Can property owners learn the warning signs of a grifter?
A rental property owner in New York City's West Village was recently taken advantage of by a 'serial grifter' who turned into a nightmare roommate. Is it possible for property owners to safeguard themselves against these con artists?
Developer is using eviction ban to squat in the Hamptons, owners say
Marco Ricotta and real estate agent Jodine Russo have been accused by the property's owners of not paying rent on their Hamptons property since April
Apartment with kinky listing description blows up online
'A sexy king-size one bedroom where you’ll find four very large closets in which you can hide from your very, naughty playmate,' read the original description before it was changed
As New Yorkers flee city, Hamptons median home price soars past $1M
The median sales price of a home in the Hamptons rose a whopping 27.1% to $1.08M in the second quarter, according to a new Douglas Elliman Report released Thursday
'Versailles of Manhattan' price is cut in half after 17 years on, off market
The owner of the Upper East Side home, famed commercial broker Ken Laub, first put the property on the market in 2003, then raised the price to $35M in 2007
Back to the future: Check out this totally tubular 1980s mansion
With pink walls, neon ceiling lights and a wet bar with a waterfall, the Indian Wells, California, home appears frozen in time
NYC Compass agent fired over behavior toward homeless people
Scott Sobol, an agent in Hell's Kitchen, has been let go because of video footage that shows him rolling beer bottles toward a hotel where homeless people are known to loiter
JP Morgan Chase: 100-year-old WWII vet can stay in his home
James Been, a 100-year-old army veteran and Brooklyn native, had foreclosure charges against him by JP Morgan Chase dropped on Friday
by Lillian Dickerson Jun 29
(Agent dressed as) Bigfoot spotted in California listing photos
The listing was up for 4 days before Coldwell Banker agent Daniel Oster added the Bigfoot photos, which drew more than 640,000 views on Zillow alone. The home is now in contract
Sister of Steve Mnuchin sues potential buyers for deal fallout
Valerie Mnuchin claims her penthouse's potential buyers exploited the COVID-19 crisis to try and renegotiate the sale contract, which resulted in the co-op board rejecting the deal
by Lillian Dickerson May 26
Brooklyn home shatters borough sales record following $20M deal
The record-setting property is a 7,433-square-foot Brooklyn Heights penthouse with a massive terrace overlooking the Manhattan skyline
Manor deemed 'haunted' by a court of law returns to market
A Wall Street trader once sued a former owner for selling him the home without disclosing it was teeming with ghosts
Paul Manafort's New York City Apartment On Howard St. Reportedly Linked To Mortgage Fraud Indictments
The former Trump presidential campaign chairman was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison
An offer they can't refuse? 'Godfather' house lists for nearly $1.4M
For 40 years, an average family owned the Staten Island property depicted in Francis Ford Coppola's iconic film
Who's paying $17,500 a day to rent a house in the Hamptons?
The brand-new property will cost a grand total of $1.5M for one 'lucky' renter this summer