By MICHELLE HIGGINS The rules of engagement for buying an apartment in the city have changed. Negotiation, brokers say, is no longer part of the equation. Forget about taking time
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Sponsored by National Cooperative Bank If you’re applying for a mortgage or refinancing your existing one in the post-Lehman world, you probably already know that there’s a bit more to
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By: Leah Hochbaum Rosner Finding a new apartment in NYC is no easy task. Less-than-scrupulous brokers regularly post listings to sites like Zillow, Trulia, RentHop and Craigslist that seem to
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By Robert Braverman Investor demand has helped fuel rising condo prices, but many New York City condo boards are waking up to the fact that a bumper-crop of absentee owners–many of
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Deanna Kory’s Buyers Guide Purchasing real estate in Manhattan can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. As a result, buyers often rely on professional real estate brokers to show them properties
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Curbed University delivers insider tips and non-boring advice on how to buy, sell, or rent a home or apartment. Additional questions welcomed to [email protected]. Today’s topic: how to buy an apartment and
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By James Wacht President, Lee & Associates NYC Kudos to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his predecessor, Rudolf Giuliani, for the business-friendly government New York City has experienced since 1994 that
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…NY Bits will help you find the perfect New York City apartment in the perfect NYC neighborhood. Our no-fee rental search tool, arguably the best in the city, allows you
Read more %1$sYes and No
Posted on February 4th, 2013 by Frederick Peters, President The co-op Board experience, largely unique to the New York area and, to a smaller degree, to Chicago, presents more challenges to
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By SANETTE TANAKA When selling New York real estate, behind location, location, location is architect, architect, architect. Residences in buildings designed by big-name architects tend to sell for more than
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