This week, as part of our scam awareness outreach campaign, we are mailing over 250,000 flyers and palm cards to elected officials and neighborhood organizations across the state. Over the weekend, The New York Times published a major front-page lead story on deed theft scams that highlights the staggering losses at the hands of […]
Jennifer Levy with a client at JASA – Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens Courina Yulisa, Senior Program Manager from the Center, sits down for a Q&A session with Jennifer Levy, staff attorney at JASA – Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens (JASA-LSEQ), about their focus on serving senior homeowners. Q: Can you tell […]
We’ve been busy this summer and we’re excited to share it all with you! Please read on for our summer newsletter. Fall Conference: The Future of Affordable Homeownership in NYC What is the state of affordable homeownership today? Join 300 of your peers in the fields of housing, finance, academia, government, and more to […]
Notice anything different? This month, we updated our website with a new logo and a new look that we’ve been working on for some time now — we’re excited to share it with you at long last! In developing our new look, we thought hard about what we wanted to convey. This was not just […]
This is a guest post from Justin Haines, Director of the Foreclosure Prevention Unit at Legal Services NYC – Bronx. Justin has lead the Center’s training effort for citywide advocates for the past two years; he is our network expert on the all things related to the tax lien sale. This year, in coordination with […]
Last month saw three important developments in the world of flood insurance that will have a big impact on New York homeowners: first, New York City has formally appealed FEMA’s proposed flood maps; second, we rallied for proposed New York State legislation to bring justice to victims of Hurricane Sandy who were short-changed by insurance […]
Homeowners at risk of foreclosure got a big boost in this year’s City budget, which went into effect July 1st. This year, the New York City Council increased funding for at-risk homeowners to $2 million, an increase of $1.25 million from last year’s budget. This new funding will allow the Center to expand programming for […]
Council Member Daneek Miller expressing support for the new initiative, which he said could aid many distressed homeowners in his district and help to restore the staggering amount of wealth lost in middle-class Queens communities following the foreclosure crisis. In collaboration with our partners Neighborhood Restore and Mutual Housing Association of New York (MHANY), the […]
The Center is constantly on the lookout for emerging threats to homeowners – and combating foreclosure rescue scams continues to be a top priority. Recently we have seen an alarming increase in deed theft scams. Several individuals associated with Homeowner Assistance Services of New York and Launch Development LLC were recently charged in federal court […]
Over the past three years, the Center has partnered with the Seth Sprague Foundation to connect new housing counselors with mentors, certified counselors with extensive experience in foreclosure prevention. The mentorship program, which includes shadowing, collaboration, and ongoing discussion, is a valuable experience for everyone involved, and, in particular, the clients, who receive high quality […]
Our Sites
