Cheap trick: How much you can save when buying an older property in NYC

Buying an apartment in New York City can mean breaking the bank but buying a shiny new place just might encourage armed robbery … citys notoriously older housing stock dominates the sales market In 26 neighborhoodsincluding Rego Park and Forest …

By Celia Young |September 4, 2025 - 11:30AM
From Prospect Heights to Prospect Lefferts Garden: We wanted three bedrooms so we could each have a home office

… to Brooklyn from the Midwest with a methodical plan for buying a place of their own They spent weekends searching … along and make me an offer on this house and Ill use it to buy a NYC apartment In spring of 2023 thats exactly what … Storyforge was already locationagnostic Editors note  Transitions  features firstperson accounts of what its like …

By Kelly Kreth |May 9, 2025 - 9:30AM
A sleeper no more: What new condo buyers can get in Kips Bay

… … One advantage of buying in a new development now Buyers are likely to avoid the expenses that some owners are … This suggests developers are still targeting younger buyers over familiesjust at a higher price point Zhou said … … lower floors … Kips Bay has been a sleeper for a while so buyers can get good value You can get a one bedroom in the …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 18, 2025 - 2:30PM
From Hudson Yards to Hell’s Kitchen: I wanted to own a place and stop wasting money on rent

… shed had enough She searched the city for a place to buy and landed in nearby Hells Kitchen in a building with a … the High Line has made the area more upscale Editors note  Transitions  features firstperson accounts of what its like … was going up Instead of renting somewhere else I decided to buy If I had done this sooner I would have saved at least …

By Kelly Kreth |March 7, 2025 - 9:30AM