Condo prices are typically much lower than single-family home prices, offering first-time buyers hope in today’s challenging housing market. The lower price point allows buyers to begin building ...

Due diligence is required, but a private sale such as this can have advantages. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: We have been renting a two-bedroom condo in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, for almost eight years, and ...

QMy parents are retired. They have some money in their individual retirement account and have offered to help me buy a condominium. The price is about $300,000. I am a first-time home buyer and would ...