Buy or Rent? Which Is Right for You?" alt="Buy or Rent? Which Is Right for You?" />

Should you buy that first home or remain a renter? It's a classic question made much more complicated by the housing market's recent crash. How do you know if you're ready? Will you be able to afford a mortgage, and all the fees associated with securing a loan and closing? And how can you tell if the local market has fallen ... Continue Reading »

Renting 101: How to Find an NYC Apartment" alt="Renting 101: How to Find an NYC Apartment" />

Vicki Salemi is a writer and former HR manager who landed a big-city job and moved from the New Jersey suburbs to New York City when she was 30. She dishes on how to successfully make the career and lifestyle leap in her new book "Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York" (Jist Works). She gives ... Continue Reading »

Avoid Foreclosure: Do Your (Math) Homework" alt="Avoid Foreclosure: Do Your (Math) Homework" />

How are your math skills? Did you breeze through high school algebra and Econ 101, or struggle through the former and never get to the latter? It turns out, perhaps not surprisingly, that people who know more math and economics are less likely to default on their mortgages. Stephen Meier, an assistant professor at ... Continue Reading »

Coney Island's New Rides Won't Lift Home Sales" alt="Coney Island's New Rides Won't Lift Home Sales" />

Brooklyn's Coney Island is getting something of a well-needed makeover. A new, $30-million amusement park featuring the latest in rides and attractions from Italy's renowned Zamperla Group, is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend. It's the latest in a series of upgrades including a new boardwalk, a restyled subway ... Continue Reading »

Home-Sale Hardball: What Works Now" alt="Home-Sale Hardball: What Works Now" />

If you need to sell a house that's underwater, the last thing you want to do is shell out a realtor fee that's going to cut into your loss even more. But doing an FSBO in this market means a lot more than sticking a sign on your lawn and listing a few open houses in the local paper. You need to be persistent, networked ... Continue Reading »