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Banking on Mortgage-Interest Changes: What Happens when the Fed Cuts Rates

: It is adjusting the "discount rate" (a fixed-interest rate the Fed charges its member banks for short-term loans ... A co-op board considered refinancing its building's underlying mortgage last spring

Shades of Green UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on May 01, 2008

Saving energy, saving money, and improving the quality of life are just a few of the reasons ... around green right now,” says Griperay. “But green is not just about energy conservation. It’s about

Coming of Age UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on May 01, 2008

An elderly population in your building? You should be concerned not just for humanitarian reasons ... proof?’” It’s a matter of balancing the needs of the many with the concerns of the few. “Just like ... Buyers in the first wave of co-op conversions are greying. It’s time to get serious about seniors.

Oversight UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on May 01, 2008

to pay it,” says Samson, referring to a building that faced just that problem. “People will use an excuse ... Problems at your property? Don’t just blame the manager: maybe the board is ignoring the red flags.

Investing Is Easy – Doing It Well Is Hard UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Theodore Joel on May 01, 2008

-million-dollar capital reserves, keeping that sum intact and shareholders happy brings its own unique set of problems

What to Do When the Fed Cuts Rates UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Patrick Niland on May 01, 2008

Bank cuts interest rates, it can be adjusting the discount rate, or its target for the Federal Funds

Lennox ComfortSense 7000 Touchscreen Thermostat

. The ComfortSense 7000 can help, what with its seven-day programming that lets you customize a temperature schedule ... heating and cooling — and in that trade, when Lennox comes out with a high-tech thermostat, it's like

Green Retrofitting: Start with an Energy Audit

For instance, just as new buildings, in ads and promotional materials, are quick to trumpet their commitment

Going Green, One Step at a Time UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Jennifer V. Hughes on April 01, 2008

automatically,” says Picaso. “It’s not just the common areas, you have 200 tenants who have gone green too

Deceptive Looks UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on April 01, 2008

management. I had to roll up my sleeves and just do it. I think part of being a good board president is you

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