selling

Live

I never thought I'd see the woodwork from my old apartment again. Then I went into a furniture store

By Tanya Pollard |May 30, 2024 - 1:45PM

When staging, keep you space light, airy, and most of all, neat.

Staging + Open Houses

Selling this spring? 5 budget-friendly staging tips that make a difference

By Celia Young |March 8, 2024 - 1:00PM

Photo of Tenement in Manhattan, New York stock photo

For Sale By Owner

The building’s broken pipes are forcing me out of my apartment. Can I get my co-op board to buy me out?

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

a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath condo, 534 West 42nd St., #PH8, in Hell's Kitchen

Sell

Seller financing: To get deals done, some owners give loans to buyers. Here's how it works

… The concept of a seller loaning a buyer the money to buy their property may strike you … that beats available mortgage rates It could be a significant discount like 3 percent or one just a point or half point below whats currently available like 7 or 75 percent Either way with the …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 29, 2023 - 3:30PM

Row of brownstones in Park Slope Brooklyn on an autumn morning. NYC.

Sales Market

New deed theft law offers NY owners more protections from scammers

By Celia Young |November 15, 2023 - 4:45PM

Small Projects + DIY

What's the best shade of white to paint your NYC apartment if you're trying to sell?

By Mimi OConnor |November 6, 2023 - 9:45AM

Negotiating + Financing

What is a cash-out refinance? Are these done in NYC?

By Emily Myers |September 18, 2023 - 3:00PM

Buildings along Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village, New York City

Getting Ready

How to sell faster in a slow NYC sales market

By Jennifer White Karp |September 12, 2023 - 4:30PM

Lamp in a window between fire escape stairs

Renovation

To combine or not: What's the best strategy for selling two adjacent NYC apartments?

… … There are lots of factors to consider as you weigh whether to combine apartments … the building are selling at a premium and theres data to show this Lahav says this might give you the confidence to do … apartments to one person is that some lenders will only finance one of the apartments with a residential mortgagethe …

By Emily Myers |July 5, 2023 - 9:30AM

Apartment buildings along Lexington Avenue in Manhattan

Sell

Manhattan is neither a buyer's or seller's market right now

By Jennifer White Karp |June 21, 2023 - 6:00PM