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

… below was another special attraction  It had been love at first sight and I worried I would never feel the same way … regular customers at Big Reuse wed only been there a few times But of all the furniture stores in all the … of the enormous carved mirror Part of me had hoped that our buyers would appreciate these details as we did but another …

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 … Professional staging can cost thousands of dollars but there are a handful of ways to make an apartment more … a certain wow factor when you first walk in the doorthats what I always say says Deanna Kory a broker at the Corcoran …

By Celia Young |March 8, 2024 - 1:00PM
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 as … pitfalls to watch out for Read on if you want to figure out how to make seller financing work for your deal Editors note …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 29, 2023 - 3:30PM
New deed theft law offers NY owners more protections from scammers

… Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Tuesday offering new protections against deed theft a crime in which con … signing away their houses The practice is common in New York City the Sheriffs Office has received at least 3500 … initial fraud but flagging a property would warn subsequent buyers about a potential fraud  That warning can help …

By Celia Young |November 15, 2023 - 4:45PM
To combine or not: What's the best strategy for selling two adjacent NYC apartments?

… price points are more sensitive to todays higher mortgage rates so the fact that a one bedroom or a studio might not … rely on financing and are more sensitive to high mortgage rates Buyers of larger apartments are dealing with the same … 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