How can a millennial without a trust fund afford to buy in NYC?

… hear stories of New Yorkers under the age of 35 whove managed to buy their own apartments the backstory usually involves an … them buy with as little as three percent down If youre buying something under $625000 Fannie Mae allows you to …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 31, 2017 - 8:53AM
How long do you have to own in NYC for your investment to be worth it?

… Its an old saw at this point that New York City real estate is one … than snapping up some stocks or stashing cash in an index fund and it can take a number of years before … youre looking for the better bet may be something like index funds which according to the finance website The …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 29, 2017 - 1:00PM
Any regrets? A check-in with a first-time buyer who chronicled her agonizing apartment-hunt for Brick

… that can come up Yesterday we launched a new column Rookie Buyer featuring our former Rental Rookie writer whos now on … her hunt plays out lets revisit the adventures of another buyer who chronicled her process for us years ago in our Diary of a FirstTime Buyer column Elle Bee not her real name spent two years of …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 6, 2017 - 12:59PM
Real-life buyers on the mistakes they made and what they learned from buying in NYC for the first time

… Upper East Side I would ask the prior owner for records of renovations We have been the victim of a lot of doityourself home improvements from nonexperts and we have spent the last year … extra tax and maintenance for it Kathy Upper East Side … Be renovationready … Find out the rules and restrictions and …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 6, 2017 - 8:59AM