From Greenpoint to Sunnyside: After sublets and apartment shares, I wanted the security of owning a place

… Spoiler It didnt Editors Note Brick Undergrounds series  Transitions  features firstperson accounts of what its like … for anonymity For a while I was living in Greenpoint in a rental with two other random roommates I found the … for a short time Most of the furnishings belonged to the renter I was subletting from so it was kind of cramped but …

By Kelly Kreth |May 3, 2024 - 10:00AM
Can you use a 1 percent down loan to buy in NYC?

… properties Those programs enable buyers who make under 80 percent of the area median income to get a … can meet the income requirements for Rocket Mortgages new ONE+ loan He points out that ONE+ covers the fee for private … Speck says … How would a 1 percent down loan work in NYC … Rents are so high in NYC that lots of tenants pay rents that …

By Jennifer White Karp |June 15, 2023 - 5:00PM
From Boerum Hill to Prospect Lefferts Gardens: After years of renting, we wanted to buy a condo with amenities

… When their landlord of 11 years passed away and their rental building was going to be sold Laura Giromini and Luca … they loved about the old nabe … For me Boerum Hill is the best neighborhood in NYC With its beautiful brownstones … really happy as we own it and it has a very welldesigned layout with floortoceiling soundattenuated windows oak …

By Kelly Kreth |March 3, 2023 - 9:30AM
Homeownership rates fall for Black New Yorkers, pushed out by rising prices

… and experience greater obstacles to obtaining financing and building intergenerational wealth For example a report from … progress … Homeownership is not just about shelter but building intergenerational wealth points out Shadi Bushra writing for Todays Homeowner a home improvement website With fewer Black families owning homes there …

By Jennifer White Karp |February 6, 2023 - 4:30PM