A renter wonders: Can I afford to ditch the roomies and get a one bedroom?

… Its not easy to go it alone in New York City but Megan name changed to protect … could be a real challenge for a broker With median studio rents now at $2600 in Manhattan $2510 in Brooklyn and $2560 … third floor of a walkup building with a livein super Five blocks from the M and R trains at 46th Street 25 minutes to …

By Alanna Schubach |October 20, 2017 - 1:00PM
Prospective buyers: We want you to be featured in a Brick Underground column

… Yorkers to be featured in our series What Can I Afford a column in which we help participants get an answer to that … buyers We want you to be featured in a Brick Underground column

By Alanna Schubach |March 29, 2017 - 1:59PM
What can I afford? A Queens couple wonders if they can buy in their neighborhood

… appealing features like a large bedroom eatin kitchen and dishwasher but the building lacks amenities otherwise The … couple could consider buying in Queens and beyond  Heres how she arrived at her advice  … The finances … Josh and … that 401K after all  If theyre secure in their jobs its safe to borrow against the 401K Cohn says The couple has …

By Alanna Schubach |February 13, 2017 - 11:59AM