In defense of renters: Why buying isn't always the right decision

… true adulting can only be achieved when you actually  own your home and that renting should just be a temporary thinga … from coops and condo boards turn off and disqualify many buyers plus theres just a lot more rental housing stock … its not always exactly the slam dunk you might think Heres whyYour money could be working harder elsewhere … People …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 28, 2017 - 12:15PM
What can I afford? After a stint in the suburbs, a buyer contemplates NYC pied-à-terres

… To be clear This weeks subject for our What Can I Afford column isnt your … open to quirky spaces he says It just needs to be clean and have a washer and dryer or at least the ability to put one … opportunity and may want to resell for a profit or rent it out in the future He adds that hes comfortable with …

By Alanna Schubach |April 6, 2017 - 3:59PM
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 … blips that can come up Yesterday we launched a new column Rookie Buyer featuring our former Rental Rookie writer whos now on …

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