mortgage

How one NYC buyer got a 3-percent-down mortgage for his first house

… letter … Less than a week later the loan officer emailed me letters of preapproval for either a single or multifamily … validate that I am a qualified buyer Typically preapproval letters are valid for a 60 to 90 days during which the bank …

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

Sell

Selling your NYC apartment? Your top 5 mortgage questions, answered

… fix my place up before I sell but its going to be expensive Can I take out a home equity loan to pay for the upgrades … As long as your apartment isnt currently listed on the market and you … attend the closing and bring along the original stock and lease The loan is paid off at the closing Brittney …

Sponsored By National Cooperative Bank |February 2, 2015 - 9:59AM

Sell

Why you shouldn't always pick the highest bidder in a sale

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |February 2, 2015 - 8:59AM

The Market

I've saved $60,000 for a down payment. What can I get in Manhattan?

By Julie Strickland |January 29, 2015 - 8:59AM

The Market

7 steps to getting a mortgage by your 30th birthday

By Jordan Manley |January 27, 2015 - 12:59PM

The Market

For buyers who need mortgages, sellers are loosening up

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |January 22, 2015 - 11:59AM

The Market

Is now the time to refinance? Here's how to decide

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |January 20, 2015 - 12:59PM

Improve

Now could be the perfect time to refinance your mortgage

… It seems like we hear that mortgage rates are at alltime lows all the time But now they … Street Journal reports that now could be an ideal time to refinance … How it works … At the end of the month the FHA … be the biggest help to buyers of smallish condos since coops would almost never let you put down less than 5 …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 14, 2015 - 2:59PM