Co-op / Condo News: Refinancing, Hot Neighborhoods, Hank Azaria, More
July 8, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, following the Independence Day holiday, we look at neighborhoods on the rise in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Plus, an expert tells you about refinancing your co-op — and, for boards, another explains all about financing your super's apartment. And two TV / film notables sell their places: the late Celeste Holm's Central Park West abode gets bought, and The Simpsons' Hank Azaria, the voice of Apu, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and more puts his Soho condo — Cindy Sherman's old place! — up for sale.
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...
- "Ask an Expert: How much cash can I take out when I refinance? Do I have to tell the co-op board why I need it?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Manhattan Home Prices Rise Amid Few 'For Sale' Signs" by Les Christie (CNNMoney); "Upper West Side's Manhattan Valley Making an Upward Climb" by Lana Bartolot (The Wall Street Journal); and "Prices on Rise [in Sunnyside] as Eager Buyers Shell Out More for Slice of Queens" by Holly Dutton (Real Estate Weekly)
- "Couple Pays $1M for Gritty Apartment in Bed-Stuy Because 'Reminds Us of What the Lower East Side Used to Be Like'" by Jennifer Gould Keil (New York Post) and "Why [a Condo] Apartment in Bed-Stuy Just Sold for $1 Million" by S. Jhoanna Robledo (New York)
- "Loft Added [to a Condo Apartment] Without Permit" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "Bye, Everybody! Hank Azaria Sells $8 M. SoHo Pad" by Stephen Jacob Smith (New York Observer)
- "Late Oscar-Winner Celeste’s Home Sells for $10.5M" by Katherine Clarke (TheRealDeal.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Super Financing: In a Red Hot Residential Market, How Do You Fund the Cost of Superintendent Units?" by Robbie Gendel (Real Estate Weekly)
WebCitation archives:
Ask an Expert • Manhattan Home Prices • Price on Rise • Couple Pays • Bed-Stuy • Loft Added • • Hank Azaria • Late Oscar-Winner • Super Financing
Photo: 20th Century Fox publicity image