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Neighborhood Intel
The 9 best NYC neighborhoods for first-time buyers in 2017
By Julie Strickland |December 26, 2017 - 1:30PM
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Rent
Could your apartment become rent-stabilized? A high-stakes court case could make 100,000 apartments regulated again

… to daydream about one day discovering that your marketrate apartment is actually rent stabilized and the rent should be dramatically lower … its so common for landlords to reach the threshold during a vacancy is that when its vacant theres no one there to keep …

By Nathan Tempey |December 26, 2017 - 11:30AM
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Rent
How I got a buyout from my Bushwick apartment—and finally bought a place of my own
By Anonymous |December 26, 2017 - 10:30AM
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Live
The NYC living situation you've probably never heard of: Flight attendant crash pad
By Alyse Whitney |September 1, 2017 - 2:00PM
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Neighborhood Intel
Seven neighborhoods with a 40-minute commute to Midtown or downtown Manhattan
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 1, 2017 - 1:00PM
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Co-ops
Why can't the city simply seize buildings from negligent landlords, and turn them over to the tenants?
By Virginia K. Smith |September 1, 2017 - 9:59AM
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Negotiating + Financing
5 reasons the bank may turn you down for a mortgage (some of which have nothing to do with you)
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 1, 2017 - 8:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
In Queens, Bukharian Jews keep their tradition and their community strong
By Marjorie Cohen |August 31, 2017 - 3:00PM
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Live
Development is booming along the 7 line in Queens. Can train service keep up?
By Alanna Schubach |August 31, 2017 - 1:00PM
Brooklyn co-op 4th floor walk-up
Buy
Why I decided to raise my two kids in a fourth-floor walk-up (for now)
By Georgia Kral |August 31, 2017 - 12:30PM