Leigh Kamping-Carder

Rent an East Village apartment, get a rooftop “perfect for selfies” (EV Grieve via NYO)

How you can benefit from rising mortgage rates (WSJ)

In a rising real estate market, it can be hard to tell the difference between a fair asking price and dream-on numbers. BrickUnderground periodically examines homes on the market for significantly more than their most recent sales price and, with the help of experts and the number crunchers at real estate listings and property data website Point2 Homes, we try to figure out why--or why not--the asking price is worth it.

THE NUMBERS:

Current asking price: $2.5 million 

QuickTip: Considering selling your place but not sure how much you'd get for it? In just a few minutes, you can get a solid estimate using the Comparables tool on real estate website PropertyShark.

What can you get for $2,890 a month--the median rent in Brooklyn? (NYDN)

Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s the place for roommates: three-bedroom rents have actually dropped (Gothamist)