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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And perhaps try something different, like a condo or tenancy-in-common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
As it is, this is a rental property, so I’m not sure it makes sense to sell the condo now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The condo may be an issue where she has control, but it may be a red herring.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The stakes can be high with condo associations, where owners share responsibility for the building’s finances, insurance and major repairs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 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
It has much lower homeowners association fees than most other condos in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
While condos have gotten cheaper, buyers can be surprised by rising HOA fees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
No one wants to stay in those condos.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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