All these high prices should not dissuade first-time apartment buyers.

Indeed, apartment buyers are increasingly demanding quality rather than flash.

They even swore prospective apartment buyers to absolute secrecy about the matter.

This, of course, includes co-op and condo residents and potential apartment buyers.

In some buildings, even the dogs of prospective apartment buyers have to be screened for good behavior and size (that's new).

"It cleaned the pipes and gave confidence to even small apartment buyers."

The investors also retain control of the board for eight years and will provide financing for new apartment buyers.

With the usual parade of aspiring apartment buyers, they went to an open house at the building, a small, well maintained walkup.

And in 1998, the resident-owners learned that it had rejected offers from prospective apartment buyers.

Inside, Khoury set up a system to allow apartment buyers to lay out their own apartments.