First-Time Buyers Week

… 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 … sell Depending on your tolerance for fixeruppers this could be another way to up your potential investment without …

… and that renting should just be a temporary thinga brief detour on the way to home ownership But considering that … from coops and condo boards turn off and disqualify many buyers plus theres just a lot more rental housing stock … again all in the last four yearsto find out more about how the buyingversusrenting conundrum plays out in this city …

… to 4 percent The bank didnt look at it as a secondhome purchase he writes because they didnt own their first home But our experts say if youre filing your tax returns in … you want to know the topography Freda says about 98 percent of his customers come from the greater New York …

… To be clear This weeks subject for our What Can I Afford column isnt your … downsizing to a smaller house in the burbs purchasing a piedàterre in NYC and dividing his time between the two …

… a Brick sponsor But while there are some highyield savings account options out there NerdWallet has a helpful roundup … efficient way to save for a down payment on a house says accountant Jonathan Medows  The bottom line is that if you … consider safer but loweryield options such as money market accounts which are like savings account but with higher …

… and learn But in New York City you could easily tweak it to buy and learn Purchasing property here is an expensive … We have been the victim of a lot of doityourself home improvements from nonexperts and we have spent the last year … records Find out when everything has been replaced Find out how old the boilers are Ive had such a disaster with my …