buying

100 West 141st St., #16, in Central Harlem

Buy a co-op at a discount: All about HDFCs and how to get one

… in their neighborhoods As of this writing StreetEasy showed about 164 current HDFC listings in NYC see below for how to … in a HDFC building If you have firstperson advice to share about the process send us an email We respect all requests … … Co-ops … HDFC … mortgage … Buy a coop at a discount All about HDFCs and how to get one …

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 11, 2025 - 10:30AM

Co-ops

Here are 8 real co-op board reference letters from successful buyers

By Brick Underground |August 1, 2025 - 9:30AM

The Search

How to move to NYC: A crash course for finding an apartment

By Jennifer White Karp |June 30, 2025 - 9:30AM

Rent

Brick Underground’s best advice from New Yorkers who lived through real estate drama

By Brick Underground |April 25, 2025 - 9:30AM

This is a photograph of a street in the Upper West Side in NYC viewed from the Summit in Central Park through bare tree branches.

Renovation

Fewer buyers, steeper rents, and costlier renovations: How tariffs could impact NYC real estate

By Celia Young |April 17, 2025 - 11:30AM

View from the High Line Park to the Buildings of 10th Ave Manhattan

Buy

Mansion or not, you can't escape the so-called mansion tax

By Jennifer White Karp |April 14, 2025 - 10:00AM

skyline view of Manhattan in Chelsea from the High Line in NYC

Negotiating + Financing

9 negotiating mistakes to avoid when you're buying in NYC

By Brick Underground |April 4, 2025 - 9:30AM

An image of an apartment building in West Village Manhattan New York

Affordable Housing

Could a proposed bill to help New York tenants buy their building finally become law?

By Celia Young |March 28, 2025 - 9:30AM

Negotiating + Financing

What is a CEMA loan, and how can it reduce my mortgage recording tax?

… agreement or CEMA is a loan only available to New Yorkers The most common CEMA is offered to those who are refinancing … two said Miguel Lopez an attorney who works with National Cooperative Bank Editors note A previous version of this post was …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 25, 2025 - 9:30AM