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 … from coops and condo boards turn off and disqualify many buyers plus theres just a lot more rental housing stock …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 28, 2017 - 12:15PM
Thinking your first home purchase should be outside the city? You're not alone (but read this first)

… for the weekdays Its an idea wed venture to guess most New York renters consider at some point or another … his $200000 loan and recently refinanced to 4 percent The bank didnt look at it as a secondhome purchase he writes … and threeandahalf bathrooms on over two acres complete with apple trees Asking price $275000 … Sullivan County … …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 7, 2017 - 9:59AM
Any regrets? A check-in with a first-time buyer who chronicled her agonizing apartment-hunt for Brick

Buying an apartment in NYC can be so complex an endeavor that until … rate I was prudent about renovation too Ill get back all my investment but where do I buy Prices elsewhere in the city …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 6, 2017 - 12:59PM