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Negotiating + Financing

The home loan that lets first-time buyers put as little as 3 percent down

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 4, 2026 - 10:30AM

Co-ops

How first-time buyers can apply for up to $100,000 in down payment assistance

By Celia Young |February 3, 2025 - 3:00PM

Hochul addresses a crowd of elected officials, union leaders, and other audience members at her State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 15th.

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Hochul takes aim at institutional housing investors and rent-fixing software in State of the State

By Celia Young |January 15, 2025 - 11:15AM

Co-ops

Need a mortgage to buy a NYC co-op? Your rate is not the only thing to consider

… Buying real estate in New York City is very different from buying real estate anywhere else The competition you will … means that whoever is named on the stock and lease of the apartment must also be listed on the mortgage … Ask if your …

By Mimi OConnor |February 17, 2023 - 2:30PM

Negotiating + Financing

What are some tips for buying a NYC co-op or condo when mortgage rates are rising?

… loan there are many tactics you can use to stretch your New York City real estate dollars our experts say … 1 Dont wait … were before the financial crisis says Kevin Leibowitz a mortgage broker and founder of Grayton Mortgage in Brooklyn … That said Leibowitz says Everything is so expensive in New York that most of my buyers with great income are …

By Teri Karush Rogers |September 26, 2022 - 1:30PM