Category Archives: Homebuyers

Buying a Home in New York? What You Don’t Know Can Hurt (Cost) You!

Shopping for a home entails many factors that need to be considered, including financial, personal preferences, practicality, objectivity and realism! While we all have visions in our minds about the ‘perfect’ home, limitations can sometimes get in the way forcing compromise. Regardless, the process of home buying as described by various websites, for the most part covers […]

What a Buyer of Residential Real Estate in New York City Needs to Know About the Process! (Andrew Luftig, CPL LLP)

With little to no Spring real estate selling season in New York City due to coronavirus, many experts believe that the Phase 2 economy, coming soon, will open the floodgates to an insatiable demand from homebuyers and investors! But at the same time the potential for a repricing of NYC real estate, due to a […]

Five Critical Considerations For Homebuyers And Mortgage Shoppers Alike, Before They Pull The Trigger!

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When you are planning to buy a home, and perhaps acquire a mortgage, what are some of the key considerations that should go into the decision-making process? Some advice from Warren Goldberg, President of Mortgage Wealth Advisors in New York… For most Americans, homeownership is the American Dream and has provided the cornerstone to building […]

It Doesn’t Take A Rocket To Get To The Top

When homebuyers are making what may be the largest financial decision of their lives, having a team of expert professionals around them during the process is critical! These include a real estate attorney, real estate agent, home inspector and of course, title insurance company to name just a few. But what about a mortgage expert […]

12 Things That Homebuyers Need To Know!

Whether a first-time homebuyer, buyer of a second home, trading-up or downsizing these are 12 important things you need to know! From an article at Inman.com titled ‘12 things every new, retiring and second homebuyer should know‘… 1. Create a plan Take a look at your lifestyle, finances and activities. What’s most important to you? […]

Top 10 Ways Dating And House Hunting Are Similar!

For anyone or any couple who has ever hunted for a house, chances are that you are likely very well aware of the variety of emotions that entered into the exercise! But as we enter the Spring home buying season, if you haven’t yet had the house hunting experience you can either take our word […]

Did someone die in your house?

It’s the stuff of movies when things that go bump in the night actually turn out to be someone who died a suspicious death within the house! Whether it’s The Amityville Horror, The Sixth Sense or some other show revolving around life after death, one of the scenarios that frightens people most is the prospect of living […]

Must-have checklist for house-hunting homebuyers!

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Anyone searching for a new home has likely had the experience of drawing a blank at the end of the day when the features of the various houses all meshed into one large abstract mental collage! Remember the one that had the vaulted ceilings and the gym in the finished basement? Or was that the one with […]