Co-op / Condo News: Mortgage-Interest Deduction Saved, Flood Insurance, More

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...

• "'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Favors Housing Recovery" and retains mortgage-interest deduction, by Diana Olick (CNBC)

• "Ask an Expert: Should I buy an apartment in a self-managed building?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "For Deposit Only" Q&A, including on vendor kickback to building manager and impressing snooty co-op board, by Thomas Farley (New York Post)

• "The Pricing Puzzle: How much is that Central Park view really worth?" by Katherine Clarke by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Settling for Too Little Unwise Strategy for Buyers" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Manhattan Home Listings Plunge in Sign Prices to Climb" by Oshrat Carmiel (BloombergBusinessweek)

• "Newsman Harry Smith Buys Swanky Williamsburg Condo" by Gina Pace (New York Daily News)

• "It’s a Wrap! Hollywood Producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Sell Central Park Co-op" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "FEMA: Flood Insurance to Be Required in Zone" by Sarah Crichton and Joe Ryan (Newsday)

WebCitation archives:

Fiscal Cliff • Ask an Expert • For Deposit • Pricing Puzzle • Settling • Home Listings • Harry Smith • It's a Wrap! • FEMA