foreclosure

Facing foreclosure? How a housing counselor (Mamdani's former gig) can help

By Celia Young |November 17, 2025 - 10:00AM

Houses and apartment buildings in Queens, NYC

Mayor Adams is bringing the tax lien sale back. Here’s how to get your property off the list

… the first time since 2021 Mayor Eric Adams is gearing up to hold a tax lien sale a 1996 creation of the Giuliani … but a lot has to happen to get off the list Geballe said … How the lien sale operates … The sale process involves the … The trust uses funds raised from bond sales to investors to buy the citys liens at a discount In the past the discount …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 16, 2025 - 9:30AM

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

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

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

Neighborhood Intel

Zombie houses: Inside NY's effort to release derelict properties from legal limbo

… upon When the vacant property deterioratesbecause the bank doesnt yet have the title giving it the ability to sell it … LISC and lead author of the report to find out more about how NYC is dealing with its zombie problem … Does NYC have a … the foreclosure It is better for the owners credit in the long run A big issue in the last financial crisis was the …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 30, 2022 - 12:30PM