buying

elevated street view at sunset in Chelsea quarter – Manhattan, New York
Co-ops
Cheap trick: How much you can save when buying an older property in NYC
By Celia Young |September 4, 2025 - 11:30AM
100 West 141st St., #16, in Central Harlem
Co-ops
Buy a co-op at a discount: All about HDFCs and how to get one

… Affordable housing in New York City typically refers to rentals but what are the options for buyers One socalled budget route to … household others are limited to buyers whose incomes do not exceed 120 AMI or $174960 for three people Others are …

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 11, 2025 - 10:30AM
co-op board reference letters NYC
Co-ops
Here are 8 real co-op board reference letters from successful buyers
By Brick Underground |August 1, 2025 - 9:30AM
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The Search
How to move to NYC: A crash course for finding an apartment
By Jennifer White Karp |June 30, 2025 - 9:30AM
NYC seen from the water
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
Brick townhouses in NYC
Negotiating + Financing
What is a CEMA loan, and how can it reduce my mortgage recording tax?
By Evelyn Battaglia |March 25, 2025 - 9:30AM