Co-op / Condo News: Buying When Self-Employed, Tax Law Pitch, More
New York, NY, Aug. 29, 2011 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents.
What's the latest on your chances of buying a co-op or condo when you're self-employed? Is Fifth Avenue above E. 96th Street the new luxury frontier? Plus, for co-op board and condo-association board members, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn talks about a proposed new co-op tax law, and a Madison Avenue co-op throws out that déclassé dry cleaners. And have you dealt with the city's worst real-estate broker?
Read all the latest co-op / co-op 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...
- "Ask an Expert: Buying a co-op when you're self-employed" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "The High Road: Meet the worst broker ever" (Part 1 of 3) by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "The Post-Roommate Stage," on buying a first co-op, by Joyce Cohen (The New York Times)
- "Topping Out? [Condo] Developers [and Conversion Sponsors] Try to Push Fifth Avenue Luxury Past 96th Street" by S. Jhoanna Robledo (New York)
- "Recession Reaches Redoubt of Redolently Wealthy at 740 Park [Co-op]" by Elise Knutsen (The New York Observer)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Quinn Calls for New Co-op Tax Law" by Rich Bockmann (YourNabe.com)
- "Out With the Dry Cleaners! King of Cashmere at 1225 Madison [Co-op]" by Matt Chaban (The New York Observer)
- "Who Pays to Move the Outdoor Plants? / After a Fine, Waiting for Repairs / Withholding the Maintenance" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
WebCitation archives:
"Self-Employed" • "High Road" • "Post-Roommate" • "Topping Out?" • "Recession Reaches" • "Tax Law" • "Dry Cleaners" • "Who Pays"