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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Central Harlem

130 Bradhurst Avenue

$795,000

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2

Lincoln Square

235 West 70th Street

$750,000

1 |

1

Lenox Hill

330 East 75th Street

$850,000

1 |

1

Murray Hill

7 Park Avenue

$600,000

1 |

1

Flatiron

50 Lexington Avenue

$665,000

1 |

1

Lincoln Square

1 Central Park West

$690,000

2 |

2

Battery Park City

20 River Terrace

$975,000

1 |

1

South Harlem

1330 Fifth Avenue

$925,000

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2

Beekman

1 Beekman Place

$625,000

1 |

1

South Harlem

1330 Fifth Avenue

$699,000

1 |

1

Upper West Side

215 West 91st Street

$875,000

1 |

1

West Village

85 Barrow Street

$795,000

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 Expert Scott 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, through the StreetEasy Experts program. These agents and teams have verified experience in the buildings and neighborhoods 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 or team right from a sales listing you’re interested in.

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Brighton Beach

286 Corbin Place

$599,000

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1

Crown Heights

960 Sterling Place

$825,000

2 |

1

Gravesend

2475 West 16th Street

$369,000

2 |

1

Farragut

5401 Clarendon Road

$860,000

3 |

2.5

Clinton Hill

153 Clinton Avenue

$635,000

1 |

1

Flatbush

2835 Bedford Avenue

$350,000

1 |

1

Flatbush

323 Lenox Road

$585,000

1 |

1

Sheepshead Bay

2517 Voorhies Avenue

$565,000

2 |

2

Fort Hamilton

9040 Fort Hamiltn Parkway

$369,999

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1

Fort Hamilton

9040 Fort Hamiltn Parkway

$365,000

1 |

1

Greenpoint

17 Diamond Street

$825,000

1 |

1

Stuyvesant Heights

194 Bainbridge Street

$895,000

1 |

1

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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Ditmars-Steinway

21-58 35th Street

$275,000

2 |

1

St. Albans

113-01 200th Street

$799,000

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2.5

Kew Gardens Hills

68-14 136th Street

$429,000

3 |

1

Forest Hills

78-14 Austin Street

$398,000

2 |

1

Forest Hills

107-40 Queens Boulevard

$538,000

2 |

1

Astoria

31-85 Crescent Street

$699,000

2 |

1

Woodside

63-11 Queens Boulevard

$445,000

2 |

1

Kew Gardens Hills

67-28 152nd Street

$425,000

2 |

1

Jackson Heights

34-38 81st Street

$775,000

2 |

1

Sunnyside

52-14 39th Avenue

$569,000

2 |

1

Astoria

24-51 38th Street

$599,000

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1

Jackson Heights

73-12 35th Avenue

$645,000

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1

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.