As we near the close of a historic year for NYC’s housing market, demand for homes remains high. Our latest edition of the StreetEasy Home Buyer Series dissected what it takes to buy here and now. The first of our two Fall 2021 home buyer seminars covered the basics of buying in NYC, while the second detailed how to finance your NYC home purchase. Watch both below, then continue your home search on StreetEasy!

Manhattan Homes on StreetEasy Under $1M Article continues below

Civic Center

185 Park Row

$625,000

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1

Upper West Side

310 Riverside Drive

$795,000

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1

Civic Center

185 Park Row

$635,000

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1

Upper West Side

39 West 84th Street

$599,000

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1

Murray Hill

111 East 36th Street

$699,000

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1

Morningside Heights

615 West 113rd Street

$650,000

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1

South Harlem

1901 Madison Avenue

$385,000

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1

Yorkville

510 East 86th Street

$675,000

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1

East Village

99 East 4th Street

$695,000

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1

Kips Bay

245 East 25th Street

$599,000

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1

Murray Hill

137 East 36th Street

$695,000

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1

Carnegie Hill

20 East 88th Street

$849,000

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1

Session 1: The Basics of Home-Buying in NYC 

In our first event, StreetEasy economist Nancy Wu gave an overview of the current NYC housing market. She also offered helpful instructions for using StreetEasy data to make informed shopping decisions. Next, StreetEasy product manager Peter Lim explained the StreetEasy tools and features we created to make your home search more efficient.

Afterward, Compass agent and certified StreetEasy Expert Scott Savory joined to discuss how he helps New Yorkers go from dreaming about a home to successfully closing on one. He focused on three key stages every hopeful homeowner needs to navigate — and the industry pros you want to have in your corner for each. 

As a reminder: StreetEasy can help you discover and contact buyer’s agents, like Scott, through the StreetEasy Experts program. These agents and teams have verified experience in the buildings and neighborhoods you’re searching. Simply launch a search with one or more neighborhood filters, scroll to the bottom, and click “Match With Agent.” Or connect with an Expert or team right from a sales listing you’re interested in.

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Kensington

135 Ocean Parkway

$939,000

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2

Homecrest

2276 Homecrest Avenue

$349,000

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1

Sheepshead Bay

2555 Batchelder Street

$269,000

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1

Williamsburg

74 Jackson Street

$995,000

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1

Homecrest

2362 East 13th Street

$340,000

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1

Brighton Beach

2959 Ocean Parkway

$439,000

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1

Bensonhurst

1549 West 3rd Street

$576,000

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1.5

Flatbush

330 Lenox Road

$450,000

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1

East Flatbush

282 East 35th Street

$295,000

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1

Bushwick

101 Linden Street

$499,000

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1

Bensonhurst

1571 67th Street

$698,000

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2

Brighton Beach

2929 Brighton 5th Street

$599,000

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1

Session 2: Financing Your NYC Home Purchase

Our second webinar brought together two finance specialists to share best practices for a successful NYC home purchase. Tony Jao, a mortgage banker at Investors Bank, outlined do’s and don’ts on the road to preapproval for a mortgage. 

From there, viewers learned the essentials of setting a home-buying budget from financial advisor Amy Salo CFP®, CAP®, CExP™. A managing partner at Forest Hills Financial Group, Amy lent her perspective on why buyers need a financial planner. She also detailed some of the hidden costs that often take first-time New York buyers by surprise. 

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Briarwood

139-15 83rd Avenue

$325,000

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1

Oakland Gardens

226-26 Union Tnpk

$359,000

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2

Beechhurst

162-40 Ninth Avenue

$450,000

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1

Ridgewood

62-48 60 Place

$698,000

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2

Rego Park

66-15 Thornton Place

$539,000

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2

Flushing

41-40 Union Street

$756,000

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1.5

Woodside

60-11 Broadway

$495,000

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1

Woodhaven

91-22 92nd Street

$735,000

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2.5

Whitestone

149-11 Twelfth Avenue

$799,800

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2

Forest Hills

61-20 Grand Central Parkway

$449,000

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1

Forest Hills

68-20 Burns Street

$285,000

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1

Hamilton Beach

102-25 163 Drive

$619,888

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2

Thanks for tuning in to StreetEasy’s fall 2021 home buyer seminars! For in-depth resources, tips, and tools to ease the buying process, check out our complete guide to buying in NYC.