The 'down payment problem' is alive and well, and it could get worse

… lack of a down payment is whats keeping them from buying a home according to a new report from Zillow Frankly were not … are even higher The median sales price for a Brooklyn home during the first quarter of this year was … $636150 loan cap a tough limit to navigate in our expensive market But CityLab points out that under the Trump …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 21, 2017 - 8:59AM
Does France have the solution for cash-strapped NYC buyers?

… For the seller a steady income and a guaranteed place to live  for life  and for the buyer an investment property at … typical for the new owners to either negotiate a buyout or live in fear that a relative doesnt move in and take over …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 16, 2017 - 12:59PM
A bargain compared to its neighbors, East Harlem continues to change

… Upper East Side According to figures supplied by appraiser Jonathan Miller the median sales price for a coop in East Harlem …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |October 18, 2016 - 8:59AM