Co-op / Condo News: Taxing Times, Private Playgrounds, Delinquencies

Read all the latest co-op /condo news for buyers, sellers and board members in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links. If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.

Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...

• "Co-op and Condo Tax Break Drama Unfolds" by Andrew J. Hawkins (Crain's New York Business)

• "Governor Says He Believes Property Tax Abatement Will Be Preserved" by Danny Hakim (The New York Times)

• "Private Playgrounds In Residential Developments Gain Popularity" by Jill Urban (NY1 News) See also Habitat article "Playrooms and Child-Friendly Co-ops / Condos: Next-Generation Amenities"

• "Condo Amenities Rented Out to Others" by Jay Romano (The New York Times; scroll down)

• "A Mortgage Rate Under 4%? How Do I Get That?" by Tara Siegel Bernard (The New York Times)

• "A Foreclosure at New York’s Fanciest Co-op?" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)

• "The High Road: Today show stoops to new low" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Alec Baldwin’s Fiancée Joins Him at the Devonshire" by Katherine Clarke (TheRealDeal.com)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• '"Condo Boards Take a Stand on Delinquencies" by Julie Satow (The New York Times)

• "How to Get a Sponsor to Do Something They'd Rather Not" by Robert Braverman (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Dear Ms. Demeanor: Firing a volunteer green thumb" by Jamie Lauren Sutton (BrickUnderground.com)

WebCitation archives:

Tax Break • Governor • Playgrounds • Rented Out • 4% • Foreclosure • Today • Alec Baldwin • Condo Delinquencies • Sponsor • Volunteer

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