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

… 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 …

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?

… to explain the popularity of our citys market with foreign buyers looking for places to stash their cash And in large … buy versus rent calculator one of the first questions is how long you plan to stay in your apartment for precisely …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 29, 2017 - 1:00PM
Thinking your first home purchase should be outside the city? You're not alone (but read this first)

… if youre not sure youre staying put to recoup the big money ask Paul Magyar a real estate agent with Mirador Real … by the onerous process of buying an apartment in NYC the coop rules the strict financials the stretching of the … bathrooms on over two acres complete with apple trees Asking price $275000 … Sullivan County … Twobedroom …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 7, 2017 - 9:59AM
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 classic firsttime buyer … strict Some dont allow piedàterres or sublets  To determine what his options are for his first purchase in NYC we asked … him with $500000 to put down for the NYC property  As to what this all means in terms of whats available to Shaun …

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 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
Real-life buyers on the mistakes they made and what they learned from buying in NYC for the first time

… going to spend a lot of timing looking at the little things Colleen Upper East Side Visit the apartment in the day time … and dislike about the building Now when we go look at other apartments we always ask people questions in the elevator … on fixed incomes Its made moving projects forward a pain Colleen Upper East Side Ask to see the utilities bill for a …

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