Co-ops

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic leader, secured $1,400,000 in federal funding for Interboro CLT.
Co-ops
What is a community land trust? How does it help low-income buyers?
By Jennifer White Karp |February 25, 2025 - 2:00PM
Lander also proposed ramping up code enforcement at NYC buildings where residents regularly complain of a lack of heat.
Neighborhood Intel
Brad Lander pitches homesharing and co-ownership for city workers to ease the housing crisis

… the ability to build a life in NYC and inspires one of his housing priorities He wants to make affordable homeownership possible for all New Yorkers Lander is one of …

By Celia Young |February 24, 2025 - 3:30PM
co-op board package brick underground
Co-ops
10 steps for creating a stellar co-op or condo board application

… If youre considering buying an apartment in New York City be prepared … process an essential prerequisite for purchasing in a coop or condo building  That process begins with the board package designed to show the board that you are a qualified buyer This …

By Evelyn Battaglia |February 12, 2025 - 12:30PM
Traffic on 2nd Ave in Midtown Manhattan, NYC
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Is my co-op maintenance tax deductible? How does this work?
By Brick Underground |February 7, 2025 - 12:30PM
Towers of the East River Co-ops (1956) in the Lower East Side, NYC. In the foreground is the East River and East River Park under renovation. These were the tallest reinforced concrete apartment structures in the United States at the time of their construction.
Co-ops
How first-time buyers can apply for up to $100,000 in down payment assistance

… More New Yorkersthough not manywill soon be able to snag up … program HomeFirst which will provide roughly 1000 firsttime buyers with loans over the next five years The move doubles … to cover an $850  application processing fee as well Before buying New Yorkers must complete a homebuyer education …

By Celia Young |February 3, 2025 - 3:00PM
Evening view of Hunters Point waterfront and Manhattan over the East River from a modern condo in Long Island City, Queens.
Co-ops
Co-op and condo boards catch a break as Corporate Transparency Act faces legal limbo
By Celia Young |January 8, 2025 - 9:30AM
Condos in Lower Manhattan
Buy
How to rejection-proof your NYC co-op or condo application package

… Most New York City coop and condo  buildings require buyers to submit voluminous  … footing and are able to meet their obligations like paying maintenance even when there is a loss of employment …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 7, 2025 - 12:30PM
Drone shot of New York City at sunset, taken from over Greenpoint in Brooklyn.
Sales Market
What a second Trump presidency could mean for NYC buyers and sellers
By Celia Young |December 13, 2024 - 5:00PM
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Can a shareholder be on a parking spot waitlist if they don’t own a car?
By Celia Young |December 5, 2024 - 1:00PM
Shot of water boiling in an open pot on a hot stove at home
Improve
I swapped the gas stove in my Mitchell-Lama co-op for an electric one, but what did I gain?
By Celia Young |November 20, 2024 - 11:30AM