Co-op/Condo News Roundup: No Pets, No Partners ... and No Suite for Miley!

NYC: March 15, 2010 — Recent news of note for co-op and condo boards. Trump Village Co-op (at left) sends Rover roving; boards keep spouses and domestic partners from owning; and a new edition of Sylvia Shapiro's The New York Co-Op Bible is a'borning. Plus: Read about New York co-ops from a Canadian point of view — in an article that, oddly, name-checks Miley Cyrus in its headline and nowhere else!

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

 

  • "The Co-Op Evangelist" by Joseph Alexiou ( The New York Observer), on Sylvia Shapiro and the new edition of The New York Co-Op Bible
  • "The Going Gets Tougher" by Elizabeth A. Harris ( The New York Times), on banks becoming hyper-sticklers and denying co-op/condo mortgages
  • "Rooftop Cabana, Anyone? Condo buyer, broker perks move units as pace of sales picks up slowly citywide" by Amanda Fung ( Crain's New York Business)
  • "No Suite for You, Miley! Co-ops have but three prerequisites: class, quiet and cash" by Kelvin Browne ( National Post), a look at New York City co-ops from a Canadian perspective

WebCitation.org archives:

"Trump Village" • "Adding 'Partners'" • "Evangelist" • "Ribbon Cut" "Going Gets" "Solar Thermal" "Bad Timing" "No Suite"

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