condo
Americannoun
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condos
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noun
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Origin of condo
An Americanism first recorded in 1970–75; by shortening; cf. -o
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To apply for the abatement, apartment owners must certify to their building’s condo board or property manager that their units are their primary residence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Paxton purchased one condo at the resort in 2025 and three more in February.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Wall Street values other REITs even less per condo unit.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The current owners have secured city permission to build a 41-story apartment or condo tower on top of the Bloc’s original 12-story garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He was renting a town house in a luxury condo complex down by the Hudson River, just south of the George Washington Bridge, where Nicole and I ran and hiked.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
To qualify, prospective borrowers would need to buy a newly constructed home or a home that never has sold before, such as a commercial building that was converted into condos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Paxton’s report omitted listing as assets seven properties worth about $5.2 million collectively, including the Utah condos for which he did not disclose mortgages.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
There has been a sharp rise in HOA foreclosures on properties from suburban condos to luxury homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
While condos have gotten cheaper, buyers can be surprised by rising HOA fees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
There’s no pool in our backyard, just the one at the condos across the street that we used to sneak into when Doña Rosa loaned us her gate key.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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