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What can I afford? A Queens couple wonders if they can buy in their neighborhood

By Alanna Schubach |February 13, 2017 - 11:59AM

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By Virginia K. Smith |January 4, 2017 - 12:59PM

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Here's where you can still find an apartment for under $150,000

By Virginia K. Smith |October 12, 2016 - 3:59PM

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How to fix your credit before you apply for a mortgage

By Alanna Schubach |October 7, 2016 - 1:45PM

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In some ways owning a home is cheaper than ever, but first-time buyers still can't catch a break

By Virginia K. Smith |August 18, 2016 - 3:59PM

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For first-time buyers, NYC is just as tough as you think

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |July 28, 2016 - 9:59AM

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How one New Yorker is trying to buy her affordable housing dream

By Virginia K. Smith |July 26, 2016 - 1:15PM

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6 reasons it's easier than you think to buy a NYC apartment

… tips floating around jumping into the New York City real estate market for the first time can feel … slice of the city in no time … 1 The down payment isnt always as big as you think … Many wouldbe buyers are … Jason Warner In reality however there are quite a few apartments for sale that require much smaller down payments …

Sponsored By Citi Habitats |June 22, 2016 - 12:55PM

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New options for buyers who can't come up with the 20 percent down payment

… For some time now one of the biggest obstacles keeping firsttime buyers out of … help pass the coop board gauntlet rather than having just blown the entirety of their savings on the down payment … as low as three percent down though its tied to income caps based on area medians in NYC that means families making more …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 15, 2016 - 1:59PM

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Online mortgages offer one-stop loan shopping for prospective buyers

By Alanna Schubach |March 10, 2016 - 1:59PM