Solaria condo development putting 54 units on the auction block … and more

1. Are flip taxes a good thing? [Habitat Mag]
2. Opponents say Bloomberg wants to close firehouses [CBS]
3. Political club forms in opposition to Fulton Street BID [NYT]
4. Legal firm signs for 85,000 square feet at Chrysler Center [NYO]
5. Solaria condo development putting 54 units on the auction block [Curbed]
6. State Senator Pedro Espada to support repealing vacancy decontrol [NYO]
7. New police headquarters to open in Greenwich, Conn. [Greenwich Times]
8. House committee to begin investigating alleged deceptive practices among lenders [AP via Realtor Mag]
9. Auction of 14 single-family homes in Queens set for next month [Malcolm Carter]
10. Some argue that unpaid debt can aid financial recovery [WSJ]
11. Megan McArdle sounds off on rent control [Atlantic]