There’s much to consider in choosing a co-op or condo in New York City. No one would dispute that school assignment is at the top of that list. While you can renovate a bathroom or kitchen, you can’t change the public elementary school to…
Imagine if you can actually buy a co-op in New York City and not have to be in front of the building's dreaded board for approval. Well, there is an option for buyers to consider in the form of a sponsor unit. It's a term that you've probab…
As demand for more residential space in New York City continues to grow, real estate developers are turning to churches to satisfy that constant need. Following a trend that has occurred in the Big Apple and other parts of the country, chu…
Boosted by a heavy volume of new development closings, Manhattan apartment prices soared in the second quarter of 2016, rising 13.1 percent over the same period last year. According to the second quarter Manhattan Sales report by Doug…
Thousands of board members, managers and building owners packed the Meadowlands Expo Center on Wednesday, May 11th for The Cooperator Expo-New Jersey, an annual one-day event now in its ninth year. The Expo, a fixture on the business calend…
Amenities are catnip for the potential condo buyer. Whether we choose to admit it or not, most of us can't help but be enticed by shiny new things. Not a big swimmer? Okay, but it's still nice to know that the pool is there in case you chan…
The Cooperator’s Expo, the largest Co-op & Condo Expo in the New York metropolitan area, brought together over 300 exhibitors and more than 4,000 attendees. The Expo kept three floors of the New York Hilton Midtown buzzing with board member…
Co-op and condo board members, apartment building owners and managers register now for the The Cooperator’s Expo on Wednedsday, April 13, 2016 ( coopexpo.com ) a one-day free trade show being held at New York Hilton Midtown from 9…
The U.S. Treasury Department announced in January that it will begin to track illicit cash purchases of luxury condos in New York and Miami. In New York, the new regulations will apply to cash transactions of $3 million or more. The federal…
The current political landscape may resemble a jungle (or the dark side of the moon), but one thing’s for sure: the unrest and uncertainty on that front hasn’t slowed the brisk pace—or sky-high price tags—of New York City residential develo…