Is it actually possible for young people to own homes in NYC?

… Lord Fauntleroys totally content to mooch off of our parents and crash on their couches from the cradle to the … adults under the age of 34 accounted for 32 percent of US home buyers in 2014 the largest percentage of any … indicating that young adults are a little  more  focused on home ownership than their parents were at their age But is …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 17, 2015 - 12:15PM
Does a 15-year or 30-year mortgage make more sense?

… rates are at historic lows making now a smart time for New Yorkers to shop for a mortgage For borrowers one of the …  for 15year and 30year mortgages respectively  So say youre buying a $1 million apartment putting 20 percent down and … suggest a 30year loan for safetys sake Things change You could lose your job investments could go bad If you keep …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |February 25, 2015 - 8:59AM
How one NYC buyer got a 3-percent-down mortgage for his first house

… wait and called her Since I had dropped off more than 100 pages of financial documents showing where every cent I had … mortgage application a couple days ago You know those 100 pages of documents laying bare all my financial habits … from ConEdison and Time Warner Cable and finally about 75 pages of phone bills This time I wanted to meet my loan …

By Jordan Manley |February 9, 2015 - 8:59AM