2025 NYC real estate forecast: Buyers and sellers tango, renters hold their breath

In 2024 mortgage rates were stubbornly high despite three … and a lack of inventory kept a lot of wouldbe buyers in rentals and this raised competition for apartmentsa … finally happens more buyers will leave rentals behind This should allow inventory levels to ease up in the rental …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 2, 2025 - 12:30PM
I never thought I'd see the woodwork from my old apartment again. Then I went into a furniture store

… When my husband and I decided to sell our Park Slope coop apartment and look for a … carved fretwork screen supported on carved columns that divided the living room from the dining room The adjoining … dismantled fretwork leaning against a wall Thats funny I said to my husband That looks a lot like our woodwork  He gave …

By Tanya Pollard |May 30, 2024 - 1:45PM
Selling this spring? 5 budget-friendly staging tips that make a difference

… Spring is here and both apartment brokers and sellers are turning to staging to help thaw out New York Citys … staging can cost thousands of dollars but there are a handful of ways to make an apartment more appealing on … a few seconds people judge whether they would like to live there … Stage before you list … If youre considering …

By Celia Young |March 8, 2024 - 1:00PM
The building’s broken pipes are forcing me out of my apartment. Can I get my co-op board to buy me out?

… unlikely that theyll give you the price you want Buyouts are inherently hard to get effected because most coops are not interested in holding ownership over an apartment … what the coop thinks the apartment is worth and what the shareholder thinks it is worth It is extremely rare for a …

By Celia Young |February 20, 2024 - 9:25AM