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The Top 9 Insurance Insights for Homebuyers

One of the most overlooked aspects of the buying process is the acquisition of homeowners insurance. Like any type of insurance, it’s important to protect your home from all sorts of unpredictable occurrences – and most times, if you don’t, you’ll end up learning the hard way why you should have.  But aside from common […]

There are More Single Women Homeowners Than Single Men

Happy Women’s History Month! At Realty Collective we find it important to highlight local women owned businesses in Brooklyn. We have a whole blog category dedicated to it. Female owned businesses are an important part of our community and without them we wouldn’t be here, literally, Realty Collective is co-owned by Victoria Alexander, a real […]

Top New York City Interior Design Trends In 2023 For Apartments and Townhomes

New York City is known for its unique and ever-changing interior design trends. As we move through 2023, NYC apartment and townhome owners can stay ahead of the game and keep their homes chic by incorporating some of the top interior design trends. This guide will provide an overview of New York City apartment designs […]

10 Tips for Buying Your First Rental Property 

Are you considering buying a rental property? While it may seem like easy money, there’s a lot to consider before jumping in — including thorny questions around where you fit in the community, your financial goals, and even your personality! We’ll go over a few of the most important considerations below. #1: Decide If This […]

Beyond the Handshake: How To Buy A Multi-Family With Friends

  One of the ways many New Yorkers are dealing with the current and convergent COVID and rental crises is to come up with new ways to approach old problems. Some New Yorkers are opting to get out. After all, if your office is only going to ask you to come in once a week, […]

Buying a Home with 10% Down and No PMI by Victoria Alexander

A recent NY Times article spoke with our mortgage broker Mark Maimon from Sterling bank about how first time buyers are getting ahead with putting less then 20% down. Some buyers may not have to funds to put more than 10% down but there are some other very sound reasons for choosing to put down less. […]

What Fed Rate Hike Means for Mortgage Rates by Jane Herro

The Federal Reserve decision on the 15th to lift its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter percentage point is likely to have a domino effect across the economy as it gradually pushes up rates for everything from mortgages and credit card rates to small business loans. Last week, the average rate of a thirty-year fixed […]

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