Real-life buyers on the mistakes they made and what they learned from buying in NYC for the first time

April 6, 2017 By Lucy Cohen Blatter As the adage goes: Live and learn. But in New York City, you could easily tweak it to “buy and learn.” Purchasing property

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Follow first steps to ‘sprint’ into home-buying process

By Dana Dratch, Bankrate.com Homeownership is a marathon, but home buying is a sprint. Maybe you came up short in previous attempts. Maybe you just weren’t “ready.” But if you’ve

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MEET THE DEAL KILLERS: 8 OBSTACLES TO A SALE, AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM

by Lucy Cohen Blatter Think an accepted offer means you’re all set to buy or sell that apartment of yours? Not always. In the high stakes game of New York

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Three Deadly Mistakes Every Home Buyer Should Avoid

Deadly Mistake #1: Thinking you can’t afford it. Many people who thought that buying the home they wanted was simply out of their reach are now enjoying a new lifestyle

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Buying a Home? 10 Financial Things You Shouldn’t Do

You’ve decided to buy a house, and you need financing. Even if you have good credit, you should keep your finances shipshape until closing so that lenders won’t think twice.

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Buying a ‘Flipped’ Home? Be Careful

Home buyers always need to have an eye out for shoddy renovation work and defect coverups before purchasing a home. But when it’s a “flipped” home they’re considering, it’s wise

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