We recently partnered with elected officials and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide homeowners in East New York with information about foreclosure rescue scams and how they can connect with free housing counseling and legal services offered by our partners. East New York is home to many working- and middle- class […]
On May 12th, the City will sell property tax and water/sewer liens on thousands of properties across the city. If you are a homeowner and owe property tax or water/sewer payments, or have had emergency repairs made by the City, you may be at risk of having your lien sold. If your lien is sold, you […]
Did you know that the Center provides regular trainings to our network of over 30 housing counseling and legal services organizations? The complex services that our partners provide to New York families require a great deal of knowledge and skill, and keeping these hardworking advocates abreast of industry and program updates is an important component […]
Image courtesy of The New York Daily News: Augustine McDowell outside his Bronx home, which has been in his family for three generations. Thanks to a new statewide loan program, McDowell received a $40,000 loan that saved his home just in time for Christmas. The holiday season often brings an abundance of gifts: toys, snow, […]
The Yeshiva World News: Treyger Proposes Task Force to Help Houses of Worship and Non-Profits Recover from Sandy and Prepare for Next Major Storm Sheepshead Bites: Having Trouble Paying Your Bills? Avoid Foreclosure And Mortgage Rescue Scams With New Website New York Post: Attorney General’s new app alerts homeowners of foreclosure scams National Mortgage Professional Magazine: New York State AG […]
“Foreclosure scams take people who are victims of the financial crisis and make them victims again by taking their money and time…AGScamHelp is an unprecedented use of technology to make New York safer for families facing foreclosure,” explained Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman at yesterday’s event. Yesterday, the Center for NYC Neighborhoods was honored to […]
Report on the foreclosure rescue scam crisis in New York. The report delves into both the real and intangible damages suffered by homeowners across New York State and provides recommendations for new interventions to protect homeowners at risk of scams. The report pulls together quantitative data from national trends on foreclosure rescue scams and qualitative […]
Imagine you have fallen behind on your mortgage and received a notice from your bank that you could lose your home. You know you need help, but are unsure where to turn. One day, you get a call from a company offering the help you’ve been looking for. The person on the phone tells you […]
Today, the Center for NYC Neighborhoods provided testimony before the New York City Council Committees on Housing and Buildings, Community Development, and Land Use regarding “Housing New York,” Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan. At the Center, we are pleased to see the de Blasio administration’s commitment to affordable homeownership included in “Housing New […]
In September 2012, Patti Luo and her husband moved into their new home in Midland Beach, Staten Island. Unfortunately for the Luos—and for so many New Yorkers—Hurricane Sandy struck just one month later on October 29, 2012. After the storm, the Luos struggled to recover from the storm’s destruction. Getting the insurance money they were […]
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