HDFC

100 West 141st St., #16, in Central Harlem

Buy a co-op at a discount: All about HDFCs and how to get one

… New York City typically refers to rentals but what are the options for buyers One socalled budget route to home ownership is through limited equity housing coops essentially coops for people who earn lower incomes In …

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 11, 2025 - 10:30AM

A photo of NYC Council member Pierina Sanchez at a rally.

Roommates + Landlords

Bad landlords could have their buildings seized and rehabbed under revived NYC program

By Celia Young |October 2, 2024 - 12:30PM

Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi announces the GreenHOUSE fund to a small crowd of reporters and advocates on Thursday, Sept. 26th.

Renovation

New NYC fund will help pay for upgrades to reduce carbon emissions at affordable housing

By Celia Young |September 27, 2024 - 10:30AM

Rooftops of buildings and skyscrapers in the Harlem skyline of New York City

Buy Affordable Housing

Do I have to accept a limit for the sales price of my HDFC co-op?

By Celia Young |December 5, 2023 - 4:45PM

Buy

5 Manhattan one-bedroom co-ops with low monthly maintenance fees

By Austin Havens-Bowen |September 7, 2022 - 2:30PM

Co-ops

5 Manhattan HDFC co-ops for sale under $500,000

By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 29, 2022 - 9:30AM

Sell

The board won't interview potential buyers for my HDFC co-op. What can I do?

By Alanna Schubach |July 6, 2021 - 12:30PM

Sell

Here are the NYC apartments for sale with the deepest price chops in May

… the biggest dollar price drop in May … 13936297402168c2c4fc1e1402fc900aee9be0b391a9babe7ce525145db833c1c2839014jpg … 155 West … center and a laundry room 8043473d63def80ca4355577599599fcab70716504cc02719e28d7d8ebd0c04a2e979b3jpg … 280 West 25th …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 7, 2021 - 1:30PM

Buy

I don't have a big income but I inherited some money. Should I buy a co-op or condo?

… … A coop is not out of the question and you may also want to look into a Housing Development Fund Corporation HDFC … ratio is also important Many NYC coops require that buyers have a DTI of 25 to 33 percentwhich is the portion of … its feasible for you to buy It may turn out that buying a condo is an easier lift for you as they tend to have less …

By Alanna Schubach |December 7, 2020 - 2:30PM

Sales Market

8 ways to get more space for less when buying a NYC apartment

By Mimi OConnor |June 23, 2020 - 12:30PM