Why 2017 could be make-or-break for New York's affordable HDFC co-ops

… changes the many criticisms of the citys proposal and whats next on the docket for 2017 … What might change for HDFCs … With the tax breaks for HDFCs … for a 100 percent tax exemption for HDFCs even higher than whats currently being offered which is a sliding scale of …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 12, 2017 - 8:59AM
Why are rich kids able to buy affordable HDFC apartments?

… its very hard to do Roberts explains Trying to find out what someones assets are invites lyingI could transfer all …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 27, 2016 - 8:59AM
Pay under $500,000 for this Manhattan three-bedroom—but read the fine print

… area median income looks like youll have to ask the broker what that is And when it comes time to sell the place …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |July 18, 2016 - 2:59PM
These apartments don't need 20 percent down payments

… says Thissell Inventory is limited A quick search on  StreetEasy reveals a total of 335 coopsand just 31 … units Inwood onebedroomonebath coop $344900 Located at 95 Park Terrace East between West 217th and West 218th … multiple closets and even a washer and dryer No loadbearing walls are present between the bedrooms so a buyer can easily …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |December 14, 2015 - 8:59AM
How I found my $386K HDFC apartment after a three-year search

… were eager to buy an apartment but werent sure we could afford one on a university salary I had started a new job just … over movies rap and our New England roots and wound up in Brooklyn with one baby and then another But that was more … anywhere else We were expecting a lump sum of cash from the sale of our home that we could use as a down payment on an …

By Craigh Barboza |October 22, 2015 - 8:59AM