New York Real Estate Guides
Real estate knowledge, organized by what you need next.
Buying, selling, renting, New York homeownership, taxes, newcomers, student families, and market data are separated into clear paths. Start with your situation, then go deeper.
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Complete guide
Buying a home
Process, financing, closing, co-op vs condo, first-time buyer basics, and numbers to know before touring.
26 articles →
Complete guide
Selling a home
Pricing, staging, media exposure, seller taxes, and what to prepare before listing.
11 articles →
Complete guide
Renting in New York
Income rules, guarantors, no-credit paths, deposit rules, and the New York rental market.
2 articles →
New York Homeownership
New York homeownership
STAR, property-tax bills, city records, renovation permits, and practical safeguards for New York owners.
13 articles →
Complete guide
Taxes & law
Mansion tax, transfer taxes, tax grievances, 1031 exchanges, FIRPTA, and fair housing.
14 articles →
Complete guide
Newcomers & overseas buyers
Building credit, ITIN loans, overseas funds, settling in, and choosing where to live.
10 articles →
Complete guide
Students & families
Parents buying for students, university areas, school boundaries, and family moves.
7 articles →
Market Data
Market data
Prices and trends across Manhattan, Queens, Long Island, Brooklyn, and New Jersey.
9 articles →
Complete guide
Investing
Investment property, rental math, carrying costs, and a first-property decision frame.
7 articles →
Core guides
Guide
The Complete Guide to Buying a Home in New York
From pre-approval, home search, offer, attorney review, and mortgage to closing and keys — the full NYC buying process, real costs, and stage-by-stage timeline in one place. Includes a condo/co-op/townhouse comparison, a buyer's closing-cost breakdown (with the mansion-tax threshold), the co-op board's financial bar, and the common pitfalls and timing to expect — a one-stop buying guide for New York's Chinese community.
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Guide
The Complete NYC Rental Guide — for Students & New Arrivals
From how the NYC rental market works, the 40x income rule, and what to do without U.S. credit, to application documents, lease signing, move-in, and when to start thinking about buying — a one-stop guide for students and new arrivals signing their first NYC lease.
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Guide
Selling a Home in New York
A practical seller roadmap from pricing and preparation through offers, contracts, board requirements, and closing.
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Guide
New York Property Investing & Landlording
A decision framework for rental cash flow, building due diligence, tenant rules, reserves, and long-term ownership.
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Guide
The New-Immigrant Guide to Settling in New York
From your first-year tax ID, bank account, license and taxes, to building U.S. credit from zero, getting a mortgage without a green card or with an ITIN, bringing overseas funds in compliantly, and choosing between the city and Long Island — a one-stop settling-and-buying guide for newcomers to greater New York.
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Buying Near NYC Universities — A Guide for Students & Parents
From the buy-vs-rent math over a four-year degree, to how parents fund a purchase (gift, joint title, LLC), to choosing near NYU and Columbia, to financing on a student visa or paying cash, to what happens at graduation — a one-stop guide for families sending a child to a New York-area university.
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Guide
New York Property Tax Guide — Buying, Holding, Selling
From how NYC's tax classes and assessed values work, to the mansion and transfer taxes at purchase, the 421-a/485-x abatements, STAR, and assessment grievances while you hold, and finally capital gains, non-resident FIRPTA withholding, the investor's 1031 exchange, and key points for overseas buyers at sale — a bilingual guide that makes New York property tax legible.
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Market data
The numbers, then the story behind them.
Area data pages help compare prices quickly; market articles explain sale mix, inventory, and buyer-seller strategy.
All market data →Manhattan
Sourced sales and rental data for Manhattan: borough-wide median price, the condo-vs-co-op spread, neighborhood medians and price per square foot, plus record median rent and vacancy — every figure carries its source and as-of date.
Flushing
Sourced Flushing and Queens data: the record borough quarterly median, co-op/condo/house price tiers, the inventory surge, and neighborhood-by-neighborhood medians and price per square foot for Flushing, Long Island City, Forest Hills, Bayside, and Jackson Heights.
Long Island
Sourced Long Island data across the Nassau North Shore and the South Shore / Suffolk: island- and county-wide medians, record average price and luxury-tier entry, tightening inventory, and community-level medians and price per square foot for Great Neck, Manhasset, Syosset, Jericho, Roslyn, and more.
Brooklyn
Sourced Brooklyn data: the borough-wide median and price per square foot, plus neighborhood-by-neighborhood median, PPSF, and days on market for Williamsburg, Park Slope, Bed-Stuy, DUMBO/Brooklyn Heights, and Bay Ridge.
Current developments
Beyond evergreen guidance, follow what is changing now.
News is a separate newsroom for New York metro real-estate developments that clear source, relevance, and factual-quality gates.
Recent updates
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New York Homeownership
How New York Homeowners Claim STAR Property-Tax Relief
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New York Homeownership
How to Read a New York City Property-Tax Bill
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New York Homeownership
NYC Co-op and Condo Property-Tax Abatement: What Owners Should Check
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New York Homeownership
Before Buying in NYC: How to Check ACRIS, DOB, and HPD Records
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