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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How to Buy a Co-op Apartment in NYC: Here’s How the Process Works

June 10, 2016 By Cate Corcoran Purchasing a home in New York City can be daunting to the uninitiated — and for those looking to buy a co-op, the process

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5 hidden costs of owning a brownstone

There are few buildings more iconic in New York City than the classic brownstone, a type of building that emerged in the 1830s, when a new urban middle class of

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Read Here Before You Even Consider Combining Two Apartments

April 11, 2016 By Leah Hochbaum Rosner   Feel like you’ve been searching forever yet still can’t seem to find the perfect three-bedroom? Maybe it’s time you find two separate

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What you need to know before buying an apartment in a brownstone

By Leah Hochman March 14, 2016 Does brownstone living seem infinitely preferable to life in a big building? We spoke with Miron Properties broker Amuche Chukudebelu, who frequently works with

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How to Finance a House—With Everything in It

Will mortgage lenders finance furnishings when buyers want the house and all the stuff inside? By Anya Martin You want to buy the house—but only if it comes with the

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Board Talk

BOARD TALK Frederick Peters  |  President, Warburg Realty There is a widening gap between the price of co-ops and the price of new condominiums. While much of this has to

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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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