StreetNoise: Going condo can make you rich, facades can make you sick, and more

By Teri Karush Rogers | September 26, 2011 - 11:54AM

Brooklyn co-op goes condo, claims it is worth 50% more overnight... (Citybizlist.com via HabitatMag.com)
...which is a good thing for future buyers, because according to comedian Jon Stewart, passing a co-op board is as hard as joining the U.N. (The Real Deal)
Starter apartments turn into bargain apartments (NY Mag)
Residents claim new facade made them sick (NY Post via Observer.com)
When the bank forecloses on your rental building, repairs aren't exactly a priority (F'd in Park Slope)
Discount title insurance happening in your lifetime (The Real Deal)
Landlord sued for slandering tenant (NY Post via Curbed)

Teri Karush Rogers

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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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