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Rent
Brick Underground’s best advice from New Yorkers who lived through real estate drama
By Brick Underground |April 25, 2025 - 9:30AM
Brooklyn apartment buildings
The Search
Understanding net effective rent: Here's how to calculate your real monthly rent
By Jennifer White Karp |March 26, 2025 - 4:00PM
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Small Projects + DIY
My attempt to grow a lawn from seed in my tiny front yard
By Mimi OConnor |March 19, 2025 - 3:30PM
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Renovation
How much should you renovate your NYC apartment or house before selling?

… Its one thing to renovate your apartment or brownstone when you will be enjoying … empty units into fully furnished turnkey apartments Then they rent them out using a vetted highquality tenant network …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 14, 2025 - 9:30AM
Inside stories
The Search
From owners to renters (twice): Why we will never buy in NYC again
By Marjorie Cohen |February 26, 2025 - 2:30PM
A bed on the white background
The Search
I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed
By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM
nyc old and new buildings
Negotiating + Financing
What is a mortgage recording tax? Are there ways to reduce it?
By Brick Underground |February 18, 2025 - 12:30PM
NYC apartment building
The Market
The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building
By Jennifer White Karp |February 5, 2025 - 12:30PM
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Renovation
7 ways to get small jobs done in your NYC apartment if you're not handy
By Mary Lowengard |January 27, 2025 - 1:30PM
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Neighborhood Intel
What to know about the ongoing discriminatory practice of redlining in NYC
By Emily Myers |January 20, 2025 - 10:30AM