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!
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Hamilton Heights
515 West 135th Street
$350,000
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1
South Harlem
208 West 119th Street
$625,000
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1
Murray Hill
630 First Avenue
$900,000
1 |
1
Gramercy Park
201 East 21st Street
$700,000
1 |
1
Hamilton Heights
345 West 145th Street
$410,000
1 |
1
Yorkville
400 East 85th Street
$699,000
1 |
1
Upper East Side
150 East 83rd Street
$425,000
1 |
1
Washington Heights
834 Riverside Drive
$435,000
1 |
1
Manhattanville
575 Riverside Drive
$460,000
1 |
1
Sutton Place
212 East 57th Street
$995,000
2 |
1
Turtle Bay
345 East 52nd Street
$725,000
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1
Lenox Hill
166 East 61st Street
$690,000
1 |
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 ExpertScott 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, who’ve qualified for the StreetEasy Experts program. These agents have verified experience in the buildings and areas 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 right from a sales listing you’re interested in.
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Sunset Park
255 50th Street
$799,900
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3
Marine Park
4209 Quentin Road
$679,000
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1
Borough Park
1238 63rd Street
$599,000
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1
Borough Park
1238 63rd Street
$530,000
1 |
1
Brighton Beach
3022 Brighton 1st Street
$925,000
4 |
3.5
Fort Hamilton
351 Marine Avenue
$285,000
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1
Sheepshead Bay
3144 Emmons Avenue
$999,000
2 |
2
Fort Greene
1 Hanson Place
$850,000
1 |
1
East New York
572 Jerome Street
$675,000
4 |
3
Bay Ridge
6735 Ridge Boulevard
$485,000
2 |
1
Flatlands
1375 East 54th Street
$999,000
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3
East New York
178 Crystal Street
$749,000
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2
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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Forest Hills
68-20 Burns Street
$595,000
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1
Clearview
157-60 17 Road
$348,000
2 |
1
St. Albans
115-16 198th Street
$559,000
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2
Glendale
90-50 Union Turnpike
$439,999
2 |
1
Clearview
157-57 17th Avenue
$425,000
2 |
1
Briarwood
139-21 85 Drive
$315,000
2 |
1
Laurelton
226-17 141st Avenue
$685,000
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2.5
Woodside
70-09 45th Avenue
$630,000
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2
Rego Park
98-34 63 Drive
$575,000
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2
Forest Hills
67-07 Yellowstone Boulevard
$458,000
2 |
1
Rego Park
99-41 64th Avenue
$439,000
2 |
1
Woodside
63-14 Queens Boulevard
$695,000
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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.
