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Don’t Miss the Next Buying Into Brooklyn Presentation!

DATE: Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at 5 PM Join us for a fun and informal discussion of all things home-buying in Brooklyn, featuring an all-women panel.  Come with questions! ——– Buying a home in Brooklyn has always been challenging—and COVID-19 hasn’t helped matters. But we’re not giving up! We love Brooklyn and we’re here for […]

NOW HIRING: Realty Collective Is Looking for An Executive Assistant!

Here’s your chance to work with a small-but-mighty crew of real estate professionals led by Founder and President Victoria Alexander. This position will be temporary-to-permanent. Flexibility is key due to the “always-on” nature of real estate. This isn’t a traditional 9-5 but that flexibility goes both ways and you can expect to be in a […]

Pros and Cons of Condos, Co-Ops, and Cond-Ops

In New York City, your home search is a little more complicated than knowing what price range and neighborhood you’re targeting. And even lifelong New Yorkers who are first-time home buyers have trouble remembering the difference between condos and co-ops when they begin the search. (And what on Earth is a cond-op?). If you’re in […]

What Will Your Loan Officer Ask About?

  If you’ve put off the house buying because you’re intimidated by the loan process, we want to demystify it a bit for you. Even though it can feel like you’re being grilled about every personal and financial decision you’ve ever made to the point you arrive at that office, a good loan officer should […]

How To Choose Your Mortgage Broker

  We’ve mentioned this before but it always deserves to be said that connecting with a mortgage broker should be your first stop once you decide you’re ready to buy. They come before the house search, the realtor, or attorney. Because until you know what kind of budget and approval you’re working with, you won’t […]

What’s That? No Office Anymore? Time To Explore New Neighborhoods.

If your job is finally deciding it’s maybe not worth it to pay for two floors of prime Chelsea office space in Manhattan anymore and you might be facing a work-from-home future (or even a once-a-week Manhattan commute future), maybe it’s time to explore some new neighborhoods. This article does a good job introducing you […]

Breaking Up (During COVID-19) Is Hard To Do: Financial Advice For the Newly Single

Months of being in quarantine has taken its toll on all of us. And no matter how good your relationship was before, being locked down together in a small space will cause some friction. If this situation has made you reevaluate your relationship or you’ve already made the decision to move on, we want to […]

Supersized Edition of Buying Into Brooklyn |Now Available

This week’s session of our popular Buying Into Brooklyn class had more participants, more questions and—most importantly—more answers than ever.  This is the one to watch. Not only do we share tips on buying during COVID, as you’ll learn, the market is really picking back up. If you’ve been on the fence, things are moving […]

Spread Love: Our Favorite Black-Owned BK Businesses

As a small business, one of our favorite ways to support other small businesses is by using our platform to share their products and mission. Below are some of our favorite Black-owned small businesses in Brooklyn. HOME Sweeten is a free service designed to make home renovation easier (please). Tell Sweeten about a renovation you’re […]

How to Write A Great Co-Op Reference Letter

Realty Collective Tip: Did you know that when you work with us, we’ll help you solicit and polish those reference letters? Read on till the end to see 14 examples of real letters that worked! Having the money to buy in Brooklyn is often just the first hurdle of the road toward home ownership here. […]