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COVID-19 Keeping You Home? Here Are 8 Ways You Can Help Your Neighbors.

COVID-19 Keeping You Home? Here Are 8 Ways You Can Help Your Neighbors.

Mar 11, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

If COVID-19 is changing the way you spend your work or free time—and that’s likely all of us—it’s also a good time to think about helping one another and keeping dollars in your local community if you can. While we encourage you to follow official updates and advice (did you know you can text ‘COVID’ […]

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6 Red Flags That First-Time Renters Can Miss

Feb 11, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 Don’t Get Apartment Catfished! For the most part, people usually learn from their mistakes.  It’s why we believe having a tenant advocate is a valuable resource in your search for a space.  Unethical brokers and landlord use easy to fall for industry traps that could snare first-time renters in. Working with a seasoned professional that has […]

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#RepYourBlock 2020

Jan 30, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

With less than a month out from petitioning season  let’s get together in our district to represent our neighborhoods in February! There’s still time to #RepYourBlock Join us for an informal info session on February 2.  Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Council Member Carlos Menchaca will be there — come hear from them about why running for […]

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We’ve Moved!

Jan 28, 2020 ,,,,,,,,

We’ve Moved! Our Main Office Is Located At: 351 Van Brunt Street Brooklyn, NY 11231  

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

Jan 25, 2020 ,,,,,,,

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. […]

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NYC Co-ops, Your Buying Power and Your Values Aligned

Jan 24, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,

We have all heard of food co-ops and thing they are good but do we know why? and what actually is  a food co-op? Wikipedia says: “A food cooperative or food co-op is a food distribution outlet organized as a cooperative, rather than a private or public company. Food cooperatives are usually consumer cooperatives, where the decisions regarding the production and distribution […]

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Talented Agents Who Share Our Passion for Brooklyn Wanted!

Jan 21, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

During this season we’d like to take a moment and share our appreciation for the Realty Collective team.  Our agents are passionate and creative women and men and we are so grateful to have them!  Would you like to join our team? Are you ready to work in a new environment where you will be encouraged […]

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Guarantors Help New York Renters Secure Apartments

Jan 20, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,

When applying for an apartment in New York City it’s a pretty standard request of  landlords that all applicants make an annual earning  of  at least 40 times the rent. If the applicant doesn’t meet that requirement then the applicant can submit an application with the help of a Guarantor. All Guarantors are required to […]

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Spotlight on Dolce Brooklyn Artisanal Gelato

Apr 09, 2019 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  Red Hook WiFi, a project of the Red Hook Initiative, has a YouTube channel featuring short videos of different businesses in Red Hook. We thought it would be nice to go through and share some of these on our blog spotlighting each business. We chose Dolce Brooklyn first because yesterday was 74 degrees and it’s […]

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Thoughts Becoming Loud Exhibition Opening

Apr 03, 2019 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

On April 5th Grant Cutler’s interdisciplinary three-day exhibition Thoughts Becoming Loud opens at the Realty Collective Gallery, Compère Collective, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. In Thoughts Becoming Loud, Cutler explores the complexity of a moment through impressionistic multimedia works: an interactive portrait, a small-edition large-scale heavyweight magazine, and oversized prints. The collection centers on a digital […]

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