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NYC & New Jersey Foreclosure Cases Rise in Q2 Even as Suburban New York Cools

Even as foreclosure filings reach a two-year high, regional trends diverge across metro New York.

What Is the Assignment of Leases and Rents?

An assignment of leases and rents lets lenders collect rental income if a borrower defaults. Find out how it works, its legal types and why it impacts deals.

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What Is the Difference Between a Mortgage and an Agreement?

Learn the key differences between a mortgage loan and a mortgage agreement, how each functions in real estate transactions and where to access official mortgage records.

How to Find Absentee Property Owner Leads & Turn Them Into Deals

How to use the most reliable data sources and tools to find and contact absentee owners.

The Aftermath of the Flames: How LA’s Wildfires Impacted Local Real Estate Dynamics

Despite increased distress and ongoing uncertainties around the early 2025 wildfires, the real estate market in areas surrounding the largest Los Angeles fires displayed resilience.

Repriced, Reshaped, Reconsidered: NYC Neighborhoods Where Home Prices Doubled in the Past Decade

Gentrification, infrastructure upgrades, rezoning, climate investments and shifting work patterns fueled up to 288% price growth in some NYC neighborhoods.

Top 50 Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods Q1 2025: Prices Rise in 32 Neighborhoods, Little Italy Grabs #2 With $4.6M

NYC’s strong +10% Y-o-Y start was also reflected among the city’s 50 most expensive neighborhoods, most of which saw both prices and sales rise.

New York Metro Foreclosure Report: Q1 2025 Marks Slowest Quarter in 5 Years for Metro While Manhattan Activity Reaches 8-Year High

Manhattan hits 8-year high, but metro foreclosures drop fueled by the slowdowns of its most active markets: Queens, Suffolk, Nassau & Brooklyn.

Top 10 NYC Property Taxes: When Annual Bills Surpass the Cost of an Entire Home

See which NYC homes had the largest property tax bills this tax season and discover who owns the city’s most exclusive mansions and condos.

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What Are Real Estate Comparables

Used to determine a property’s current market value, comps are an essential part of successful real estate transactions.

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Median Year Built on the Rise as New Construction Reshapes U.S. Housing Stock

The typical American home was built in 1980, four years later than a decade ago, as housing stocks in some cities leap forward by 20+ years.

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Extreme Sale! NYC Office Buildings Traded With Discounts as High As $400M+ in 2024

See which NYC office buildings sold with the largest losses compared to their acquisition price, as the U.S. office sector continues to struggle.

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Top 50 Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods in 2024: Hudson Yards Hits Record Annual Median Sale Price at $7M+

Prices rose across most of NYC’ 50 most expensive neighborhoods in 2024, topped by Hudson Yards for the sixth consecutive year.

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New York Metro 2024 Foreclosure Report: Annual Foreclosures Down 14% in 2024, Cooled by New Jersey Deceleration

Although NYC foreclosures declined at a slower 9% pace than the metro overall, New Jersey markets pulled metro-wide figures down, dropping 20% Y-o-Y.

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Loving or Leaving New York: Domestic Migration in & Out of NYC

What are the top destinations for New Yorkers moving away from the city and where do most new NYC residents move in from?

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2024 Real Estate Law & Market Recap

Discover some of the key events of the 2024 NYC real estate industry, from the City of Yes approval and introduction of TODD to the challenging housing market.

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Meeting Rooms to Living Rooms: How Feasible Are Office-to-Residential Conversions in NYC?

Central Midtown, the Garment District and NoMad dominate NYC’s office conversion landscape, holding 30M of the city’s 85M sq. ft. of prime convertible office space.

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Looking Into Office Conversions? Get Instant Insights with the Conversion Feasibility Index on PropertyShark

See the conversion potential of NYC office buildings with the proprietary Conversion Feasibility Index and make data-driven investment decisions.

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Effects of the Recent National Association of Realtors Ruling

What can buyers, sellers and members of REBNY expect from the recent ruling involving the NAR and real estate commissions.

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SoHo Tops NYC’s Most Expensive Neighborhoods for 1st Time in 8 Years — Hudson Yards Absent in Q3 2024

Last leading NYC’s most expensive neighborhoods in 2016, SoHo claimed the top spot with a $4.25M median sale price, while Hudson Yards had only 4 sales.

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