The highest number of closed sales occurred in Suffolk County with 12,913, followed by Nassau County with 9,748, and Westchester County with 7,127.
Garafalo was the president of the Orange County Association of Realtors in 2011 and the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors in 2019.
One bill establishes the New York State first home savings program to allow first-time homebuyers to open saving accounts that would be eligible for personal income deductions.
In a recent decision, 14 East 4th Street Unit 509 LLC v. Toporek [see https://bit.ly/339BzL5], the Appellate
On Dec. 21, 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed expansive new legislation contained in nine bills aimed to combat housing discrimination
It has been over two years, Nov. 17, 2019, since Newsday published its comprehensive and devastating investigative report entitled “Long
In connection with every real estate transaction in New York, real estate attorneys and real estate agents discuss with their
The real estate industry has certainly been through a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of the pandemic,
On Sept. 1, 2021, our area was hit particularly hard from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Record-setting levels of rain
On June 24th, 2021, our nation witnessed one of the deadliest and most tragic building collapses in its history. It
Recent ransomware attacks and major hacks have thrust into the spotlight the importance of businesses, including those in the real
On May 4, 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (see https://bit.ly/2RIW8bq) extending the statewide ban on certain
Two years ago, on March 4, 2019, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York in Francis v. Kings
The following occurrences all highlight the importance of real estate licensees having a working knowledge of antitrust laws and dangers
On Jan. 8th, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule (“Final Rule”) clarifying the standard for employee
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