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The Search
The 21 best questions to ask potential roommates to get the perfect match
By Evelyn Battaglia |December 31, 2024 - 12:30PM
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Affordable Housing
The insider's guide to rent-stabilized apartments: Essential knowledge for New York renters
By Celia Young |December 30, 2024 - 12:30PM
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Sales Market
A condo or co-op with lower carrying costs can make buying more doable. Here's where to find one
By Emily Myers |December 27, 2024 - 2:30PM
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The Search
How to check a neighborhood’s climate disaster risk before you move
By Celia Young |December 27, 2024 - 12:30PM
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Roommates + Landlords
My brother’s friend has been squatting at my former apartment and won’t leave now that the lease is up. Am I liable?
By Celia Young |December 27, 2024 - 10:30AM
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Roommates + Landlords
How to tell if your NYC apartment building is protected by the new Good Cause eviction law
By Celia Young |December 26, 2024 - 9:30AM
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Renovation
How to stay on top of your NYC co-op or condo renovation from a distance

… to put that money toward an extended vacation or renting a homeawayfromhome with different scenerysay a beach or mountain retreat  … that matches clients with vetted contractors and provides resources for their renovation agrees He says theyve worked …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 24, 2024 - 2:30PM
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New Construction + Condos
20 crucial questions for buying a new or pre-construction condo in NYC
By Evelyn Battaglia |December 23, 2024 - 2:30PM
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Roommates + Landlords
Landlord wants to raise your rent? Here are 3 sample emails you can use to negotiate
By Jennifer White Karp |December 23, 2024 - 12:30PM
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Live
Get ready for Brick Underground’s favorite stories of 2024: Holiday week edition

… of Brick Week our most popular and instructive stories of 2024 including how to  negotiate a rent increase  at lease … … Get ready for Brick Undergrounds favorite stories of 2024 Holiday week edition …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 23, 2024 - 9:30AM