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  • Financing
    Broker vs. Lender: cost-only comparison
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Hello all, I've read the posts about going through a broker or direct to a lender, and the whole experience of it. But if we are just looking at payment, what is...
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  • Sales
    Brokers are obsolete
    Updated about 14 years ago
    My wife and I are in the process of both selling and buying a home. I've never once used a broker and have no intention of doing so. In this new information age,...
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  • Sales
    Please help!!
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Hello there, I am trying to make a decision. I have been looking to buy a 1 bedroom apartment in NYC for about 3 months. I have been looking in Manhattan and downtown...
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  • Neighborhoods
    Long Island City is the next hot neighborhood
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Some call it SoHo in the early days. Others think it has more real estate juice than Battery Park. Both descriptions are probably true. Read more: <a...
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  • Sales
    10-year ARM vs. 30-year fixed on a coop
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Hi, I'm close to a contract on a 1br coop in Greenwich Village for 670K. I have two options: 1. 10-year ARM @ 3.5% (25% down) 2. 30-year fixed @ 4.15% (20-25%...
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  • Sales
    Brokers in Queens
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Can anyone suggest a good brokerage firm in any of astoria, LIC, forest hills nor woodside/sunny side? I'm looking to get educatednon the localities with a view to ...
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  • Sales
    20 Henry Street Brooklyn Heights
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Does anyone know about this new condo? Is this a good location in BH and what will the noise level be there? It shows 5 units under contract before the sales center...
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