De Blasio is proposing new regulations to keep HDFC co-ops affordable

… Its shaping up to be an unexpectedly busy news week for HDFC coops Just a couple of days after we wrote about the loopholes … favorable for trust fund babies  it turns out the the city is looking to institute measures to solve the problem …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 29, 2016 - 1:59PM
Why are rich kids able to buy affordable HDFC apartments?

… are subsidized coop buildings with strict income caps for purchasers and generally much lower sale prices … in NYC which leads to a natural followup Why could someone just snap one up using her parents money or more to the … California Do they own a house in Puerto Rico Do they have bank accounts elsewhere You just cant trace that Another …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 27, 2016 - 8:59AM
These apartments don't need 20 percent down payments

… under $500000 are coops and the vast majority of coop boards do indeed require 20 percent down and cash reserves …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |December 14, 2015 - 8:59AM