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Co-ops

Here are 8 real co-op board reference letters from successful buyers

By Brick Underground |August 1, 2025 - 9:30AM

The Search

NYC landlords want tenants who earn 40 times the monthly rent. Here are 7 workarounds

By Jennifer White Karp |July 31, 2025 - 9:30AM

Apartment buildings on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

Co-ops

12 tough co-op board interview questions—and how to answer them

By Brick Underground |July 30, 2025 - 9:30AM

The Market

8 ways to negotiate a smaller rent increase at lease renewal time

… If your lease is up for renewal your landlord has likely notified … negotiator but the main tactics to negotiate your rent at lease renewal are not difficult to deploy Remain polite and … Landlords now must pay the brokers they hire to market apartmentswhich may make some more inclined to agree to a …

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 29, 2025 - 9:30AM

Two women sitting on sofa at home, they are drinking coffee and talking.

The Search

The 21 best questions to ask potential roommates to get the perfect match

… sharing certain things like kitchen basics and cleaning products versus maintaining separate supplies … 5 What are … or eating peanuts that you may be able to accommodate … 21 Anything else I should know … Dont underestimate the … … The Search … Best of Brick … etiquette … roommates … The 21 best questions to ask potential roommates to get the …

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 28, 2025 - 9:30AM

Sales Market

A condo or co-op with lower carrying costs can make buying more doable. Here's where to find one

By Emily Myers |December 27, 2024 - 2:30PM

New York, New York - Oct 29 2012: A digital display above the entrance of the subway as Hurricane Sandy moves in the New York City area on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.

The Search

How to check a neighborhood’s climate disaster risk before you move

By Celia Young |December 27, 2024 - 12:30PM

Red brick apartment building in Park Slope in the evening

Roommates + Landlords

My brother’s friend has been squatting at my former apartment and won’t leave now that the lease is up. Am I liable?

By Celia Young |December 27, 2024 - 10:30AM

Colorful historic buildings on 4th Street in the East Village of Manhattan in New York City with empty blue sky background

Roommates + Landlords

How to tell if your NYC apartment building is protected by the new Good Cause eviction law

… New York City marketrate tenants gained a new legal right to challenge rent hikes plus new protections from evictions … Cause applies to a unit Good Cause eviction is essentially what it sounds like Your landlord needs a good reason to … talk to other neighbors in the building But Good Cause doesnt apply to every marketrate tenant in NYC Roughly 61000 …

By Celia Young |December 26, 2024 - 9:30AM

Renovation

How to stay on top of your NYC co-op or condo renovation from a distance

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 24, 2024 - 2:30PM