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Why Can't You Get a Reverse Mortgage?

ownership. Among the many dubious lending practices that led to the housing market collapse in 2008, some

Tech Tools That Save Paper, Time, Space – and Money

to share and comment on meeting minutes,” says Joy Weinbaum, board president at Cambridge House, a 77-unit ... of directors, these housing corporations are like mini-cities with their own bylaws and governing documents

Are Smoking Bans As Inevitable As Death and Taxes?

Upper West Side

's investing in a housing corporation. Articles, here, will help you understand what your investment really

Everybody Into the Pool!

New York State

to be great. But that's not the case.” Many co-op and condo boards try to save money by getting in-house

Unidentical Twin Towers for the New Millennium

Lower East Side

to rise above the iconic Dime Savings Bank. The Cherry Street tower will house 600 rental apartments, 150

When Sales Are Hot – and When They’re Not UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Stuart Saft on April 27, 2016

with a paucity of adequate housing, a difficult board is unlikely to prevent apartments from being sold. Usually

Film Fight UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on April 27, 2016

Conflict of Interest Bylaws House Rules

The Top 10 No-No’s for Board Newbies UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Jim Glatthaar and Katrine Beck on April 27, 2016

that the revised house rules increase the driveway speed limit from 5 to 8 m.p.h., and force children to walk

“Affordable Housing Can Be Done. We’re Proving It.” UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on April 27, 2016

How do you keep your building affordable when people are selling at 1600 times what they paid? ... to the cardinal tenets of affordable housing. The five-member board continues to impose strict income limits ... “Affordable Housing Can Be Done. We’re Proving It.”

The Off-Balance World of HDFC Co-ops UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on April 27, 2016

’s affordable housing stock, yet this program has been allowed to languish and falter under lack of oversight

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Board Talk

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housing attorney

DP Apr 24, 2025

Managing agent contract

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co-op board election & online voting

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Habitat Week by Week

Co-op and condo board business broken down into bite-sized bits - 2 stories each week. Read now on all digital devices.

Ask the Experts

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Learn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments

Professionals in some of the key fields of co-op and condo board governance and building management answer common questions in their areas of expertise

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