How Much Of An Apartment Can You Afford?
I 'm often contacted by buyers that want me to show them apartments. Often these buyers do not know how much of an apartment they can a...
Blog about NYC real estate by NYC Broker Mitchell Hall. Homes, architecture, neighborhoods, new developments, market reports, trends and more...
I 'm often contacted by buyers that want me to show them apartments. Often these buyers do not know how much of an apartment they can a...
As a NYC listing agent one of my first tasks when I land a new listing is to find a lender that will loan in the building. Not all lender...
The Bond rallied and rates dropped, it’s a great time to buy or refinance. Rates are now at historic lows. Start the new year by purchas...
Urban Myth "A pre-approval will lower my credit score" I 'm often contacted by buyers that want me to show them apart...
A few years ago during the financial credit meltdown Congress raised the limits on conforming loans in expensive housing markets like NYC (M...
Congress has extended the policy allowing homeowners in Manhattan and other expensive real estate markets to secure government backed mortg...
A draft rule has been issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency for comment that would create serious problems for Co-op and Condo buye...
We are continuing to witness a major shift in thinking, with the Federal Reserve, economists and stock and bond investors all reducing their...
There has been a lot of hype lately about FHA loans. There have been numerous articles not only in respected publications like the NY Times ...
Fannie Mae’s new and stricter underwriting guidelines for condo and co-op financing could add some delays to the application process - and c...
The House and Senate passed the stimulus package called the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" President Obama is ex...
Wells Fargo will buy Wachovia in a $15.1 billion all -stock deal. Wachovia previously had plans to sell to Citigroup. The Wells -Wachovia d...
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) proposed legislation last week to push up the caps on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's mortgage portfolios by ...
It has been a busy year and summer. The busiest August I can remember. Manhattan has been very fortunate this year compared to the rest of t...