Maintenance hike bummer, rogue Queens co-op board, infectious showerheads and more!

By Teri Karush Rogers | September 18, 2009 - 7:18AM

Is a 50% maintenance increase normal? (StreetEasy forum)
Queens co-op board accused of taking out secret mortgages (Daily News)
Shower-head bacteria can make you sick?!? (NY Times)
Why co-ops favor dishwashers over washer-dryers (NY Times)
Mayor Bloomberg finally appoints bed bug advisory council (New York vs Bed Bugs)
Online apartment auctions offer discounts up to 45% (Crain's)
Prime NYC neighborhoods see real estate downturn (NY Mag)
Condo building says no to mortgages (Curbed)
Is it okay to put a real estate agent on a co-op board? (Habitat Board Talk)

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Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University.

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