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Astoria Queens apartments
Negotiating + Financing
The home loan that lets first-time buyers put as little as 3 percent down
By Evelyn Battaglia |April 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
Brick townhouses in NYC
Negotiating + Financing
What is a CEMA loan, and how can it reduce my mortgage recording tax?
By Evelyn Battaglia |March 25, 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 buildings
Negotiating + Financing
Buying for the first time in NYC? Be sure to prep your finances first

… Buying a house or apartment is likely the most serious … a coop or condo makes better financial sense for you and how to budget for closing costs and monthly maintenance or … for a mortgage Without it you will have a difficult time getting a loan  Daniel Blatman a broker at Compass …

By Evelyn Battaglia |January 21, 2025 - 1:30PM
NYC building facades
Negotiations + Closings
The buyer's and seller's guide to NYC closing costs
By Evelyn Battaglia |January 6, 2025 - 10:00AM
NYC apartment buildings
Negotiating + Financing
What are the differences between jumbo and conforming loans?
By Brick Underground |December 4, 2024 - 2:30PM
New Yorkers on pedestrian walkway between apartment buildings.
Negotiating + Financing
Housing nonprofit secures $1 million to extend foreclosure prevention program
By Celia Young |October 9, 2024 - 12:00PM
Lower Manhattan skyline
Buy
The Fed cuts interest rate by half a percent in a big move for buyers and sellers
By Celia Young |September 18, 2024 - 4:15PM