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Paying your rent on time might finally boost your credit score

… while your credit score can make or break your application for a rental or mortgage your history of rent payment has … with your credit score  But this is slowly changing as more landlords report rents to creditreporting bureaus  and  more services crop up to make it easy for them to do so The Real Deal reports  Sites like …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 24, 2015 - 9:59AM
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Ask an Expert: I combined two co-op units, but didn't change the certificate of occupancy. Will this mess up my mortgage?
By Virginia K. Smith |April 20, 2015 - 12:30PM
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Have little-to-no-credit? It may have just gotten easier for you to get a mortgage
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 13, 2015 - 9:45AM
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Is it actually possible for young people to own homes in NYC?
By Virginia K. Smith |March 17, 2015 - 12:15PM
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What a potential interest rate hike means for buyers and sellers
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 17, 2015 - 9:59AM
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Landing a mortgage as a freelancer: not just a pipe dream
By Virginia K. Smith |March 13, 2015 - 8:59AM
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Learn from our first-time buyer's mistakes

… the sometimes terrifying NYC real estate market Our buyer Elle looked at over 60 apartments across Brooklyn and … buying a onebedroom coop in Washington Heights Learn from Elles mistakes and pick up myriad tips including Why youd be … to regroup after a board interview and title search bombshells blow up your purchasing plans Why you should hide all …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |March 12, 2015 - 3:30PM
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One first-time buyer's grueling—but successful!—bout with all-cash bids
By Martina |March 6, 2015 - 8:59AM
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Does a 15-year or 30-year mortgage make more sense?

… time to refinance Heres how to decide … Buy … Negotiating + Financing … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … buying … …

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

… If youre at all like me youve spent an inordinate amount of … train and within 40 minutes of Midtown But I knew that a down payment even of 10 percent would be a stretch for me … of my financial life but if there is anything else you need just let me know I meant to break the ice but probably …

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