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

Turtle Bay

345 East 52nd Street

$995,000

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2

Lenox Hill

220 East 73rd Street

$999,000

1 |

1

Washington Heights

515 Edgecomb Avenue

$350,000

1 |

1

Central Harlem

66 West 138th Street

$375,000

1 |

1

Upper West Side

308 West 103rd Street

$610,000

1 |

1

Chelsea

201 West 21st Street

$815,000

1 |

1

Yorkville

340 East 93rd Street

$520,000

1 |

1

Murray Hill

132 East 35th Street

$749,000

1 |

1

South Harlem

8 West 119th Street

$250,000

1 |

1

Lincoln Square

165 West End Avenue

$675,000

1 |

1

Upper West Side

470 West End Avenue

$989,000

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1.5

Hamilton Heights

660 Saint Nicholas Avenue

$390,000

2 |

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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Homecrest

2211 Bragg Street

$299,999

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1

East Flatbush

1275 East 51st Street

$259,999

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1

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

590 Parkside Avenue

$330,000

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1

East New York

181 Atkins Avenue

$899,000

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3

Bushwick

189 Cooper Street

$555,000

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1

Coney Island

2928 West 5th Street

$389,000

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2

Bushwick

189 Cooper Street

$615,000

1 |

1

Windsor Terrace

140 East Second Street

$635,000

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1

Midwood

2525 Nostrand Avenue

$279,000

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1

Bedford-Stuyvesant

156 Tompkins Avenue

$749,000

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1

Ditmas Park

616 East 18th Street

$499,000

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1

Fort Hamilton

9265 Shore Road

$399,000

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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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Rego Park

92-29 Qns Boulevard

$599,000

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2

Kew Gardens Hills

68-76 136th Street

$299,000

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1

South Ozone Park

116-27 134th Street

$799,000

3 |

2.5

Elmhurst

86-15 Broadway

$550,000

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2

Rego Park

63-33 98 Place

$548,000

2 |

1

Forest Hills

110-11 Queens Boulevard

$738,000

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2

Glendale

62-52 80 Road

$700,000

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1.5

Rego Park

61-15 97th Street

$475,000

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2

South Ozone Park

150-17 125th Street

$499,900

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2

Oakland Gardens

67-49 Bell Boulevard

$358,000

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1

Forest Hills

70-31 108th Street

$615,000

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1

Jackson Heights

33-11 82nd Street

$475,000

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1

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.