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Legislature Moving to Gut Curbs on Title Insurance Costs
February 02, 2018
Not even a cup of coffee can be part of closing costs. For now.
Westchester May Speed Up Co-op Purchase Applications
January 26, 2018
New bill also seeks to increase transparency and end discrimination.
Pols Push Back Against East River Condo Invasion
January 22, 2018
Zoning amendment would require rigorous review of four proposed towers.
There Goes the ’Hood – Homeless Coming to Billionaire’s Row
January 19, 2018
De Blasio announces plan for shelter next to city’s priciest condo tower.
The Dakota Is a Mirror of Changing Tastes
January 16, 2018
The decline of co-ops is visible inside an icon.
State Investigating Three Title Insurance Firms
December 27, 2017
Crackdown continues on inflated fees for real estate closings.
Trump Name Removed From Another New York Building
December 26, 2017
The T-word is removed in the dead of night from Soho tower.
Tribeca is the Second Priciest Zip Code in the Nation
December 22, 2017
Atherton, California has the nation’s highest median home sale price.
Title Insurance Reforms Put Squeeze on Closers
December 21, 2017
Ban on tips is pinching title closers.
McMansions Make Malba “the Hamptons of Queens”
December 18, 2017
Neighborhood is the priciest in Queens; Tribeca still city’s tops.
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