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08/08/2025

State Attorney General Letitia James announced that two New York City residents have been charged with multiple felonies in an alleged scheme to defraud an elderly Kew Gardens Hills resident of her home at a press conference on the steps of Queens County Criminal Court on Thursday, Aug. 7. This case is the first of its kind brought under New York’s new deed theft law, which went into effect July 19, 2024.

The office of State Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced its first indictments under the new criminal deed theft legislation.

07/11/2025

In Queens, the average price of homes rose 9.1% year over year, from $928,953 in the second quarter of 2024 to $1,013,558 in the second quarter of 2025.

The second quarter of 2025 marked the first time that the average price for one-to-three-family homes in Queens eclipsed $1 million, according to a report by

12/13/2024

Is Manhattan office sector back???

Available floors quickly are gobbled up before data-trackers even know about it, not only at newly constructed “trophy” towers but at sound older locations as well.

10/09/2024

Land-lease co-ops can begin negotiations in advance of the final 30 years of their lease, which should make it easier for those co-ops to get a mortgage after the lease extension.

Co-ops can negotiate a landlease

05/14/2024

The DOB’s Administrative Enforcement Unit (AEU) has set up shop at Queens Borough Hall to offer one-on-one assistance to any Queens property owner who needs help resolving their open DOB-issued violations.

Dozens of Queens homeowners and business owners have already participated in a new education campaign by the city’s Department of Buildings called “Getting

04/23/2024

Queens experienced an increase in new listings in March 2024 compared to March 2023, according to a report by the real estate research firm StreetEasy.

While New York City as a whole has experienced a decline in the number of housing units on the market over the past year, the borough of Queens has bucked the

12/18/2023

The pitfalls of buying property with problem tenants.

The frustrated owners of the home claim they’ve paid $85,000 to keep up with taxes, mortgage, utilities, and other bills, while squatter Barry J. Pollack and his wife, Barbara, live there.

12/13/2023

A worthwhile read.

A new bill proposes the schools start paying taxes accordingly.

10/19/2023

Increases in maintenance and common charge fees appear to be imminent in NYC.

Monthly fees and expenses for inspections, insurance and climate-friendly upgrades are squeezing residents of the city's many co-op and condo buildings.

06/02/2023

Airbnb and several of its hosts sued New York City on Thursday to stop officials from enforcing “extreme and oppressive” registration requirements — claiming the tough new rules could effecti…

05/26/2023

SCOTUS rebuffs predatory tax foreclosure, popular in many states.

Several other states have laws that allow counties to keep the value of a property after foreclosure, a result that can have a big effect on seniors.

04/27/2023

Attorney General James Proposes New Legislation that Would Make Deed Theft a Crime, and Expand Opportunities for Deed Theft Victims to Seek Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, State Senator Brian Kavanagh, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, and Assemblymember Helene Weinstein today