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Co-op vs condo vs house? A first-time buyer sorts through her options
… If youre thinking of buying a place in New York youll have to decide between three main types of … almost everyone said to get a condo To get to the bottom of what we should buy we investigated the three main types of …
Who rents an expensive, market-rate NYC apartment when they can buy?
… More fodder for New Yorkers questioning the mustownanapartment paradigm The … contributing editor Lucy Cohen Blatter wrote about in April buying a property ties up a lot of money Theres the down … account Or as Ceurvost explained to the Times use whats left over to enjoy the city While its true that …
The Brick Underground Podcast: Tips on buying your very first NYC apartment
… Our FirstTime Buyers theme week launched last month and based on the … walk Brick readers and listeners through the processthis is New York City so yes it can be its own specific and singular … competing buyers to open houses Should you go condo or coop Whats the landscape right now Do you need a broker And …
Location, location, location: Deciding where to buy was the first stumper for our first-time buyer columnist
… But if theres anything I learned in my search for a rental which I documented in my previous column its that your neighborhood choice dictates a lot of thingsfrom how long your commute to work will be to how willing your friends are to travel to …
So what's a co-op board interview really like?
… … The good news is if youve gotten this far in the process youre very … of The Agency a techsavvy real estate brokerage that gives buyers and renters access to the same database of listings … to disagree with your opinions by not letting them know what your opinions are in the first place Even if you have a …
Prospective buyers: We want you to be featured in a Brick Underground column
… Buying real estate in NYC presents a unique set of hurdles … to negotiating and closing And for many wouldbe buyers in New York it can be difficult to tell whether its even … seeking buycurious New Yorkers to be featured in our series What Can I Afford a column in which we help participants get …
Forget the hype: What are the real options for a regular buyer in the Bronx right now?
… boon for developers and bigtime investors for your average buyer its a different story Does a wave of eager investment … Piano District its perhaps unsurprising that the bulk of new development and buyer activity appears to be centered in … thats already been in place for decades The Bronx has what I call authentic neighborhoods that still feel …