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houses in Elmhurst, Queens
Troubleshooting
NYC has a new office of deed theft prevention. Here's how it can help owners
By Cassidy Jensen |May 19, 2026 - 10:00AM
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The Search
Fake listing alert: Don't fall for any of these rental apartment scams
By Brick Underground |April 30, 2026 - 9:30AM
houses in Queens, NY
Live
Ossé calls on Hochul to halt evictions for deed theft victims
By Cassidy Jensen |February 26, 2026 - 1:00PM
woman looking on her phone for short-term rentals
The Market
9 signs that a short-term rental listing is a scam
By Jennifer White Karp |May 13, 2025 - 10:30AM
This is a front view of several residential buildings side by side along a street with snow on a winter day in Brooklyn, New York.
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

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By Celia Young |November 15, 2023 - 4:45PM