Category Archives: Co-Op Loans

When is the best time of year to buy a home?

If you know that buying a home is the right thing to do for your own personal reasons, then YOU make the time. YOU determine the “when.”

Rent? Or Buy? The New York Times weighs in (with fancy graphics!)

My opinion remains: If you want a ‘piece of the rock,’ something to call your own, something that will improve your quality of life and enhance your financial one, then homeownership IS a wonderful undertaking at any time during any kind of market.

Closing Costs in NY: Arrrgghh!!!

Closing costs, expensive as they are, are a “fact of life” when financing a home in New York.

Co-Op Loans: Yes and No

Co-Op loans can be difficult to deal with and many good, experienced mortgage pro’s don’t want to touch them.

More reasons to own rather than rent

People get lost in discussions about interest rates, market values, and locations. I try to steer clear of those topics; if I do participate, then I always express the reasons I believe owning your own home are important. Owning a “piece of the rock,” changes you both personally and [...]