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Brick houses in Flushing, Queens
Buy
A decade-long deed theft saga ends with victims regaining their Brooklyn properties
By Jennifer White Karp |November 18, 2024 - 9:30AM
New Yorkers on pedestrian walkway between apartment buildings.
Negotiating + Financing
Housing nonprofit secures $1 million to extend foreclosure prevention program
By Celia Young |October 9, 2024 - 12:00PM
A photo of NYC Council member Pierina Sanchez at a rally.
Roommates + Landlords
Bad landlords could have their buildings seized and rehabbed under revived NYC program
By Celia Young |October 2, 2024 - 12:30PM
Brick row houses in Queens, NY
Troubleshooting
How to slay a zombie second mortgage and protect yourself from foreclosure
By Jennifer White Karp |July 9, 2024 - 9:30AM
A row of apartments in Kensington, Brooklyn.
Negotiating + Financing
Dealing with a scam, deed theft, or foreclosure? NY’s Homeowner Protection Program can help
By Celia Young |February 12, 2024 - 9:00AM
Manhattan skyline
Sell
How should co-op and condo boards navigate seller-financed purchases?
By Jennifer White Karp |November 8, 2023 - 2:30PM
Neighborhood Intel
NYC foreclosures hit highest level in nearly three years but remain below pre-pandemic numbers
By Jennifer White Karp |April 17, 2023 - 4:00PM
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Neighborhood Intel
Zombie houses: Inside NY's effort to release derelict properties from legal limbo

… zombie housesa decrease of 43 percent from 25752 to 14600 NYC used its grant money to compile data and develop … to figure out where they are … What parts of NYC have the most zombies … In southeast Queens central Brooklyn …  through its portal and file a complaint … Can a New Yorker buy a zombie property … The Zombie Law also created …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 30, 2022 - 12:30PM
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Sales Market
Changes by Fannie Mae to prevent another Surfside tragedy mean some NYC buyers will lose access to loans
By Jennifer White Karp |December 28, 2021 - 9:30AM