What's it like to own a house in NYC? 9 lessons I learned in my first year

… A little over a year ago my husband and I bought a house in Kensington Brooklyn  Not only was it our first house but it was our first purchase of any kind of real estate The …

By Mimi OConnor |July 5, 2018 - 2:00PM
What you need to know about living on the Lower East Side, where luxury condos come with a side of schmaltz

… retail buildings ushering in rising prices In this weeks Buy Curious Jai Lee of Mdrn Residential and Brandon Major of … Crossing a mixeduse development set to be completed in 2024 that will span eight city blocks and offer over 1000 … other and 16 percent from two or more races Nearly two million Jewish immigrants came to America between 1881 and …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |July 5, 2018 - 9:00AM
5 open houses in the best neighborhoods for first-time buyers

… looked at New York Citys  best neighborhoods for firsttime buyers in 2018 identifying the areas with the most studios and one … pricey neighborhoods have a median sales price of nearly $4 million dollars so you can spare yourself a lot of grief by …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 4, 2018 - 10:00AM
The 9 best NYC neighborhoods for first-time buyers in 2017

… is a notoriously steep hill to climb even for seasoned buyers with deep pockets For firsttimers of relatively … and Carroll Gardens topping that list according to a 2016 Property Shark report Still there are promising options … on Flatbush Avenue which reopened in 2015 following a $95 million renovation The housing stock which currently …

By Julie Strickland |December 26, 2017 - 1:30PM
How can a millennial without a trust fund afford to buy in NYC?

… While one does occasionally hear stories of New Yorkers under the age of 35 whove managed to buy their own apartments the backstory usually involves an … for a down paymentbut for the majority of young wouldbe buyers that kind of influx of extra cash simply isnt in the …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 31, 2017 - 8:53AM