Get ready for Brick Underground’s favorite stories of 2024: Holiday week edition

… Merry Christmas to those who celebrate Were taking some time off this … our most popular and instructive stories of 2024 including how to  negotiate a rent increase  at lease renewal time … the best questions to ask a potential roommate  and much much more And for those of you who have not yet tipped …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 23, 2024 - 9:30AM
Why I moved to NYC from Boston: I wanted to be in a place that celebrates LGBTQ culture

… of man do I want to be Where do I want to be when I turn 40 50 60 I decided to give NYC a chance My number one … had in my current building was unbeatable I now live on the fifth floor of a prewar walkup buildingits the top floor … and offering support to our agents  My office is four avenues crosstown so I walk the 15 minutes because crosstown …

By Kelly Kreth |August 23, 2024 - 9:30AM
Closing credits seal the deal but can mislead the next buyer

… overpayingparticularly in light of a rule change from the Real Estate Board of New York that goes into effect in the new … is a lack of clarity says Nicole Beauchamp a broker at Sothebys It creates more confusion in a market that is …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 29, 2023 - 11:30AM
I tried NYC’s revamped housing information site. Here’s how you can use it to hunt for rentals, or check complaints about your landlord

… residents with disabilities according to NYCs Department of Housing Preservation and Development The redesigned HPD … websites that let New Yorkers research their apartments and landlords Many can be difficult to navigate without practice … to know more about their current residence But the first section I dove into was my apartments bed bug reports …

By Celia Young |December 29, 2023 - 9:30AM