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Melissa Jean-Baptiste
Coverage of Melissa Jean-Baptiste in the Nexus archive.
- I secured an $849 monthly mortgage payment on my first home in New York. A few years later, I feel trapped by it.
The author bought a 750-square-foot co-op in New York for $195,000 in 2019 with an $849 monthly mortgage payment. Despite a higher income and a partner, rising home prices and interest rates now make buying another property feel impossible.