by Own a Piece of Brooklyn | May 22, 2026 | Home Buying Guides
On a typical Brooklyn home sale, the seller pays two transfer taxes — the NYC Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) and the New York State Transfer Tax — that together come to roughly 1.825% of the sale price on a home over $500,000. The buyer pays the New York State...
by Own a Piece of Brooklyn | May 13, 2026 | Home Buying Guides
Every first-time buyer in New York eventually gets to the Brooklyn-or-Queens question. Sometimes it shows up because the budget that worked great for Manhattan doesn’t work great anymore. Sometimes it shows up because the spouse grew up in Astoria and...
by Own a Piece of Brooklyn | May 12, 2026 | Home Buying Guides
title: “Building Generational Wealth Through Brooklyn Real Estate” slug: ownapieceofbrooklyn-building-generational-wealth-brooklyn client: ownapieceofbrooklyn calendarId: 77 status: draft scheduledDate: 2026-05-12 author: “Maxine McClinton, Own A...
by Own a Piece of Brooklyn | Apr 22, 2026 | Home Buying Guides
For first-time buyers in the $500K–$1.2M range, the strongest Brooklyn neighborhoods to target in 2026 are Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Kensington, Ditmas Park, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, and Bay Ridge — each offering a different mix of co-op...
by Own a Piece of Brooklyn | Apr 17, 2026 | Buyer Checklists & Tips
NYC closing costs are among the highest in the country. Here is exactly what buyers and sellers pay in Brooklyn — by line item, by price point, and by property type — so nothing catches you off guard at the closing table. Brooklyn buyers should budget 3-6% of the...
by Own a Piece of Brooklyn | Apr 15, 2026 | Home Buying Guides
Why Brooklyn is a top choice for Caribbean Homebuyers Brooklyn is home to one of the largest Caribbean communities outside the islands themselves — more than 250,000 residents of Caribbean descent, anchored in Flatbush, East Flatbush, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New...
