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First-Time Buyers Week
In defense of renters: Why buying isn't always the right decision
… Many of us have it ingrained in our minds that true adulting can only be achieved when you actually own your home and that renting should just be a temporary thinga brief detour on … called postclosing liquidity and most boards will want to see that you have at least two years worth of …
So what's a co-op board interview really like?
… very unlikely to flunk the board interview says Philip Lang cofounder of The Agency a techsavvy real estate brokerage that gives buyers and renters access to the same database of listings … agent That said to reduce your odds of being bounced by a coop board from slim to nearly none spend some time preparing …
Thinking your first home purchase should be outside the city? You're not alone (but read this first)
… Sometimes buying in the city is just out of reachor too large a financial commitment to make especially if youre … choose to abandon their city buying plans continue renting here and buying outside the city instead The upsides … from the city But there are several things to consider … How will the mortgage work … The author of the piece says …
What can I afford? After a stint in the suburbs, a buyer contemplates NYC pied-à-terres
… NoMad Gramercy the West Village and SoHo Im open to quirky spaces he says It just needs to be clean and have a washer … his finances Then we spoke to Julie Teitel a mortgage loan officer at Everbank Tali Berzak an agent with CORE … estimates hell have $1 to $12 million in liquid assets after the sale of his current home Regular monthly expenses …
