Need a mortgage to buy a NYC apartment or house? Read these FAQs first

… buy in New York City chances are you need a mortgage to afford to buy a place In most cases it works like this Youll … present as a buyer offer a mortgage interest rate for the loan and will require monthly payments from you for the life … loan you can only borrow 80 percent of the cost of the apartment so youd need to put 20 percent down  In NYC most …

By Emily Myers |December 9, 2022 - 12:30PM
What New Yorkers wish they knew before starting a renovation

… Bay   … Pace yourself … When I opted to renovate both a rental apartment in my twofamily townhome and my own kitchen … when considering what to upgrade I live in my building and rent the garden apartment to tenants so my decision to … with how it turned out Would we do it again on a different property No Apolonia East Williamsburg … You Might Also …

By Kelly Kreth |October 5, 2021 - 12:30PM
What you need to know about building a weekend home on your own land

… you to decide to take the plunge and build a weekend home on it but you may well be wondering just  where to … the ultimate dreamespecially given the dearth of existing second homes on the market as a result of Covid19 First of all you …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 22, 2020 - 9:30AM
How to add a legal bedroom to your NYC apartment

… start packing it in just yet Heres what you need to know about adding another bedroom to your NYC apartment … First … districts You wouldnt believe how many people call me about adding a bedroom and the first question I ask is … bedroom makes sense in the overall layout Chen says So its about finding the space and making the space but there are …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 2, 2020 - 1:00PM