Brick Underground's best advice for figuring out the true cost of living in a co-op

… Its well known that buyers pay less for New York City coops than they do for … by the numbers In the first quarter of this year Manhattan buyers paid on average $1389 per square foot for coops … pay property taxes on their apartments separately Heres more on the  difference between maintenance and common …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 30, 2018 - 12:00PM
Before you buy a post-war apartment, read this

… prewar apartments and the glossy allure of a new condo youll find the overlooked Everyman of New York … for 2018 with additional reporting … If youre planning to buy chances are a postwar or two will show up on your list … what one person reads as cookie cutter or sterile another could see as minimalist and modern A lot of people like …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 3, 2018 - 2:00PM
3 ways to avoid the sting of an assessment as a co-op or condo owner

… Earlier this week we advised prospective buyers on how to sniff out whether a costly assessment might … be coming down the pike at a building where they want to buy A lot about that kind of research is guesswork however … of the members Blanton says Its not a real estate loan its more like a commercial business loan These loans for …

By Nathan Tempey |December 21, 2017 - 4:00PM
When to walk away from that bargain condo or co-op

… and maintenance increase is about to go into effect For more red flags read 11 reasons why that apartment is too … Evict em Ask an expert What is an ongoing assessment   … Buy … Sales Market … Negotiating + Financing … Rent … The … Market … Live … Troubleshooting … assessment … bed bugs … buying … construction … noise … When to walk away from that …

By Jennifer Laing |November 20, 2014 - 2:59PM