By Ada Vassilovski 5 Tips for Choosing the Best Real Estate Agent … 1. Experience counts. Buyers and sellers cannot expect a brand-new agent to have the same knowledge and
Read more %1$sTop 10 considerations when buying a house
Let pragmatism overrule emotion during your search By Mark Huffman 1. Location There’s a very good reason that the word “location†is repeated three times when given as a selection criteria.
Read more %1$sAdding Evacuation Zones in Response to Hurricane
By David M. Halbfinger and Anemona Hartocollis The Bloomberg administration announced on Friday that it would double to six the number of evacuation zones along New York City’s coast and expand them to include an
Read more %1$s5 Best Real Estate Apps
By Katie Roof 1. Trulia (TRLA)- recently updated its Real Estate by Trulia App with a sleek design. It has separate sections for rentals and homes to own. Users can use
Read more %1$sWhy mortgage rates change on a daily basis
By Barry Nielsen In a free market system the price of a good is determined by the supply and demand for a good. When the supply of a good falls
Read more %1$sPost-Sandy threat: Big insurance cost surge
Written by Katie Zezima and Meghan Barr TOMS RIVER, N.J. — George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far
Read more %1$sRising home prices rescue underwater homeowners
By Julie Schmit Demonstrating the power of rising home prices, the number of underwater homeowners has dropped below 10 million for the first time in more than at least three
Read more %1$sReal Estate Q & A
By JAY ROMANO Q I own a third-floor condominium in Westchester County that has a nice view over a garden behind the building. A few years ago, the condo board
Read more %1$s7 things to consider before buying in a landmarked building
Lucy Cohen Blatter It’s hard to beat the charm of a landmarked building. Many boast beautiful architectural details (no cookie-cutters here), historical relevance and stronger bones than newer construction. Yet
Read more %1$sAs Home Sales Heat Up Again, Buyers Must Resort to Cold Cash
By Jenifer Medina and Katharine Q. Seelye Bidding wars sound almost quaint. These days, the only way for would-be buyers to secure a home, it often seems, is to offer
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