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The Search
Fake listing alert: Don't fall for any of these rental apartment scams
By Celia Young |June 4, 2025 - 10:30AM
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The Market
9 signs that a short-term rental listing is a scam
By Jennifer White Karp |May 13, 2025 - 10:30AM
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Live
Deed theft bills would warn owners, council members about potential scams in progress
By Celia Young |January 21, 2025 - 3:30PM
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
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The Search
5 ways you can report a fake rental listing found on social media
By Celia Young |July 24, 2024 - 11:30AM
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The Search
6 reasons why that beautiful NYC rental on Instagram is probably a scam
By Celia Young |July 16, 2024 - 3:30PM
A beautiful loft apartment.
The Search
Elaborate apartment scams on Instagram can cost renters thousands—along with their pride
By Celia Young |July 9, 2024 - 1:30PM
Row of brownstones in Park Slope Brooklyn on an autumn morning. NYC.
Sales Market
New deed theft law offers NY owners more protections from scammers
By Celia Young |November 15, 2023 - 4:45PM
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The Search
3 ways to avoid getting scammed by a fake Facebook apartment listing

… its room count and how long its been on the market It also charges daily fees to keep a listing online Facebook on the …

By Celia Young |August 8, 2023 - 12:30PM
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The Search
Why I moved to NYC from Washington, D.C.: I wanted to return to my happy place where I have lots of friends

… and raised in Zimbabwe and moved to the US in 1998 to study international business at Pepperdine University in Malibu California I first visited New York City as a teenager and fell … DC in 2020 Most recently I was living in a onebedroom apartment on Thomas Circle about a 15minute walk from the …

By Kelly Kreth |July 28, 2023 - 9:30AM