The 10 Most Affordable Towns In New York Where Living On Social Security Alone Is Possible

Want to find affordable towns in New York where living on Social Security alone is actually possible?. These 10 towns offer low housing costs and a relaxed, comfortable lifestyle!. 1. Olean. Time to start with a town that proves you don’t need a big budget to live a good life....

Baird Architects launches Ba•Objeto furniture collection

NEW YORK – Baird Architects has launched Ba•objeto, the firm’s first furniture collection, with an opening presentation at the PlusPlus Showroom in New York on Oct. 15. Ba•objeto brings together the distinct perspectives of the designers behind Baird Architects, a 20-year-old firm with work ranging from houses and apartment interiors to cultural institutions, commercial spaces and large-scale planning projects.

New Jersey’s cost advantage over NYC is shrinking fast

For years, moving from New York City to New Jersey seemed like a smart way to save money while raising a family. Parents could trade a city apartment for more space while remaining within commuting distance of Manhattan, but rising expenses are narrowing that financial advantage. Living Wage Institute data...

3 East End zip codes among the top ten most expensive in the country

Sagaponack came in second in the country at $7.35 million, leading New York for the tenth time, according to research company PropertyShark.

Queens has the second-highest foreclosure risk in New York State: Report

Queens had the second-highest score in 2026, at 60.4, in a foreclosure risk index that observed 60 counties across New York State, created by the real estate investment and data company NestCash. The foreclosure scores were calculated based on a blend of four public signals, which were weighted based on...

New York 485-x filings cluster at 99 units to avoid wage rule

Registrations for New York’s 485-x property tax break are clustering at exactly 99 units, a cutoff that appears tied to higher affordability and wage rules at 100 units. Latent Urban Ventures reports 49 filings at 99 units across the April and October releases. AI Summary. Ninety-nine apartments on the...

Why Rockland County Residents Should Review Their New York Estate Plan Every Few Years

An estate plan is a set of separate documents, and each one can fall out of date on its own schedule. For families in New City, Nyack, Pearl River, and Suffern, I review plans document by document, because a sound will can sit beside a power of attorney that no longer works. I recommend a review every three to five years, and after any marriage, divorce, birth, death, move, or major purchase.

NYC loses more than half of pied-a-terre tax appeals, threatening projected revenue pot: ‘Out the window’

More than half of the thousands of homeowners who have already appealed the city’s new pied-à-terre tax have won their cases, threatening the levy’s much ballyhooed revenue potential. When Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the controversial tax on luxury second homes — or co-ops worth more than $1 million and houses over $5 million — in the city, they claimed the policy would generate $500 million-plus in revenue. But the city Department of Finance told The Post that as of Friday morning, exemption applications had hit 10,000, with a whopping 5,700 approved — and the lawsuits and exemption requests are still coming in fast and furiously. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces a new pied-a-terre tax for thousands of homeowners in a video posted to Twitter in April — and has been taking heat over it ever since. X/SaraEisen “I think the bigger fiscal question is whether the city’s $500 million revenue estimate was realistic in the first place,” said plaintiff lawyer Ben Williams of Rosenberg & Ellis. “Once primary residences are removed and overstated market values are challenged, we may find that the amount actually collectible is significantly less than projected,”

Rockland County Ranks Number One For Residential Foreclosure Risk For Counties Outside NYC

Multiple Factors Point To An Elevated Risk Of Foreclosures In Rockland County, According to NestCash. NestCash, a real estate investment and data company published a county-level New York Foreclosure Risk Index, and scored against the 55 counties outside New York City, Rockland ranks first. The first-place ranking is not a...

Renewal By Andersen Is Giving Away Up To $4,000 Off Windows And Doors In Western New York

Local homeowners can enter a contest for up to four grand toward replacement windows and doors through Renewal by Andersen, no purchase needed to participate.

Pironi wants to bring local values to Albany

Paolo Pironi, the Republican candidate for New York’s 15th Assembly District, is running on a platform centered on affordability, public safety and restoring local values to government, drawing on his experience as a third-generation Long Island home builder. Pironi, 38, lives in East Norwich and grew up in Glen...

Governor Kathy Hochul Announces the Completion New Affordable Housing for Seniors in Suffolk County

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of Medford Gardens, a 67-unit affordable senior housing development in the hamlet of Medford, town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. The $40 million project includes apartments with on-site support services for eligible tenants who are exiting homelessness or recovering from behavioral health issues. Under Governor...

A historic boathouse inspired this $13M Skaneateles Lake home — and its charm goes far beyond the shoreline

An historic boathouse inspired the design of Gary and Linda Dower's house on Skaneateles Lake.

Housing market shifting in Finger Lakes region

Army Corps’ Real Estate Division Relocates Marine Recruiting Station in NJ

Behind every young recruit raising their right hand to join the armed services stands a quiet, year-round business operation fulfilled by civilian real estate specialists at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Demonstrating this vital link, New York’s Real Estate Division recently orchestrated a complex relocation and modernization of a U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station from Bloomingdale to Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, in a prominent downtown storefront at 200 Wanaque Avenue.

Upstate New York bucking national housing slowdown

Upstate New York markets — Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Binghamton — rank among the Northeast's hottest, with tight inventory and fast sales. Rochester leads at 1.1 months' supply and 21 days to contract. Syracuse has 1.6 months' supply and a $325,000 median. Micron's planned chip plant promises long-term demand growth. AI Summary.

Massachusetts In The Top 5 Nationwide For Scary Statistic

They recently conducted a study. They wanted to find out the probability of buying a haunted house across the country.

Cayuga County real estate: See all residential properties sold, Sept. 21-27

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Cayuga County reported during the week of Sept. 21. There were 12 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,008-square-foot property on Throop Avenue in Auburn that sold for $180,000.

Seneca County real estate: See all residential properties sold, Sept. 14-27

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Seneca County reported from the week of Sept. 14 to the week of Sept. 27. There were 8 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,223-square-foot property on Christler Road in Waterloo that sold for $579,900.