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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Michele Cardella on April 22, 2019

In my relatively small neighborhood, it’s a big deal when someone moves. Yesterday I learned ... In small co-ops, it’s a big deal when someone moves.

LTV: How Lenders Decide What You're Worth

. And that value is a little more difficult to determine. When a co-op building defaults on its underlying ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how ... are telling you your "LTV" is too high. Do you need cholesterol medication? No, no – just an understanding

Committees Plus Dogged Treasurer Equal Co-op Bliss

Murray Hill, Manhattan

market accounts or CDs; he always pushes to get better rates, even if it’s just a fraction. “I’ve never ... For Murray Hill Crescent board, no savings are too small.

A Seat with a View UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on December 29, 2016

Board action can seem harsh, but often it’s a question of protecting your property – and your ... see things a little differently. It isn’t just the case of a disturbed woman coming back – it’s ... You don’t know what it’s like to serve on a board until you do it.

Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Façade-Inspecting Drone!

New York City

photographs in just a couple of hours.” Others in the industry are cautiously optimistic about the potential ... Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Façade-Inspecting Drone!

2010 October

Background checks are useful for big issues – and small ones too. ▶ In-House Management To some, an in

Co-Opification UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on April 01, 2009

checks. Some even conduct criminal background checks. Many condo boards are setting stricter rules, too ... With the economy on a downswing, more and more condos are finding it’s safer to be cooperative.

Just when I thought I could get out....

of it. I am fed up with shareholders who just don't get what it means to be part of a coop ... Just when I thought I could get out....

Scandal Spreads Over Sale of Rivington House

Lower East Side

Blasio, who said his administration was “too trusting” of Allure. ... and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how to raise more money, how to deal ... This story just keeps on giving.

When Fido Is a Fraud UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Marianne Schaefer on September 23, 2019

Turns out, it’s not that hard to get an emotional support pet. ... -op and condo residents in eastern Queens. So Schreiber is no stranger to political battles. But lately he

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