Buying in Manhattan

Manhattan purchases run on rules that exist nowhere else: co-op boards, attorney-run contracts, the mansion tax. These guides walk the whole path, in order.

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  Co-op vs Condo: The Decision That Shapes Everything Else

  About 70% of Manhattan apartments for sale are co-ops. Until you understand what that means, nothing else about buying here makes sense.

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  How Buying in Manhattan Actually Works, Step by Step

  Offer to keys in roughly 60 to 90 days. What happens in what order, and the three places deals die.

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  What Buying Really Costs: Closing Costs and the Mansion Tax

  Plan on 2 to 5% of the price on top of your down payment, more for new development. Here's the itemized damage.