Selling

A Seller's Taxes and Net Proceeds in New York

Your sale price is not your payday. Here's a plain-spoken walk through commission, transfer taxes, attorney fees, the co-op flip tax, capital-gains tax, the Section 121 home-sale exclusion, and FIRPTA — with a sample net-proceeds sheet.

Christina (Yan Xue) Zheng

Fair Housing: What Every Buyer and Seller Should Know

Federal Fair Housing protects seven classes — but New York State and New York City go much further, adding source of income, immigration and citizenship status, lawful occupation and more. Here is what steering is, what an agent legally cannot do, and where to file if your rights are violated.

Emma (Qian) Niu

Staging a New York Home to Sell: An Associate Broker's Playbook

Staging isn't decorating — it's editing a home down to the version of itself that photographs beautifully and helps a buyer picture their life inside it.

Christina (Yan Xue) Zheng

Why Selling With a Media-First Brokerage Sells Faster

Two identical homes can sell weeks — and dollars — apart. The difference is rarely the house. It's how many of the right people saw it.

Queenie Zhuang

Why Short-Form Video Sells Homes Faster Than Photos Alone

Photos freeze a moment; short-form video walks a buyer through a home — and reaches the feeds where the next one is already scrolling.

Kevinn Li