taxes

Brick townhouses in NYC
Negotiating + Financing
What is a CEMA loan, and how can it reduce my mortgage recording tax?
By Evelyn Battaglia |June 18, 2026 - 9:30AM
Manhattan Midtown Skyline View From the East River
Improve
New York just extended the J-51 tax abatement. Here are five key details condo and co-op boards need to know
By Emily Myers |June 10, 2026 - 9:30AM
NYC rowhouses
Live
New state legislation would tax 'predatory' home flippers in NYC
By Cassidy Jensen |May 20, 2026 - 11:30AM
Governor Kathy Hochul announces proposed a pied-à-terre tax
Buy
Hochul unveils new pied-à-terre tax on NYC luxury second homes
By Jennifer White Karp |April 16, 2026 - 3:00PM
Buildings tower along NYC waterfront
Investing
What owners and would-be buyers should know about the increased SALT deduction cap
By Jennifer White Karp |July 21, 2025 - 4:30PM
Houses and apartment buildings in Queens, NYC
Troubleshooting
Mayor Adams is bringing the tax lien sale back. Here’s how to get your property off the list

… If youre an owner who has fallen behind on your bills for … go after you for the inflated amount If you do not pay you can ultimately lose your property in a foreclosure auction … L Brannan noted the Council has been and remains willing to let authorization for the lien sale expire rather than …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 16, 2025 - 9:30AM
View from the High Line Park to the Buildings of 10th Ave Manhattan
Buy
Mansion or not, you can't escape the so-called mansion tax
By Jennifer White Karp |April 14, 2025 - 10:00AM
nyc old and new buildings
Negotiating + Financing
What is a mortgage recording tax? Are there ways to reduce it?
By Brick Underground |February 18, 2025 - 12:30PM
NYC brownstones
Getting Ready
How to reduce your capital gains tax when selling your NYC co-op, condo, or brownstone
By Brick Underground |February 10, 2025 - 1:30PM
Traffic on 2nd Ave in Midtown Manhattan, NYC
Co-ops
Is my co-op maintenance tax deductible? How does this work?
By Brick Underground |February 7, 2025 - 12:30PM