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If No One Steps Up, a Co-op Will Go Down

at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, tells the Ask Real Estate column in the New York Times. “You guys are very close

Timing Was Everything for This Co-op’s Garage Overhaul

to be done,” says long-time board treasurer Peter Smyth, a mortgage broker. “When we first started thinking ... Refinancing the mortgage at a favorable rate was key to this job’s success. ... A co-op board waited until it was able to refinance its mortgage at a favorable rate before

The Elevator Operator Who Became a Property Manager

New York City

, and sublets.” He also understood mortgages and brokers, painters and porters, elevator operators and doormen

Elevator Economics UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on December 21, 2018

East 77th Street. His co-op refinances its underlying mortgage every 10 years as a matter of course

Cinephile on Board UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on December 21, 2018

that does all the interviews with new shareholders. One of the first things I always ask is, “How did you

The Clock Is Ticking on Preparing Conflict-of-Interest Reports

New York State

boards about the law’s gray areas. “Suppose there’s a real estate broker who wants to sell or rent a unit

A Co-op Board With a Holistic Approach

Riverdale, The Bronx

looking where our weaknesses are, and asking how are we going to pay to address them,” says board

What Do Selling an Apartment and Hitchhiking Have in Common?

New York City

million, based on similar sales in the neighborhood. A broker told him he should price it at $8.5 million

The Condo Boom Has Hit Long Island City

Long Island City, Queens

’re on the map like we’ve never been before,” Halstead broker Jonna Stark tells the New York Post. “The world

Fiscal Fitness Isn’t the Only Thing Co-op Buyers Must Prove

New York City

,” says Bruce Robertson, a broker with the Corcoran Group. “Is it guaranteed? No. No bank or company

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Diane Nov 12, 2024

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