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Negotiations + Closings

By Celia Young |May 24, 2024 - 12:30PM

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Negotiating + Financing

After a divorce, how do I remove my ex’s name from our condo’s mortgage?

By Celia Young |May 15, 2024 - 10:00AM

Buy

Brick Underground to co-host a first-time NYC buyer seminar with The Agency

By Brick Underground |April 29, 2024 - 3:35PM

New York, NY, USA - December 21, 2015 - Home alone above the former L’ Greta Spa in New York City.

Negotiating + Financing

What's a reverse mortgage—and how common are they in NYC?

… a senior in their home by giving them muchneeded cash in exchange for equity in their apartment But they can make it difficult for an heir to inherit the unit when the owner dies because that heir … A previous version of this story contained reporting by Virginia K Smith … You Might Also Like … …

By Celia Young |April 2, 2024 - 3:30PM

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Negotiating + Financing

First step in buying an apartment: Get your credit score up

By Celia Young |March 26, 2024 - 9:30AM

Businessman signing a mortgage contract of a sale for a new house

New Construction + Condos

Should I ask the seller to buy down my mortgage rate?

By Celia Young |March 25, 2024 - 3:29PM

Brownstone facades & row houses in an iconic neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights in New York City

Sales Market

3 ways to beat all-cash buyers (without beating their price)

By Celia Young |March 18, 2024 - 2:31PM

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Sales Market

A summertime interest rate cut won't fix NYC's inventory problem, experts predict

By Celia Young |March 13, 2024 - 9:55AM

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Negotiating + Financing

How I cut my monthly mortgage payment in half so I could keep my Staten Island home

… Iona Jarmond was in danger of losing her Staten Island home after her husband passed away in 2016 and she couldnt … home in her hands … Jarmond … Ive lived in New York all of my life I was born in Harlem hospital and I moved to Graniteville Staten Island about 30 years ago Me and my husbandwho has passed on nowwe adopted five children The …

By Celia Young |March 4, 2024 - 9:30AM

Renovation

If you need financing to buy AND renovate in NYC, here are the types of loans you can get

By Jennifer White Karp |February 9, 2024 - 9:30AM