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How to Buy an Apartment in NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / November 30, 2019

This is a complete guide on how to buy an apartment in NYC, from doing an initial rent vs own analysis to what to expect on closing day. Jump to any section through our table of contents below, or read [...]

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What are the steps for buying a home in NYC? What do you need to know for the home buying process in New York City? Beginner's Home Buying 101 Course.

Home Buying 101 for NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / August 29, 2018

What are the main steps for buying a home in NYC? What do you need to know before embarking on the home buying process in New York City? The following Home Buying 101 course is free of charge and written

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Home Buying Checklist for NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / August 23, 2018

The typical home buying checklist you’ll find online will be written by journalists without real estate experience and irrelevant to the one-of-a-kind NYC real estate market. We’ll explain in the following home buying checklist for NYC the exact steps you’ll

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What is a square foot? Where can you find the actual square footage of a condo or co-op apartment in NYC? How to measure square feet in NYC and more.

How to Measure Square Feet for Real Estate in NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / July 24, 2018

What exactly is square footage? How is it measured and how do you find the actual square footage of a co-op or condo apartment in NYC? Are new development square feet measurements always inflated? We'll discuss everything you need to

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Buying a condominium conversion, rehabilitation or re-development is very different from buying a new construction condo in NYC. Whereas in a ground up new construction building everything is new, that is not the case with a condo conversion. Is the plumbing, electrical and roof new? Is the condo budget realistic?

Condominium Conversion vs New Construction in NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / May 25, 2018

Buying a condominium conversion, rehabilitation or re-development is very different from buying a new construction condo in NYC. We’ll go over the special risks associated with buying a condo conversion or rehab in this article. Estimate your buyer closing costs

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Looking to clean out, declutter or simply organize your NYC apartment? Do you need to tidy up your home before your list your apartment for sale? Decluttering your apartment doesn’t need to be stressful. Check out these 7 apartment decluttering secrets for 2018 New York City!

7 Apartment Decluttering Secrets for 2019

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / February 24, 2018

Papers here, boxes there...at some point, we all need to take the time to clean our apartment. But where do you begin? This does not have to be a long, drawn-out process. It can seem overwhelming at times, but it

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Questions to Ask When Viewing an Apartment to Buy in NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / February 21, 2018

Before you wander into the next open house, make sure you know what are the relevant questions to ask when viewing an apartment to buy in NYC. This way, you’ll save having to come back for a second viewing just

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Apartment Viewing Tips for Buyers in NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / January 9, 2017

What questions should first time home buyers ask and what should they look out for when viewing apartments in New York City? We’ll discuss in this article some apartment viewing tips for buyers in NYC that may not be obvious

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