first-time buyer

Astoria Queens apartments
Negotiating + Financing
The home loan that lets first-time buyers put as little as 3 percent down

… payment a SONYMA loan could be the answer … What are the available down payments … According to Patrick Lavell … that you receive an income sufficient to cover the costs of ownership and have funds for the down payment and … card and other debt information and details about your landlord and rental arrangement You will need to provide pay …

By Evelyn Battaglia |April 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
Tenants of 438 and 440 West 45th Street gathered on the stoop of the apartment building at 438.
Non-Traditional Buyers
Hell’s Kitchen tenants rally for a chance to buy their distressed buildings
By Celia Young |April 1, 2025 - 12:30PM
co-op board package brick underground
Co-ops
10 steps for creating a stellar co-op or condo board application
By Evelyn Battaglia |February 12, 2025 - 12:30PM
Towers of the East River Co-ops (1956) in the Lower East Side, NYC. In the foreground is the East River and East River Park under renovation. These were the tallest reinforced concrete apartment structures in the United States at the time of their construction.
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
NYC apartment buildings
Negotiating + Financing
Buying for the first time in NYC? Be sure to prep your finances first
By Evelyn Battaglia |January 21, 2025 - 1:30PM
NYC building facades
Negotiations + Closings
The buyer's and seller's guide to NYC closing costs
By Evelyn Battaglia |January 6, 2025 - 10:00AM
NYC apartment buildings
Negotiating + Financing
What are the differences between jumbo and conforming loans?
By Brick Underground |December 4, 2024 - 2:30PM
A view of the pool at The Beacon at Garvies Point in Glen Cove, NY
New Construction + Condos
Condos in the burbs? For some buyers, the suburban dream is not a house
By Jennifer White Karp |September 23, 2024 - 2:30PM
Allie Rose
Buy
From Kips Bay to the UES: I bought a studio because asking rents were too high

… moved to Kips Bay with two girlfriends from collegeSyracuse University We lived in a doorman building on 29th and Third … instead and I knew it was the right move I saw about 20 apartments mostly in Gramercy and Chelsea and they were … Inn   For groceries there are a lot of choices like Graces Marketplace which is a little bit on the expensive end so I …

By Kelly Kreth |August 22, 2024 - 12:30PM