Co-op / Condo News: Mortgage-Interest Deduction Saved, Flood Insurance, More
Jan. 7, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, Congress and the president save the mortgage-interest deduction, buildings in the flood zone, including co-ops and condos, may be required to buy flood insurance, Spielbergian producers sell their co-op and Manhattan apartment prices about to go up.
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...
- "'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Favors Housing Recovery" and retains mortgage-interest deduction, by Diana Olick (CNBC)
- "Ask an Expert: Should I buy an apartment in a self-managed building?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "For Deposit Only" Q&A, including on vendor kickback to building manager and impressing snooty co-op board, by Thomas Farley (New York Post)
- "The Pricing Puzzle: How much is that Central Park view really worth?" by Katherine Clarke by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Settling for Too Little Unwise Strategy for Buyers" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Manhattan Home Listings Plunge in Sign Prices to Climb" by Oshrat Carmiel (BloombergBusinessweek)
- "Newsman Harry Smith Buys Swanky Williamsburg Condo" by Gina Pace (New York Daily News)
- "It’s a Wrap! Hollywood Producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Sell Central Park Co-op" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "FEMA: Flood Insurance to Be Required in Zone" by Sarah Crichton and Joe Ryan (Newsday)
WebCitation archives:
Fiscal Cliff • Ask an Expert • For Deposit • Pricing Puzzle • Settling • Home Listings • Harry Smith • It's a Wrap! • FEMA