How I won a $444 UWS studio in NYC's affordable housing lottery

… lease In July 2016 I was combing the Internet looking for affordable housing I ran across an article about a lottery for rental apartments opening on the Upper West Side …

By Lcee |December 19, 2023 - 12:30PM
At age 99, I moved to a luxury senior living facility. Here’s what it’s like

… For 50 years Barbara Fleischman 99 lived in an eightroom duplex apartment at United Nations Plaza with a sweeping view of … moved from Detroit with three children and a dachshund and over the years I was able to partake of so many things the …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 28, 2023 - 9:30AM
My NYC rental felt unsafe, but a squatter using the basement as a bathroom was the last straw

… In her last year of law school Lillian a pseudonym left student … said Im so sorry Ive never had this happen before but apparently the old tenant is refusing to move out and they cant rent you the apartment But Ill help you find a new apartment …

By Celia Young |August 7, 2023 - 1:30PM
How the 'real estate whisperer' won a 30-way bidding war and landed his dream house

… Years ago my husband and I won a sevenway bidding war for a Brooklyn condo When I got the news from our … were doing tours via FaceTime and more than half were withdrawing offers after inspection Karla Murtaugh an agent … by 10 to 15 percent he says Its important to point out that mortgage rates at that point were still lowthey would start …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 18, 2023 - 9:30AM