Bought with a builder's read — not a broker's hunch.
Buying with YCRE means every candidate property is read the way a developer reads it — building, records, financials, and neighborhood — before you commit to anything.
A home is a way to live, and the largest purchase most people ever make. We treat both truths with equal seriousness — conviction about the life, discipline about the deal.
A search shaped around how you live.
The brief comes first — how you live, what you value, what the property needs to do for you. Then the search runs across the open market and our own network, curated rather than forwarded.
- A written search brief
- Curated candidates, not listing dumps
- Private and pre-market access where it exists
Every building, read before you fall for it.
Before a second visit, the building is researched — ownership and sales history, permits and violations, financial posture, construction and renovation reality. You see the full picture while it is still a candidate, not after you are in contract.
- Building & records intelligence
- Construction and renovation read
- Neighborhood and market context
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An offer that is underwritten, not guessed.
The number comes from verified comparable sales and a clear read of the seller's position — and the financing strategy is built alongside it, so the offer is as strong as it is sound.
- Verified comparable analysis
- Offer strategy & structure
- Financing strategy support
Diligence and closing, with counsel in the room.
From accepted offer to keys: diligence coordinated, contract negotiated with legal and finance at the table, and every deadline managed — so the deal closes the way it was struck.
- Due-diligence coordination
- Contract negotiation
- Managed path to closing
Four phases, from brief to closing table.
A defined process, not a countdown. Every phase has a clear purpose and a work product — the pace is set by you and the market.
The Brief
How you live, what you value, budget and financing posture — written down first.
The Search
Curated candidates, building intelligence on each, showings that respect your time.
The Offer
Underwritten number, offer structure, negotiation with the full team behind it.
The Close
Diligence, contract, financing, and closing — managed to the day you get keys.
Five disciplines on your side of the deal.
These are not vendors to coordinate or referrals to chase. They are one in-house team, engaged from the first conversation to the closing table.
New to buying in New York?
The Buyer's Guide walks through how a purchase actually works — the search, financing, diligence, and closing — explained plainly, no commitment required. Then run the numbers with the mortgage calculator.
Tell us how you want to live.
A conversation about the brief — before a single showing.