Co-op / Condo News: Xmas Tipping, Payola and Much Ado in Brooklyn

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...

• "Keeping Tabs: The Results of BrickUnderground's Tipping Poll So Far" by V. L. Hendrickson (BrickUnderground.com)

• "A Web Site Promises Me That I Can Buy Your Trust to Become Your Real Estate Broker for Just $399" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "District [Landmarking] Plan Sparks Fight" by 75 Livingston St., Brooklyn, co-op board and others, by Joseph De Avila and Laura Kusisto (The Wall Street Journal)

• "Why Building Blogs Are District Boosters" by Jake Mooney (The New York Times)

• "‘Green’ Gowanus Condo Launches Sales"  by Linda Collins (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

• "Renovation Chronicle: Co-op Boards, Net Positive?" by Jonathan D. Rockoff (The Wall Street Journal)

• "At An Outrageously Expensive New Condo In New York, The Storage Bins Will Cost More Than A Mercedes" by Julie Zeveloff (BusinessInsider.com)

• "Mopping Up 2011 and Looking Ahead to 2012" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Ask an Expert: When does a property manager cross the payola line?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Virtual Meetings Are Allowed / When Other Owners Are Delinquent" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

Tipping Poll • Web Site • District • Blogs • Gowanus • Renovation • Outrageously • Mopping Up • Payola • Virtual / Delinquent