

by A. Ready | 2/22/11 - 11:35 AM

On StreetEasy.com ...

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