Home Selling Guides for Long Island, Queens & Brooklyn

What’s your situation?

I’m getting ready to sellWhat to fix, clean and gather first
What will selling cost me?Closing costs and transfer taxes
My house needs repairsAs-is, permits and inspections
My situation is complicatedTenants, mortgages, short sales, co-ops

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Disclosure rulesWhat New York requires house sellers to disclose, and the state form.
What you’ll pay at closingThe costs a seller pays at closing, so you can estimate your net.
How pricing worksHow a comparative market analysis is built from recent nearby sales.

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Getting ready & property condition

Home selling checklistRoom by room: what to clean, repair and document before photos and showings.
Pre-listing inspectionWhat an inspection before listing finds, and the Long Island system records buyers ask for.
Open permits & COsOpen permits and certificates of occupancy: why they hold up closings and how to clear them.
NY seller disclosure rulesHow New York’s Property Condition Disclosure Statement works for sellers.
The disclosure form, question by questionRead the state form before you fill it in.
Selling as-is in NYWhat selling as-is means in New York, and what it does not change.

Pricing & timing

What is a CMA?How a comparative market analysis works, and how it differs from an appraisal.
Best month to listWhich months homes have gone under contract fastest here.
Is now a good time to sell?Current supply, demand and price direction, from recorded sales.
Price reductions by townHow many sellers are cutting their price, town by town.
Why isn't my house selling?The usual reasons a listing sits, and what to look at first.
Low appraisal: what now?What happens when the appraisal comes in under the contract price.
Multiple offers & escalationHow multiple offers and escalation clauses work, and how to compare them.

Selling costs & taxes

What sellers pay at closingWhat a seller pays at closing, line by line.
NY transfer taxNew York State transfer tax: who pays and how it is calculated.
NYC transfer taxThe city and state transfer taxes on a Queens or Brooklyn sale.
Moved away? NY tax at closingLiving outside New York when you sell: the estimated tax due at closing.
Nassau tax grievanceChallenging your Nassau assessment, and the deadlines.
Suffolk tax grievanceChallenging your Suffolk assessment, and the deadlines.

Co-ops & condos

Selling a coop: flip taxBoard approval, the flip tax and the paperwork in a co-op sale.
Co-op vs condo: which sells?Whether co-ops or condos have been harder to sell, county by county.

Complex situations

Buy before you sell?Buying your next home before selling this one: the options and the risks.

Mortgage & short sale

Selling with a mortgageHow your mortgage is paid off at closing, and what the payoff letter shows.
Short sale vs foreclosureHow a short sale works in New York, and how it differs from foreclosure.

Market data & reference

Nassau County market reportPrices, supply and time to sell, updated from recorded sales.
Suffolk County market reportPrices, supply and time to sell, updated from recorded sales.
Queens market reportPrices, supply and time to sell, updated from recorded sales.
Long Island prices by ZIPMedian sale prices by ZIP code across Long Island.
Queens prices by ZIPMedian sale prices by ZIP code across Queens.
Nassau vs Suffolk vs QueensHow the three markets have moved over the long run.
Long Island ZIP codesLong Island ZIP codes and the towns they cover.
Queens ZIP codesQueens ZIP codes and their neighborhoods.
55+ communities: pricesAge-restricted communities and what they have sold for.

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These guides are general information, not legal or tax advice. For advice about your own sale, speak with your attorney or tax professional.

Who writes these guides

Joseph DeVito is a New York Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker and a real estate attorney. Market figures in these guides come from MLS sales records; guides on law and taxes cite their sources.

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