Co-ops

Co-ops

Submitting a co-op board package? Starting this summer, you’ll be approved (or rejected) much faster

By Jennifer White Karp |February 20, 2026 - 9:30AM

Residential buildings along First Avenue in Manhattan

The Market

The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building

By Jennifer White Karp |January 12, 2026 - 10:30AM

Co-ops

Here are 8 real co-op board reference letters from successful buyers

By Brick Underground |December 31, 2025 - 9:30AM

Apartment buildings on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

Co-ops

12 tough co-op board interview questions—and how to answer them

By Brick Underground |December 26, 2025 - 9:30AM

Sales Market

6 reasons why your mortgage application might be denied or delayed that have nothing to do with you

By Brick Underground |November 11, 2025 - 4:00PM

Renovation

What repairs are co-op and condo owners responsible for, and what do buildings take care of?

By Brick Underground |August 26, 2025 - 9:30AM

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

Co-ops

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

… essentially coops for people who earn lower incomes In NYC at least 1100 buildings are limitedequity coops set up … on the bylaws and the board In this way HDFCs differ from Mitchell Lama buildings which operate under more uniform regulations …

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

Sponsor co-op apartment, #3D at 201 East 23rd St. in Kips Bay, asking $1.325 million

Co-ops

The pros and cons of buying a co-op sponsor unit: You don't need board approval, but you'll likely pay a premium

… Buying in a sponsorowned coop allows you to finance as much as the banks will allow you said Melissa Cohn regional … of verifying income if qualifying using conventional loans doesnt work Cohn said The bylaws of the individual coop … down payment of only 10 percent when buying a sponsor coop However you may face higher closing costs because buyers …