Co-op / Condo News: 2012 Predictions, Tougher Admissions, Ugliest Apartments

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...

• "2011: The Year of the [Co-op / Condo Admission] Turndown" by Vivian S.Toy (The New York Times)

• "2012 NYC Residential Real Estate Predictions," compiled by Lauren Elkies (TheRealDeal.com)

• "New York City's Ugliest Apartments of the Year" (NY.Curbed.com)

• "Madison Avenue [Co-op] Gets Facelift With High-End Retailers" by Amy Zimmer (DNAinfo.com)

• "How Low Can [Mortgage] Rates Go?" by Vickie Elmer (The New York Times)

• "Secret's Out! Under Pressure, Bklyn Bridge Park Reveals Hotel[-Condo] Selection Committee Members" by Kate Briquelet (The Brooklyn Paper)

• "Boutique Williamsburg Condo Launches Sales" by Linda Collins (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

• "Asking Price for NYC Penthouse Jumps to $110M," a record high, by Prashant Gopal (Bloomberg.com)

• "New York’s Unlikeliest Movie Star: The Alley," on a condo development erasing iconic Franklin Place alley, seen often in movies and on TV, by Nick Carr (The Wall Street Journal)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Setting a Date for a Board Meeting / Mortgages, Sponsors and Condominiums" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

Turndown • Predictions • Ugliest • Madison Avenue • How Low • Secret's Out • Boutique • Asking Price • Alley • Setting