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

Murray Hill

222 East 35th Street

$500,000

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1

Lenox Hill

310 East 70th Street

$750,000

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1

East Village

524 East 6th Street

$625,000

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1

Hudson Heights

712 West 175th Street

$415,000

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1

Upper West Side

372 Central Park West

$1,000,000

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1

Upper Carnegie Hill

1200 Fifth Avenue

$665,000

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1

Washington Heights

544 West 157th Street

$675,000

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1

Hell’s Kitchen

547 West 47th Street

$995,000

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1

Yorkville

207 East 88th Street

$350,000

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1

Yorkville

207 East 88th Street

$300,000

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1

South Harlem

1919 Madison Avenue

$595,000

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1

South Harlem

45 Central Park North

$795,000

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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.

Brooklyn Homes Under $1M on StreetEasy Article continues below

Sheepshead Bay

3060 Ocean Avenue

$269,000

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Bushwick

32 Schaefer Street

$550,000

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Carroll Gardens

588 Henry Street

$695,000

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1

Bushwick

17 Dodworth Street

$849,000

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2

Cobble Hill

129 Baltic Street

$995,000

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1

Stuyvesant Heights

695 Monroe Street

$975,000

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1.5

Kensington

345 Webster Avenue

$448,000

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1

Bushwick

17 Dodworth Street

$560,000

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1

Brighton Beach

2858 Brighton 03rd Street

$945,000

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3

Kensington

58 Dahill Road

$529,000

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1

Crown Heights

805 Washington Avenue

$950,000

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1

Gravesend

109 Bay 32nd Street

$799,000

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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. 

Queens Homes Under $800K on StreetEasy Article continues below

Forest Hills

70-25 Yellowstone Boulevard

$479,000

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Bay Terrace (Queens)

18-75 Corporal Kennedy Street

$375,000

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2

Rego Park

98-20 62 Drive

$450,000

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1

Queens Village

209-04 Hillside Avenue

$299,999

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1

Kew Gardens Hills

150-29 72 Road

$350,000

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1

Rockaway All

151 Beach 96th Street

$620,000

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2

Astoria

33-64 21st Street

$519,999

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Woodside

30-81 54th Street

$395,000

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1

Briarwood

85-15 Main Street

$415,000

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Hammels

355D Beach 87th Street

$659,000

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1

Little Neck

58-33 246 Crescent

$388,000

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Beechhurst

166-25 Powells Cove Boulevard

$759,000

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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.